Sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) is process used for monitoring and upgrading a company's operating plan. It pulls all departments together to ensure that potential problems can be ...

The College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) conducts an operational planning (OP) process to align collective resources with our strategic plans. Each unit (department, program, ...

The process of operational goal-setting is a critical step when it comes to business planning. It's the step that transforms strategic plans into actionable items. I previously wrote about ...

Planning Approaches There are different approaches used by companies in the sales and operations planning process. Organizations with a set manufacturing schedule will typically use bottom-up ...

How does this process improve operating performance? The Quarterly Operational Planning Process focuses on enabling an organization to achieve and sustain superior operating performance over time.

Having a true operational perspective and understanding of what the organization is and isn’t comfortable changing will better inform the operational planning process and eliminate unnecessary work.

The word “simple” rarely comes to mind when most supply chain professionals think about their sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. But if you take a basic approach and ...

In my travels many people ask me, "What is the value proposition for Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)?" Based on the research that we do, my first answer is that the primary benefit is ...

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is an essential strategic planning activity that brings the Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Operations teams together for operational excellence. S&OP is executed on ...

The quarterly operational planning process is a highly effective performance management process designed to enhance and accelerate overall operating performance (earnings and cash flow).