sales and operations planning (S&OP)
Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is an iterative business
management process that determines the optimum level of manufacturing output. The process is
built upon stakeholder agreement and an approved consensus plan. To help stakeholders agree on a
plan of action based on real-time data, S&OP software products include dashboards.that display data
related to equipment, labor, facilities, material and finance. The purpose of the dashboards
is to provide the stakeholders with a single, shared view of the data.
The business goals of S&OP include:
• Determining the balance between supply and demand.
• Avoiding wasteful production.
• Improving top line revenues.
• Optimizing resources for production.
This was last updated in December 2010
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