Manufacturing

Performance Blueprints

IBM Cognos Performance Blueprints are helping manufacturers align sales, marketing, finance, and operations to drive better informed, more effective planning; react quickly to changes in demand, supply, capacity, and product; and measure their progress against key performance objectives. Each manufacturing Performance Blueprint incorporates models for operational and initiative planning, modeling, reporting, and analysis – along with proven practices we have learned from working with top manufacturers around the world.

IBM Cognos Performance Blueprints provide a model or framework to help our customers rapidly get value from their Cognos investment. With best practices, a faster route to results, and the top performance management platform, they can find new profitability and insight for their organization. IBM Cognos Performance Blueprints are downloadable free of charge to our customers.

Performance Blueprints for manufacturing include:

IBM Cognos Trade Promotion Management Performance Blueprint
Learn more about how this Blueprint enables manufacturers to evaluate multiple trade promotions, analyze information, and test various scenarios to determine the best promotion investment model to maximize return on investment, and sales lift. Learn how it provides an automated and consistent vehicle to consolidate input from all stakeholders at the corporate, regional, and district levels.
IBM Cognos Sales and Operation Planning Performance Blueprint
Find out how this Blueprint integrates planning activities across finance, operations, production, purchasing, sales, and marketing. Using a common platform and workflow, departments can coordinate their sales and production plans and scenarios, forecasts, revenues, and campaigns to create enterprise-wide alignment.
IBM Cognos Sales & Operation Planning (S&OP) Performance Blueprint Executive Review
Learn about this new executive management tool designed to facilitate periodic S&OP reviews by senior management. See how this Blueprint, which complements the IBM Cognos S&OP Performance Blueprint, helps executives evaluate performance against the existing plan, identify any business or market changes that might necessitate changes to the plan, and make necessary adjustments.

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IBM Cognos Manufacturing Performance Blueprints
Customer Successes in Manufacturing

Additional Resources:

IBM Cognos 8 Go! Mobile demo for your BlackBerry

Online Demo

See how IBM Cognos Go! Mobile is providing manufacturing organizations like yours with the power of performance management on your mobile device.

IBM Cognos 8 Planning in the Manufacturing Industry: Technology and Best Practices for Performance

White Paper

Find out how manufacturers are using IBM Cognos Planning to create timely, reliable, and flexible plans that help decision-makers quickly identify, analyze, and forecast the impact of changes as they occur. This white paper outlines a systematic approach that combines best practices and leading-edge technology with planning activities in your organization.

Manufacturing Perspectives: The Logistics of Better Performance

Article

A collection of articles from Cognos Performance Perspectives outlining the value of performance management to manufacturers, including managing risk and the S&OP Performance Blueprint.

IBM Cognos Sales & Operations Planning Performance (S&OP) Blueprint

Online Demo

Understand proven best practices in reconciling sales and demand forecasts with supply plans.

Seven 7 Reports Every Supply Chain Executive Needs

White Paper

Learn how to improve your supply chain management strategy by asking the right questions.

Sales & Operations Planning

Podcast

Find out how manufacturers are using IBM Cognos Planning to create timely, reliable, and flexible plans that help decision-makers quickly identify, analyze, and forecast the impact of changes as they occur. This white paper outlines a systematic approach that Learn the secrets to success in sales and operations planning (S&OP), as Colin Snow of Ventana Research explains the best practices used by top manufacturing companies.

Ventana Research: Integrated Performance Planning for Manufacturers

Article

This Ventana Research article describes the Cognos S&OP Executive Review Performance Blueprint, which offers manufacturers a unified view of sales, the supply chain and pro-forma financial statements so executives can find the right balance between operational strategy and financial goals.