Service Offering - Driving the business with Sales and Operations Planning
The Sales and Operations Planning Process, when properly structured is the key aggregate process for senior management to seize control of the critical dimensions of the business in the 1 - 18 month time frame. This offering supports the creation and/or refinement of such a process.
Deliverables :
- Design of the S&OP process appropriate to the clients business, whether this is :
- within 4 walls operations,
- across global supply chains for product families, or
- bilateral interaction between supply-chain and regional sales.
- Assessment of key questions that the S&OP process should address, whether these relate to demand management, demonstrated capacity and supply, inventory strategy, human resource or fiscal impact.
- Determination of appropriate language constructs and analysis proforma’s.
- Technology recommendations related to supporting the S&OP process.
- Linkage mechanisms to budget commitments.
- Choreography and scripting of participation in the S&OP process.
Typical Duration : (contingent on operating unit complexity, EIS capability and robustness of the current process)
Typical Sponsor
- Senior Director Supply Chain Operations, Materials or Finance.
- Site Director Operations, Materials, Finance or General Manager.
Related Offerings : Strategic Multi-year Sales and Operations Planning
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