Steelwedge Announces Breakthrough S&OP
Service Delivery Platform

 

Pleasanton, CA, June 28, 2011 - Steelwedge, the leading provider of cloud-based sales and operations planning (S&OP) solutions, announced today an innovative product enhancement that will enable global companies to configure and implement a best-in-class S&OP process in record time. The Steelwedge S&OP solution now features a breakthrough Service Delivery Platform (SDP), providing a highly intuitive toolset for Steelwedge clients and partners to unify people, process and information to support demand and supply decision making.

The Steelwedge S&OP Service Delivery Platform includes:

  1. Cloud-based, wizard-driven toolset to rapidly configure and deploy the Steelwedge S&OP solution.
  2. Automation and integration capabilities that leverage the performance and scalability of the cloud.
  3. Online e-learning portal to expertly train and certify S&OP process participants.
  4. Workflow and process monitors to track S&OP adoption and process compliance.
  5. System monitoring that ensures application health and performance.
  6. Robust, multi-faceted security protocols.
  7. Dynamic methodology for evolving to level four S&OP maturity and Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

 

Technology-enabled S&OP has become a management necessity for companies operating complex, global supply chains in today's climate of uncertainty and risk. Executives facing pressure to manage demand volatility depend on Steelwedge to align demand and supply decisions with revenue, margin and customer service goals. Companies that have rolled-out best-in-class S&OP practices have realized big gains, including a year-over-year gross profit margin increase of 48 percent according to a recent study published by AberdeenGroup.

"In today's volatile economy, companies need to respond rapidly to changes in supply and demand to maintain customer services levels and protect margin," said Glen Margolis, CEO of Steelwedge. "The Steelwedge S&OP Service Delivery Platform is a true breakthrough for companies that need to rapidly implement a flexible S&OP solution that will promote corporate agility. "

About Steelwedge
A pioneer in Integrated Business Planning, Steelwedge delivers Sales and Operations Planning solutions to global enterprises for a single line of sight from plan to performance to profit. Nobody knows when the next news headline or changing customer demand will throw their business off balance.  Steelwedge meets today's business agility imperative with integrated sales, operations and finance planning solutions that provide the "shock absorbers" to react, respond and recalibrate in a volatile environment. Large global enterprises, including five of the Fortune 100, trust Steelwedge to understand fluctuating demand, balance sales and capacity trade-offs, connect S&OP with financial planning, and measure performance against strategic revenue and customer service targets. Steelwedge serves industry leaders including Sony, Applied Materials, Canon , Spansion,  Emerson, Enterasys Networks and NVIDIA.  Visit www.steelwedge.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

© 2011 Steelwedge and all Steelwedge product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Steelwedge Software, Inc. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective holders.

Media Contact:
Didi D'Errico,
925.460.1700 X. 1762
dderrico@steelwedge.com

 
Steelwedge integrated sales, operations and finance planning solutions provide the “shock absorbers” to recognize, recalibrate and respond in a volatile environment. Business agility and resiliency start with Steelwedge for a clear line of sight from plan to performance to profit.

 

The Steelwedge cloud-based IBP platform powers better business agility with real-time "what if" scenario planning and modeling, business analytics and reporting. Companies at all stages of Sales & Operations Planning rely on Steelwedge technology and deep domain expertise to support their journey to link business strategy and operations.

End Spreadsheet Confusion. While SCM, ERP and CRM systems have improved efficiencies, these systems were not designed to work together. In fact, they contribute to a sea of siloed big data, that large organizations are increasingly challenged to cut through. So, most companies default to a collection of disparate spreadsheets for executive-level planning. Yet, spreadsheets lack the data management, analytics and process automation needed to reconcile and align functional plans to create one view and drive effective executive decision-making.

Collaborative Planning Gets Results. C-level executives depend on Steelwedge for sales forecasting and planning, consensus forecasting, balancing demand and supply planning, "what-if" modeling, rough cut scenario planning, connecting S&OP with financial planning and measuring performance against revenue and customer service targets. Integrated Business Planning pays: most customers save $5-$10 million per $1 billion in revenues.

Steelwedge Solutions, Services and Best Practices Drive Time to Value. Based on recognized industry S&OP best practices, the Steelwedge IBP Platform is backed by Executive S&OP, S&OP Sales, S&OP Operations and S&OP Collaboration. Steelwedge Services include an Integrated Business Planning Assessment, Strategic Consulting, Business Planning Improvement, Steelwedge University, Technology Implementation and Outsourced Planning Services.