
Synapse
S&OP and Cross-Functional Alignment · the cross-functional planning agent
- Sales, finance and supply chain plans never quite reconcile.
- S&OP cycles are monthly at best; markets move daily.
- Demand-forecast accuracy stalls in the 60s.
- Trade-off decisions are made too late, by too few people.
- Cycle: monthly → weekly
- Forecast accuracy +15–25%
- Service level +5–10 points
- Plan reconciliation: hours, not days
- Cross-functional consensus accelerated
- Working capital release: 5–15%
- Revenue from improved service levels
- Margin from reduced stockouts
“One number, every week, agreed across functions.”S&OP shifts from monthly ritual to weekly operating rhythm.












