Overview
S&OP meetings devolve into negotiation theater when demand and supply data are not reconciled in advance. Sales argues for more inventory; operations argues capacity is constrained; finance argues cash is locked up. Without a single reconciliation view, decisions are made on political weight, not data.
The Demand-Supply Matching System produces a SKU × period × location reconciliation that quantifies imbalances explicitly, identifies root causes (demand surge, capacity constraint, supplier delay, forecast error), and recommends specific actions (expedite, de-expedite, reallocate, pre-build, pull-forward) — turning S&OP from negotiation into decision-making.
What you get: - Rolling horizon demand forecast (SKU × week × location) - Supply plan capacity (SKU × week × location) - Imbalance reconciliation (shortage / surplus / balanced) - Root cause analysis per imbalance - Action recommendations (expedite, defer, reallocate, pre-build) - What-if scenarios for demand shifts - S&OP meeting package (consensus view, decisions required) - Performance tracking (forecast accuracy, supply adherence)
Built for: demand planners, supply planners, S&OP process owners, and operations leaders who want S&OP to produce decisions — not consensus.