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Manufacturing cars is a tough business... ▶ High volume ▶ Extremely complex supply chains ▶ Ultra competitive market Using Anaplan to connect their planning process and improve their decision making, JLR have unlocked significant value from their supply chain which positively impacts their bottom line. Looking forward to hearing this fantastic story on Tuesday at #Anaplan #Connect #planwithAnaplan

🚗 Toyota Spain's Financial Transformation Discover how Toyota Spain revolutionized its financial planning with Board's Enterprise Planning platform, enabling enhanced decision-making and increased market agility 📈 📽️ Head to our YouTube channel below to hear more #ToyotaSpain #EnterprisePlanning #Innovation #Agility

🔎 Are you a business leader looking to get all planners to work together? Or are you a supply chain planner wanting software that's easy to use? 👇 Check out this video to see how 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 is transforming the future of supply chain planning. #supplychainplanning #digitaltwin #smartplanning

Autonomous sourcing is key to #ZeroBasedBudgeting. It uses the "start from scratch" mentality to ensure everything is sourced at the lowest cost and quickest speed possible. This approach reduces costs and increases efficiency. #AutonomousSourcing #ZBB Click below to learn more:

Electric vehicles are transforming the mobility experience in corporate fleet management. Learn more about the partnership between Mercedes-Benz AG and SAP! https://imsap.co/6044XmnLn

Attending the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference this week? Stop by booth 4D to hear how Anaplan helps leading brands in the auto industry improve their decision-making, increase operational efficiencies, reduce overhead costs, and accelerate time-to-market! Meet with our team, catch a live demo, and help your company drive opportunity forward with confidence 🚗 #ALSCLIVE #automotive #supplychainplanning 

Electric vehicles are transforming the mobility experience in corporate fleet management. Learn more about the partnership between Mercedes-Benz AG and SAP! https://imsap.co/6048XUEKu

Electric vehicles are transforming the mobility experience in corporate fleet management. Learn more about the partnership between Mercedes-Benz AG and SAP! https://imsap.co/6042nxfR4

Didn't make it to Anaplan Connect? No worries, watch Ashley Hayes at Rawlings Sporting Goods and Jeremy Cmiel discuss the implementation and leveraging #Anaplan for easy wins across S&OP, inventory planning, and demand and supply planning. #CPG #connectedplanning #consumergoods #demandplanning #inventory #supplychain #supplychainplanning

2 years ago, this day, we shipped an integrated business planning program to production at a UK based FMCG giant client and I remember the complexity during processing those plans: - They juggled 380 SKUs across 4 regions with a salesforce of 18,000 people. It was a chaos to finish one plan cycle (which, on a good month took 5 working days)!   Now, imagine doing it every month; 12 times a year!! To worsen matters, they introduced a bottom-up revision mechanism too which allowed the feet-on-street to revise their plan and submit for approval. The right combination of team Polestar Solutions & Services, leaders, and tools (in this case, they used an Agile planning platform called Anaplan   To my fellow planning professionals, I want to share my 4 step rule that I follow always during any cycle - 1. Plan results close to the end of the month 2. Budget for variance and recalibrate 3. RCA on why the variance occurred 4. Re-forecast   What are some of the hacks you keep in mind while planning   #ThrowbackTuesday #Anaplan #SalesPlanning