S&OP - Sales Planning provides a system-supported workflow so that different company divisions can coordinate and consolidate their planning. Powerful functions such as trend analyses and updates, access to reference requirement data from historical sales programs, always up-to-date inventory monitoring and the use of external analyst information support this process. The system continuously compares supply and demand. This not only gives the sales planner a clear and always up-to-date picture of the requirements situation but also ensures a very high planning quality. Results include increased sales and profitability and reduced sales and logistic costs.