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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #2 Poorly executed or non-existent sales and operations planning

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by John Westerveld. 5 years ago, I wrote a blog post in which I discussed the 3 pillars of S&OP. Departmental alignment can only occur if the top level department executives are involved in the key decisions…because those top executives have the decision making authority.

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Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) – How to Stay the Course

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by John Westerveld I came across this blog on sales and operations planning (S&OP) from the Institute of Business Forecasting and Planning (IBF) the other day. I suggest reviewing the blog to get a more detailed explanation of the warning signs, and what you can do to counter each, but I’ll summarize things here.

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