Executive Video Series

ISG S&OP Series: Confidence in
Supply Chain Planning

A 5-episode series on orchestration with ISG: aligning demand, supply, and finance to respond to change with clarity.

Why This Series

Planning isn’t failing because teams can’t run enough scenarios.
It’s failing because decisions don’t land.

Demand changes faster than the cycle
Supply constraints shift mid-plan
Finance alignment happens too late
Ownership is unclear, so decisions stall

ISG’s view is simple: confidence is the missing capability. Confidence that plans are aligned across demand, supply, and finance, and can be acted on quickly.

These five short episodes unpack where confidence breaks, and what leading organizations are doing to restore it.

Episodes

Episode 1

The Missing Orchestrator

Why planning breaks down when ownership is fragmented and how orchestration restores clarity, accountability, and executive alignment.

ISG perspective:
Robert Kugel – Executive Director

Board featuring:
Andres Montes – Global Supply Chain Leader

→ Assess your planning orchestration maturity and alignment

Watch Episode 1

Episode 2

Demand Planning: From Forecast to Foresight

How demand planning evolves from hindsight to foresight by using signals to support earlier, more confident decisions.

ISG perspective:
Robert Kugel – Executive Director

Board featuring:
Matt Hopkins – Supply Chain Mktg Director

→ See how signal-driven your demand decisions are

Watch Episode 2

Episode 3

Supply Planning: Making Continuous Real

How supply plans remain viable under disruption by shifting from static cycles to continuous decision-making.

ISG perspective:
Robert Kugel – Executive Director

Board featuring:
Kevin Bromberg – Enterprise AE, S&OP

→ Test how resilient your supply plans are under disruption

Watch Episode 3

Episode 4

Supply Chain Technology: Complexity vs Confidence

Why technology sprawl erodes decision confidence and how simpler, aligned architectures restore agility and trust.

ISG perspective:
Robert Kugel – Executive Director

Board featuring:
David Marmer – Chief Product Officer

→ Test how resilient your supply plans are under disruption

Watch Episode 4

Episode 5

Integrated Business Planning & AI:
The Confidence Multiplier

How AI strengthens decision confidence when embedded within IBP and aligned to financial outcomes.

ISG perspective:
Robert Kugel – Executive Director

Board featuring:
Andres Montes – Global Supply Chain Leader

→ Explore how AI can strengthen decision confidence in IBP

Watch Episode 5