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Improved inventory positions Better customer service levels
Faster, more accurate response to market / demand fluctuations
Organizational and process efficiencies
INTEGRATED BUSINESS PLANNING
Simply Put: The IBP Express aligns and synchronizes your short-term performance with your long-term strategic financial expectations.
S&OP/IBP is the vehicle that allows an organization to project performance on a monthly basis against the long-term strategic plan.
Through the S&OP/IBP process, leaders will identify future strategic gaps and have time to implement gap closing actions.
SUPPLY &INVENTORY
REVIEW
SUPPLY &INVENTORY
REVIEWRough-cut plans with costs and
capacities
Assessment of the financial implications
and reconciliation
FINANCIAL REVIEW
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Unconstrained volume forecast with monthly
aggregations
DEMAND REVIEW
DEMAND REVIEW
EXECUTIVE REVIEW
EXECUTIVE REVIEW
Executive S&OP of current and
future state
INTEGRATED BUSINESS PLANNINGPOWERED BY
AVATA IBP Express is a pre-built Sales & Operations Planning / Integrated business Planning (S&OP / IBP) solution leveraging best practice processes, metrics, organizational alignment and Oracle software. Our proven Express methodology is a rapid deployment allowing organizations to establish their first S&OP/IBP cycle within 60-90 days. Our clients have the option of using the technology components On-Premise or in the Cloud (SaaS).
Organizations today continue to struggle with aligning demand / supply balancing over a longer horizon, and understanding all the impacts and trade-offs between the shorter-term tactical planning and long term strategic planning necessary to meet revenue targets, capital budgeting, market fluctuations and company portfolio changes.
How will demand variability, new product launches, capacity limitations, supplier shortages, inventory strategies, fluctuating currencies and logistical impacts caused by economic trends impact my ability to deliver on-time (and in-full) to meet the increasingly stringent customer expectations. How will all these variables impact my financial plan? What are my options? Which options provide the best financial outcome?
The Challenge
The IBP Express SolutionAVATA’s IBP Express was specifically designed to vastly reduce the time required toimplement a best-practice S&OP/IBP solution without sacrificing quality while achieving financial and operational improvements quickly. Through all levels (executive, management & key users), IBP Express leverages Oracle’s S&OP software to provide a consistent and flexible data presentation format that facilitates scenario planning for proper decision making.
AVATA’s IBP Express solution encompasses the following S&OP/IBP areas:
• Executive Review Process
• Demand Review Process
• Supply Review Process
• New Product / Trade Promotion Review Process
• Financial & Reconciliation Review Process
• Performance Measurement
SOLUTION BENEFITSDRIVING RAPID VALUE & ROI
AVATA consultants are subject matter experts in S&OP/IBP, with 20 plus years of proven experience in helping companies implement S&OP/IBP solutions. But more importantly, they understand cultural challenges associated with this transformational journey, and how to help navigate. From executive education, processes and metrics definitions to data normalization and aggregation, IBP Express encompasses all elements required for a world-class S&OP/IBP solution and rapidly deploys it to an organization without ignoring the critical challenges of change management, buy-in and adoption.
AVATA works collaboratively with the business and IT to drive seamless integration and ensure outputs from the business process design aligns seamlessly with the technology & data and incorporates best practices. Our Express implementation approach creates the “Speed to Value” and ROI your executive and shareholders requires.
IBP Express enables S&OP/IBP by aligning people, process and technology. This unique solution can be delivered in the Cloud providing an affordable solution based on a monthly subscription fee. The AVATA Express solution will empower organizations to “stand-up” their first S&OP cycle in as little as 60-90 days.
KEY BENEFITS INCLUDE:
AVATA’s S&OP/IBP OfferingsAVATA provides multiple options to support your company’s S&OP/IBP process. No matter if you’re just starting out on the journey or wanting to advance your current solution, AVATA is flexible in its approach so that we can support your timing, technology requirements, management needs and implementation plan that brings success to your S&OP/IBP initiative. AVATA is a trusted partner that will lead your implementation and guide you to a long term sustainable process.
OracleSupply Chain
ManagementEducation Sessions
Rapid ROIPeopleProcess
Technology60 to 90 Day Implementation
Process Design Workshops
Benchmarking & Health Check
Assessment
Coaching & Mentoring
Rapid implementation of standard processes, roles and responsibilities, metrics, and technology
A straightforward process to manage the long-term planning horizon
Analytics, reports and dashboard
Low cost of ownership through Cloud deployment
Proven results that are measurable with the associated economic values
Roadmap to Successful S&OP/IBP Implementations
Contact AVATA today to learn more about S&OP/IBP Express.
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AVATA, a leading strategic partner of Oracle, is recognized for its global capabilities in helping companies solve critical business challenges through people, process and technology. We offer the unique blend of real-world industry experience, best practices, and software expertise that sets us apart from pure system integrators. Leveraging Oracle Cloud, JD Edwards, and Supply Chain Management solutions, we provide our clients with a strategy that fits their organization and competitive processes that differentiate them in their respective markets and successfully deliver rapid improvements impacting bottom-line performance.
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