Many planning teams have invested in end to end planning suites, yet critical decisions still happen in Excel. Traditional systems run the core cycles, but they rarely complete the plan. The real connection between strategy, tactics, and operations lies in nonstandard, frontier decisions that legacy tools were never built to handle.

In this session, we introduce surround sound planning, a practical way to bring rigor to these overlooked decisions. Through real-world examples, you will see how teams moved from fragmented, manual workarounds to new capabilities such as RCCP and Order Promising tailored to how their business actually operates.

Learn how a math-first approach unlocks decisions that were previously out of reach and how to enhance your existing planning stack rather than replace it, creating a more complete and effective planning experience.