The New SIOP Mandate: Turn Volatility into a Planning Advantage

When SIOP Gets Real: Capacity, Analytics, and Better Decisions

Modern Sales Inventory and Operations Planning, or SIOP, separates manufacturers who are constantly firefighting from those who can see around the corner and plan with confidence. If you’re still relying on spreadsheets, siloed systems, and forecasts no one fully trusts, you’re likely paying for it in overtime, expediting, and missed customer commitments.

In this episode of The Manufacturing Edge, our host Will Merriman talks with TBM’s Global Supply Chain leader Brian Cromer about: How to tighten Sales Inventory and Operations Planning discipline, build realistic capacity models, and use analytics to expose true constraints and hidden capacity—before they become crises.

For operations, supply chain, and P&L leaders who want lower working capital, better service levels, and fewer surprises, this is a fast, practical listen.

Listen now to pressure-test whether your current SIOP process is giving you the visibility you think it is.