After one of the most tumultuous and disruptive periods in recent history, many companies have had to face reality: Historical supply chain planning approaches have proven inadequate against new challenges. Functional optimization and incrementalism will not deliver the required resiliency and agility. The good news? Pioneering executives, supply chain leaders and practitioners around the world have recognized that a new governance model, based on the technique of end-to-end concurrent planning, is now available to optimize the business. Companies big and small are going from Excel to advanced planning in 12 weeks or less.