Integrated business planning

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Integrated business planning (IBP) is a process for translating desired business outcomes into financial and operational resource requirements, with the overarching objective of maximizing profit and / or cash flow, while cutting down risk. The business outcomes, on which IBP processes focus, can be expressed in terms of the achievement of the following types of targets:

• Revenue and demand
• Service levels
• Inventory levels
• Profits and margins
• Cash flow