The term "Operations" is a small word that refers to your total business process. The three main types of operations planning are startup operations creation, ongoing operations planning and business ...

Operational planning is a critical part of a manager or small business owner's job in a small company. A company's leaders must set goals and develop a plan for work activities, or operations, ...

Identifying gaps in sales and operations planning (S&OP) is critical to achieving the value of demand-driven supply networks. There are practical methods to uncover misalignments that can hinder ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. Twenty years ago, you did not hear nearly as much about Sales & Operations Planning ...

One of the biggest challenges faced by the C-suite is achieving an end-to-end demand/supply chain that is fully collaborative, with supply commitments properly balanced against demand. Sales and ...

Analyst insight: Many companies have launched sales and operations planning (S&OP) initiatives, with varying degrees of success. Those who have achieved significant benefits have done so through the ...

The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with smaller operations, took a little known and often overlooked Army support function and placed tremendous responsibility on its shoulders. Over the ...

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the January-February 2019 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. Truth be told, ...

MUMBAI, India & MARIETTA, Ga. & SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Birla Carbon, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon black solutions, announced the successful ...

This year’s Operations Planning Guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft. The aircraft operating costs presented are in a format that separates information into six areas: Direct Mission ...

A practical application of operational research methods is shown here for the short-term operation planning in an electric power system. Two interactive application programs are presented: a ...