FAQ

Frequently asked questions are divided into the following categories

  1. Strategic planning
  2. Marketing and Sales
  3. Logistics
  4. Production
  5. Finance

Strategic planning

Why I can't register new items in Strategic Planning?

The registration of the supply chain structure is done by the consultants together with the organization strategic board, in the project initial stage. It defines the system operation. There is a team work on aggregating the data in this stage. All subsequent data is linked to this structure. This registration also defines the number of records to be edited and evaluated before each optimization round. For the basic system, with 2 elements in each link of the supply chain, we have 256 parameters.

Marketing and Sales

Why can't I register new items in Marketing and Sales?

The definition of the size of the Marketing and Sales data tables is set in Strategic Planning. In the various stages of the S&OP the team of marketing and sales performs uncapacitated demand forecasting work, demand planning, demand scheduling, demand adjustment to capacity, among others.

Logistics

Why I can't register new items in the Logistics tabs?

The size definition of Logistics data tables is defined in Strategic Planning. In the different stages of S&OP, the logistics planning performs a job of updating data on the stock levels of raw material in the suppliers, update the multiple batches, configure the stocks initials, stock of security, maximum stock, evaluates the transport capacities in each route and modal, evaluates product handling capabilities in distribution centers, among others.

Production

Why can't I register new items in the Production tabs?

The size definition of Production data tables is defined in Strategic Planning. In the different stages of S&OP, the production planning performs a job of adjusting the bills of materials, the routes of products, number hours available for production, times for maintenance preventive, efficiency and machine performance, among others.

Finance

Why can't I register new items in the Finance tabs?

The size definition of the Finance data tables is defined in Strategic Planning. In the different stages of S&OP, the financial planning carries out a job of defining the price of the products, adjusting the taxes, costs acquisition, upgrade of fixed resource costs, variable costs of products, of stocks, transport, among others.


How does the S&OP process work?