Open Course — Sales and Operations Planning — 2 days (residential)

Sales and Operations Planning (“S&OP”) is a powerful way for senior management to co ordinate activities across the different functions of a business. It is a highly effective route for translating strategy and board-level policies into practical action.

Applied effectively, it can lead to major improvements in key performance measures, including: profitability, cash flow, customer service, working capital requirements and return on capital. This course explains how to put S&OP into practice.

To book, use our contacts form to send us a message.

Before booking, please read our standard Terms and Conditions which apply to all open course bookings.

Who Will Benefit?

This course is suitable for anyone who participates in the S&OP process, or is likely to do so, including: executive directors and senior managers; sales, marketing and operations professionals and analysts; IT and business process support staff.

What Will The Course Cover?

• the role and objectives of S&OP
• the place of S&OP within the overall planning and control framework
• the decisions that S&OP should address
• how to design an S&OP process and structure to fit your business, including:
  • participants and their roles
  • product families and groupings
  • planning horizons
  • stages in the S&OP cycle
  • inputs and outputs
  • performance measures
• leadership and behavioural requirements for success
• key analysis and modelling techniques
• implementation

What Will Delegates Gain?

The course is designed to provide delegates with an understanding of:

• how S&OP can be used to make major improvements in business performance;
• how S&OP works and the steps involved in implementing it;
• their own role in a successful S&OP process.

Dates and Venues

Fees

£940 incl. 1 night's accommodation + VAT

To book, use our contacts form to send us a message.

Before booking, please read our standard Terms and Conditions which apply to all open course bookings.