S&OP DEMO DAY

S&OP Demo Day
Venue: Hotel Van der Valk, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, The Netherlands

Why S&OP and IBP are becoming more important than ever

Balancing demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and financial objectives has never been easy. Today's companies face increasing uncertainty, shorter planning cycles, and growing pressure to respond quickly to changing market conditions. Many companies still rely on spreadsheets, disconnected planning processes and manual coordination between departments. As a result, decisions are often based on different assumptions, leading to conflicting priorities, missed opportunities and unnecessary firefighting. That is why Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) have become essential capabilities.

S&OP helps align commercial ambitions with operational reality. By bringing together sales, supply chain, operations and finance, companies can create a shared plan that balances customer demand, operational constraints, and business objectives. Modern S&OP and IBP platforms take this a step further by supporting demand forecasting, supply planning, scenario modelling, and performance monitoring in a single environment. This enables companies to evaluate alternatives, understand trade-offs and make decisions with greater confidence. What happens when demand increases faster than expected? How should capacity be allocated when resources become constrained? What is the impact of a new product launch on inventory, production, and service levels? S&OP software helps to answer these questions before decisions are made.

Companies that successfully implement S&OP and IBP often improve forecast accuracy, strengthen cross-functional alignment, and become more agile in responding to change.

Control complexity. Improve alignment. Make better decisions.

Before selecting software, it is important to understand your current planning maturity and define the capabilities your organisation truly needs.
To support this process, Supply Chain Media provides several practical resources:

• S&OP Subway Map helps visualise the journey from strategy to execution.
• S&OP Self-Assessment Scan helps benchmark your current planning maturity.
• Checklist for S&OP Software supports the evaluation and selection process.

These resources provide a solid foundation for identifying the right requirements and creating a business case for change.

S&OP Demo Day
During the S&OP Demo Day, you will see how leading software providers support planning and decision-making processes across the organisation. Rather than spending weeks researching vendors and attending separate demonstrations, you can compare multiple solutions side by side in one structured afternoon. Discover different approaches to demand planning, supply planning, scenario management, collaboration, analytics, and Integrated Business Planning. See how vendors support organisations at different stages of planning maturity, from foundational S&OP processes to fully integrated planning environments. By the end of the event, you will have a clearer understanding of the S&OP software landscape and a shortlist of solutions that match your companies’ ambitions and requirements.