On March 31, 2009, the first in a series of Steelwedge & Tom Wallace Executive S&OP Best Practices Webinars will address: “Surviving the Recession, Preparing for the Upturn”

Pleasanton, CA - March 10, 2009 - Steelwedge and Tom Wallace have entered a Strategic Partnership to provide an integrated solution offering of Education, Training and Software for Executive S&OP.  As a kick-off for the partnership, Steelwedge is featuring Tom Wallace, in the first of a Webinar series on Executive S&OP Best Practices titled, “Executive S&OP: Surviving the Recession, Preparing for the Upturn.”

The strategic partnership of Steelwedge and Tom Wallace combines two industry leading companies specializing in Executive S&OP.  Tom Wallace has a proven track record of helping companies successfully implement Executive S&OP through delivering education, training materials and books, while Steelwedge has built a reputation among customers and industry analyst as the Leading “Pure Play” S&OP software provider.   .

As partners, Steelwedge will integrate training and education materials developed by Wallace into its standard implementation methodology and Wallace will periodically review and provide input around the Steelwedge product roadmap and direction.  Additionally, Steelwedge and Wallace will conduct a Webinar Series on Executive S&OP Best Practices. 

The joint webinar series kick-off on March 31, 2009 will help companies and executives who are looking for answers to the question “How can Executive S&OP help me survive the downturn and prepare for the upturn?”. Webinar attendees will benefit from hearing Tom Wallace’s views and lessons learned from his decades of experience as a thought leader in the area of Sales and Operations Planning.  In addition, Steelwedge will share how its customers are leveraging its software to survive the recession and prepare for the upturn.

According to Steelwedge Software CEO, Glen Margolis, “Companies seeking to adopt best-practices for Executive S&OP processes will benefit greatly from our partnership with Tom Wallace.  Bridging the gap between detailed functional supply chain planning processes and applications with more strategic finance related planning processes remains a white space for many organizations. Successfully implementing Executive S&OP requires a comprehensive approach including strategic, process, technology, performance management and change management components. Our partnership provides expertise across all critical areas needed to successfully implement S&OP, combined with best practices, deep experience, training programs, educational materials, and practical expertise.”

March 31, 2009
"Executive S&OP: Surviving the Recession, Preparing for the Upturn"
Tom Wallace
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Steelwedge Software Inc. links Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes to existing systems including SAP and Oracle through familiar desktop applications including email and Excel. Steelwedge helps companies survive the recession through the adoption of best-practice Executive S&OP processes.  Leading companies including Enterasys Networks, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett-Packard, Honeywell, Qlogic, Juniper Networks, Nvidia, Tellabs, Psion and Teledyne have deployed Steelwedge.  For more information, please visit www.steelwedge.com.

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. 

Tom Wallace is a writer and educator specializing in Sales & Operations Planning, Sales Forecasting, and Demand Management. He is currently a Distinguished Fellow of The Ohio State U. Center for Operational Excellence. Tom is author of: Sales & Operations Planning: The Executive's Guide, Building to Customer Demand, Sales & Operations Planning: The Self-Audit Workbook, Sales & Operations Planning: The How-To Handbook, and, Sales Forecasting: A New Approach.