John E. Boyer, Jr., President of J. E. Boyer Company Inc., has 34 years experience as a manufacturing professional, consultant, university educator, and APICS contributor. He has completed 36 sales and operations planning implementations in a wide variety of industries. Boyer has a BS-IE from Lehigh University, an MBA from Utah State University, and has spoken at 19 APICS International Conferences.
John E. Boyer, Jr., President of J. E. Boyer Company Inc., has 34 years experience as a manufacturing professional, consultant, university educator, and APICS contributor. He has completed 36 sales and operations planning implementations in a wide variety of industries. Boyer has a BS-IE from Lehigh University, an MBA from Utah State University, and has spoken at 19 APICS International Conferences.
Description
This presentation will show you exactly how to start the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process at your business, design the necessary activities, and identify the characteristics of a stable process. The session also will provide improvement ideas for existing S&OP processes that are falling short of expectations. You will learn about the 13 key steps to S&OP implementation and have the opportunity to develop an implementation or improvement plan for your particular S&OP process.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
1. Understand what S&OP is and why it is important to the business.
2. Identify 11 key steps for getting an S&OP process from start to finish.
3. Begin preparing an implementation plan or improvement plan for their S&OP process.