Let's be honest. Most strategic business plans fail. There is a plethora of writing on the subject of why. My list of reasons is quite long, but I'll save that for another time. Let's focus on just ...

Operational success is the backbone of any thriving organization, and I believe the key to achieving it lies in effective annual planning. It's crucial to reflect on the past and strategize for the ...

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, ...

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 process of creating and implementing a school emergency operations plan (EOP) can seem so daunting that it can be hard for school officials to know where to begin. And, unfortunately, if officials ...

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 don’t get caught in the ...

Simons, Robert L., Antonio Davila, and Afroze A Mohammed. "Becton Dickinson--Designing the New Strategic, Operational, and Financial Planning Process." Harvard Business School Case 197-014, July 1996.

Both sales and operations planning and budgeting concepts aim to take into account the overall view of the company and access the specific needs of the company. A company can utilize either tool to ...

The goal of the Operational Review Committee (ORC) is to provide a framework for conversations between auxiliary and support units and the university community that focus on consistently improving ...