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Executive Summary Retail Supply Chain Planning ISG Software Research defines supply chain planning (SCP) as the business discipline of coordinating the future supply of materials and services used in the creation of specific products and services with the expected demand for them. The purpose of planning is to optimize the flow of goods and materials with related services from suppliers to... Read More

Topics: Supply Chain Planning, Operations & Supply Chain, Retail, Business-focused Software and Services


Executive Summary Sales and Operations Planning ISG Software Research defines sales and operations planning (S&OP) as a management process designed to align an enterprise’s sales and marketing objectives with its operating environment while respecting financial constraints. The operating environment includes production and distribution assets and capabilities as well as its supplier ecosystem.... Read More

Topics: Supply Chain Planning, Operations & Supply Chain, Sales and Operations Planning, Business-focused Software and Services


Executive Summary Supply Chain Planning ISG Software Research defines supply chain planning (SCP) as the business discipline of coordinating the future supply of materials and services used in the creation of specific products and services with the expected demand for them. The purpose of planning is to optimize the flow of goods and materials with related services from suppliers to customers.... Read More

Topics: Supply Chain Planning, Operations & Supply Chain, Business-focused Software and Services


Executive Summary Midsize Supply Chain Planning Arguably the biggest business impact from technology advances over the past two decades has been on helping midsize enterprises improve their performance. These organizations have the same requirements as larger ones but have fewer resources to address those needs. This is especially true for midsize enterprises because, until recently, the... Read More

Topics: Supply Chain Planning, Operations & Supply Chain, Midsize, Business-focused Software and Services


Executive Summary Midsize ERP Financial Management Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are comprehensive software platforms designed to integrate and manage all the core processes of an enterprise while recording transactions and their financial consequences to support the accounting and finance functions. These systems streamline cross-functional operations using workflows and consolidate... Read More

Topics: Financial Management, Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Midsize, Business-focused Software and Services


Executive Summary ERP Manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are comprehensive software platforms designed to integrate and manage all the core processes of an enterprise while recording transactions and their financial consequences to support the accounting and finance functions. These systems streamline cross-functional operations using workflows and consolidate data created... Read More

Topics: Operations & Supply Chain, Enterprise Resource Planning, Manufacturing, Business-focused Software and Services


Executive Summary Workforce Planning Planning software aims to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. In most enterprises, headcount is the one of the top three costs, often the largest, so it is... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Workforce Planning, Business-focused Software and Services


Executive Summary Business Planning The primary goal of business planning is to ensure decision-making is consistently more informed and faster. Planning and budgeting software should expedite and refine analysis and decision-making cycles, improving the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group within the finance department, while also improving the performance of... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Business-focused Software and Services


Executive Summary Revenue Planning Planning software is designed to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. The primary objective is to generate the revenue needed to fund the resources necessary to... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, Business-focused Software and Services, Revenue Planning


Executive Summary Financial Planning Financial planning software aims to refine and expedite the budgeting process, boosting the productivity of the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) group, while also enabling executives to set objectives and allocate resources in alignment with an enterprise’s strategy. However, budget setting has long been criticized for being time-consuming and offering... Read More

Topics: Office of Finance, Business Planning, financial planning, Business-focused Software and Services


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