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Carol Ptak and Dick Ling join 2021

SAPICS Conference line-up

Two of the biggest names in the global supply chain community, Carol Ptak
and Richard (Dick) Ling, who is widely regarded as the ‘father’ of sales and
operati ons planning (S&OP), will be sharing their deep experience with South
African supply chain professionals at the 2021 SAPICS Conference.

“ e are honoured to have two supply properly linked with an integrated Carol Ptak.
“When DDMRP and S&OP are
rd
chain legends speaking at the 43
WSAPICS Conference,” comments SAPICS reconciliation team, the company will
President Keabetswe Mpane. She explains that Dick achieve eff ective communications and
Ling is recognised as the creator of sales and operations shared values in addition to sustained
planning and is a world-renowned educator, speaker and positive return on investment,” Ling
consultant. “He co-authored the fi rst book on S&OP. He says. “I predict a promising future for
has helped businesses all over the world to maximise these two operating processes working
S&OP’s potential to generate more cash and increase together,” he asserts.
return on investment.” Richard (Dick) Ling.
“This 2021 SAPICS presentation
Carol Ptak is a partner with the Demand Driven by Dick and Carol, which is entitled ‘Adaptive S&OP
Institute, a global organisation that was founded in 2011 – Surviving, Adapting and Thriving in the VUCA
to advance and proliferate demand driven strategies and World’, is one not to be missed by South African
practices. She has written and co-authored numerous supply chain professionals who want to learn how the
articles and books on demand driven principles, fi nance perfect marriage of DDMRP and S&OP can optimise
and information and planning systems. their business processes,” says Mpane. “VUCA is an
acronym for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and
Ling is currently collaborating with the Demand ambiguity,” she explains. “It describes the challenging
Driven Institute to develop the next generation of and unpredictable business environment in which
sales and operations planning leveraging the Demand we now operate, which astute, skilled supply chain
Driven Adaptive Enterprise (DDAE) model. “Demand professionals and their businesses must navigate.
driven material requirements planning (DDMRP) and This VUCA world means that it has never been more
S&OP make a perfect marriage,” he contends. “Not important for supply chain professionals to keep
only do DDMRP and S&OP fi t together, they need to be learning, growing and sharing knowledge. As the
implemented together. DDMRP requires a process to leading event in Africa for supply chain professionals,
provide it with changes to the operating environment. the annual SAPICS Conference offers unrivalled
S&OP, properly implemented, is what DDMRP education, skills development and knowledge sharing
needs. S&OP, as it matures, develops an integrated opportunities,” she concludes.
reconciliation process which provides the appropriate bi-
directional linkage that improves S&OP’s eff ectiveness. Th e 2021 virtual SAPICS Conference takes place
Th e integrated reconciliation process in S&OP is the from 24 to 26 August 2021. Visit https://conference. L O GI S T I CS NEWS
perfect, bi-directional linkage that is needed by DDMRP sapics.org for more information on the 2021 SAPICS
for sustainability.” Conference or to register. •

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