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COVID 19—How You Respond Now Will Impact Your Supply Chain for Years to Come A Video Discussion on Scenario Preparedness  By Dale Rabenek, Principal SCMO2 Every ten years or so there is a global event that significantly disrupts corporate supply chains. In 2001 it was the terrorist attack of 9/11. In 2009 was the meltdownRead more

Our Thoughts for Customers After Attending FKOM 2020 The Experience Still has Us Thinking of Forward Strategy and Perspective  By Clay Thomas, Principal SCMO2 Every January, SAP brings together their various sales groups, partners and “escorted” customers to share their messaging for the coming year. This is also a time where SAP may shift theirRead more

A Country Music Perspective from SAP’s Field Kick-Off Meeting 2020 The Tools are the Stage and Music; How You Choose to Experience Them Makes the Difference  By Clay Thomas, Principal SCMO2 As a Gold Partner, SCMO2 attended SAP’s annual Field Kickoff Meeting (FKOM) in Las Vegas last week to learn what their primary message toRead more

SAP IBP Gaining Ground in Cloud Supply Chain Planning Space No Longer Trailing the Pack, IBP Continues to Aggressively Pursue the Lead  By Clay Thomas, Principal SCMO2 Dazing off in a recent bout of procrastination, my mind settled upon a decidedly unscientific conclusion—SAP Integrated Business Planning is finally winning in the SCP market. SAP hasRead more

SAPinsider Conference—What Might Have Been A Field Report from the Intelligent Customer Experience-Driven Supply Chain Conference  By Clay Thomas, Principal SCMO2 I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t realize SAPinsider just wrapped up its annual supply chain conference—the number of attendees was nowhere near the halcyon days when SCMO2 was presenting customer stories and bestRead more

Five Best Ways to Evaluate Supply Chain Planning Best Practices Now is Definitely the Time to Start Game-Planning Your 2020 Initiatives By Frank Polito, Director SCMO2 In an evolving economy with businesses always looking to be more competitive, success comes to those who strategically gather intelligence across industry trends and best practices. Intelligence not inRead more

Top 5 Reasons to Choose SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration Coordinate a Myriad of Manufacturers, Suppliers and Stakeholders in Real Time By Frank Polito, Director SCMO2 In a world filled with so many technologies, it’s hard at times to decide which software platform is best for your specific business. Occasionally however, one shines through thatRead more

When Succession Intersects Supply Chain Planning Managing Changing Market Dynamics AND Changes in Workforce Resources  By Clay Thomas, Principal SCMO2 Is this merely coincidence? Or is it a thing? Today I was reading about potential modifications to retirement planning regulations due to a changing workforce. And then heard a customer’s Supply Chain Vice President discussRead more

We’re Getting Better Implementing IBP. Are You? Why Hiring a Consulting Firm Makes So Much Sense By Robert Birdsall, Director SCMO2 Of course you’re not because this is very likely your first IBP project. As the team here at SCMO2 have gone through dozens and dozens of implementations, we have become keenly aware of theRead more

The Power of Scenario Planning in IBP A Real Life Business Example By Ryan Rickard, Director SCMO2 Scenario planning in IBP allows users to conduct what-if planning, analyze results, share planning activities with others and make business decisions, in real time, without impacting the live data set. Real-Life Example Let’s consider this common business situation.Read more