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Vishal Bahl

Senior Director of Supply Chain, Global Planning

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Which business function do you see the most need for automation?

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Is your company more likely to partner with a business if it has a sustainability commitment?

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Can anyone share experiences with S&OP or IBP in a distribution environment (e.g. wholesale)? Interested in learning about how the process was adapted and the benefits in an environment where there is no manufacturing but there are nuances with procurement and distribution (to thousands of locations).

Vishal BahlSenior Director of Supply Chain, Global Planning in Consumer Goods2 years ago

We are deploying S&OP and SAP-IBP across a distribution environment with more than 2000 assets. A few learnings for us in dealing with a complex network:

1. Arrange your planning processes around the product flows ...read more

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Is Anyone using IBP software for long-term planning, specifically for the Distribution and Retail industry? If so, is that Tool developed in-house or are you using any Supply Chain Tech Company plug-and-play tools? Feel free to share other recommendations as well.

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Vishal BahlSenior Director of Supply Chain, Global Planning in Consumer Goods2 years ago

We are currently deploying SAP-IBP for our distribution and retail businesses. SAP-IBP is a cloud based and configured system. As a part of our deployment strategy, we went through nearly 100 exploratory workshop sessions ...read more