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title: "Infographic: A Strong S&OP / IBP Process is Designed to Reduce Costs While Growing the Top Line • Generis"
description: This infographic by the Aberdeen Group and the TBM Consulting Group outlines the top business pressures facing sales and operations planning and integrated business planning (S&OP/INP) process. S&OP/IBP Users have superior customer service, cash-to-cash cycle, and forecast accuracy, driven by the effective measurement of their process and strategic actions. These improvements move them from predicting results toward a prescriptive approach, allowing them to manage their costs while growing their top line. View the full infographic and read the report on this topic below!
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# [Infographic: A Strong S&OP / IBP Process is Designed to Reduce Costs While Growing the Top Line • Generis](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog/2017/03/09/infographic-a-strong-sop-ibp-process-is-designed-to-reduce-costs-while-growing-the-top-line)

 Written by [Generis](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog/author/generis) | March 9, 2017 2:47:17 PM Z

This infographic by the [Aberdeen Group](http://www.aberdeen.com/) and the [TBM Consulting Group](http://www.tbmcg.com/) outlines the top business pressures facing sales and operations planning and integrated business planning (S&OP/INP) process.

> S&OP/IBP Users have superior customer service, cash-to-cash cycle, and forecast accuracy, driven by the effective measurement of their process and strategic actions. These improvements move them from predicting results toward a prescriptive approach, allowing them to manage their costs while growing their top line.

View the full infographic and read the report on this topic below!

<https://generisgp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/aberdeen-sop-infographic-final.pdf>

[View full post](https://blog.generisgp.com/blog/2017/03/09/infographic-a-strong-sop-ibp-process-is-designed-to-reduce-costs-while-growing-the-top-line)

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