Strong supply chain planning

Demand planning

Forecasting what your customer will buy in the short, medium and long term, is a delicate exercise where good collaboration between sales and operations is key. Together, Lanark puts in place the relevant processes and systems for solid demand planning (DP). Our experts answer these questions with you.

• How to build an accurate forecast?
• How to clean historical data?
• When to add future events?
• How to perform SKU classification?
• When to use statistical models?

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Supply planning

Once you know what your forecast is, you can plan your production, taking your existing stock levels into account. With Lanark at your side, your team becomes an expert in supply network planning (SNP). Our supply chain engineers coach you to:

• Interpret and act upon the production and procurement proposals
• Analyse and manage your critical stock items
• Define what to order

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Sales & operations planning

Proactive and open communication between sales and operations is an essential part of smooth supply chain planning. Trust and respect between these departments have a huge impact on your effectiveness as a company. Lanark tailors the sales & operations planning (S&OP) processes to your specific needs.

• We define which meetings are required when and who needs to participate.
• We define which reports are needed and develop them.
• We make sure decisions are fed back into the organisation.
• We ensure the process is fit to your organisation.

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Inventory management

Having the right stock levels at the right time is an art. One we help you master by using adequate inventory management techniques. Together, we look at your supply network, be it single or multi-tier, review your inventory parameters and set up your safety stocks.