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Talking S&OP in Amsterdam

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:39 PM PST

We recently surveyed our customers to ask how they prefer to stay on top of S&OP advances and emerging best practices.  While it's no surprise that searching the web and reading reports remain popular activities, an overwhelming majority rate industry conferences and dialogue with fellow practitioners and vendors as a "very useful" source of information.  Great content is essential but conversation remains king, particularly in a field that's evolving as quickly as S&OP. To that end, we're excited that Emerson Therm O-Disc, a long-time beneficiary of the Steelwedge S&OP solution will be speaking on the topic of planning best practices.  The presentation is part of The Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Conference (Europe), organized by the Institute of Business Forecasting and Planning and taking place on November 17 -18 in Amsterdam. The event brings together executives from leading high-tech, manufacturing and consumer products firms to discuss the fact that S&OP has risen in importance and is now a proven way to meet demand while optimizing supply chain costs. Of course, we all know that great conversation requires that we leap outside of our comfort zone.  So, as seasoned S&OP conference goers, we'd like to share a few pointers on how to not miss out on the expertise that might be standing behind you in line at the buffet: * Start your morning at the coffee urn. Meet people. Coffee is a sacred rite for most conference-goers – particularly when the festivities start at 7:30 AM. Be especially nice to our friends from other time zones. They'll be the ones drinking directly from the spigot. * Spare yourself a visit to the optometrist. Sit upfront. The fact remains that 12 point font still finds its way onto too many PowerPoint slides. We salute the truly studious who make it…

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