Software organizes data for S&OP meetings.
Press Release Summary:
Zemeter S&OP Azimuth(TM) provides organizations with tools to integrate data from multiple systems, including spreadsheets, and perform what-if scenarios during Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings to make the most informed supply chain decisions. Metrics compare actuals and plans vs. budget by S&OP family. Management can also examine summaries by user-defined periods, and any data or graph can be exported to Excel for custom analysis.
Original Press Release:
Supply Chain Consultants Announces Zemeter S&OP Azimuth, a Workbench Tool for S&OP Meeting Managers
Software enables organizations to integrate data from multiple sources, perform "what-if" scenarios to make informed supply chain decisions
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 12 -- While Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) has been around for decades, many organizations still find it challenging to capture and summarize the data necessary to make supply chain decisions. To address this challenge, Supply Chain Consultants (www.supplychain.com), designer and supplier of the Zemeter suite of supply chain management (SCM) software products, today announced the introduction of Zemeter S&OP Azimuth(TM), a software solution for presenting summarized data to conduct S&OP meetings and pre-meetings.
S&OP Azimuth, with its SQL server database, provides organizations with the tools to integrate data from many systems, including spreadsheets, and perform "what-if" scenarios during executive S&OP meetings to make the most informed supply chain decisions. All data needed for conducting S&OP meetings, as well as demand planning and supply planning pre-S&OP meetings, is available in one place. S&OP Azimuth allows management to answer important questions during the meetings without reconvening for multiple iterations. S&OP Azimuth turns plans into both revenue and earnings based on input selling prices and costs. Metrics compare actuals and plans vs. budget by S&OP family. Management can also examine summaries by user-defined periods, such as quarters or total years, and any data or graph can be exported to Excel for custom analysis.
Sujit Singh, SCC's chief operating officer, said, "S&OP Azimuth addresses the ever-present challenge that many companies face in compiling data from different areas within the organization and translating it into useful information for making supply chain decisions. This tool will greatly enhance the ability of those responsible for the S&OP process to compile and summarize the data required for a successful S&OP meeting. Using the S&OP Azimuth workbench, data is instantly available, allowing executives and planners to make critical supply chain decisions that affect the financial health of the organization."
S&OP Azimuth allows organizations to do the following:
-- Read demand plan from any system and display by S&OP family, along with historical performance;
-- Read supply plan from any system, or use built-in Rough-Cut Capacity Planning;
-- Summarize demand, supply and financials for pre-S&OP demand meetings, pre-S&OP supply meetings and the executive S&OP meeting;
-- Translate S&OP families to manufacturing families for capacity planning;
-- Display used and available capacity;
-- Use coloring rules to highlight any special situations, such as planned capacity usage greater than 100 percent for a production family.
S&OP Azimuth's Rough-Cut Capacity Planning feature allows companies to easily schedule demand at a push of a button, while ignoring capacity limitations, to illustrate any shortfalls in capacity or excess capacity available. At the push of another button, all capacity can be limited to 100 percent, highlighting any unmet demand or less-than-target inventories. Planners can then add extra shifts or make other adjustments to ensure that demand is met. Inventories are projected over time at the S&OP family level, both in dollars and in volume, for comparison to target levels.
S&OP Azimuth is available immediately. Pricing information is available by calling Ron Votto at (302) 738-9215.
About Supply Chain Consultants Founded in 1993, Supply Chain Consultants is a supply chain management software and services company with headquarters in Wilmington, Del., and European operations in Antwerp, Belgium. SCC's Zemeter software helps manufacturers better plan demand, manage inventories, plan production and replenishment, and schedule operations. Zemeter enhances productivity and reduces operating costs at a wide variety of companies including Hexion, INEOS, Terra Industries, Sunsweet Growers and ANADIGICS. For more information, see www.supplychain.com.
CONTACT: David Wonderling of Supply Chain Consultants, +1-302-738-9215 x245, dwonderling@supplychain.com
