-- Best-in-Class companies are nearly 2 times as likely as the rest to have a monthly cycle of S&OP planning as compared to all others. -- Best-in-Class companies are 2 times more likely to have the ability to create multiple scenarios to analyze the S&OP plan than all others. -- Best-in-Class companies are nearly 4 times as likely as the rest to have a well integrated S&OP architecture as compared to all others. -- Best-in-Class companies are 1.8 times more likely than all others to have a full-time S&OP coordinator managing the S&OP process. -- Best-in-Class companies are 2.2 times more likely than all others to have the ability to continuously monitor the S&OP output to ensure plan quality."The executive S&OP process is an area where companies are getting a significant competitive differentiator," says Nari Viswanathan, research director of the supply chain and logistics practice for Aberdeen. "It is important for companies to be aware of the process capabilities like scenario analysis, constraint management and business simulation that these Best-in-Class companies have invested in to achieve these advantages." This study is made available to the public through the underwriting of: Atos Consulting, Infor, Kineticsware, Steelwedge Software, and Symphony Metreo. To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?cid=4016 About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
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