{"id":246,"date":"2009-08-17T07:54:45","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T14:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demand-planning.com\/?p=246"},"modified":"2009-08-17T07:54:45","modified_gmt":"2009-08-17T14:54:45","slug":"sales-operations-planning-sop-best-practice-says-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demand-planning.com\/2009\/08\/17\/sales-operations-planning-sop-best-practice-says-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Sales &amp; Operations Planning (S&amp;OP) Best Practice \u2013 Says Who?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_247\" style=\"width: 111px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-247\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-247\" title=\"Joseph_Stackhouse http:\/\/www.ibf.org\" src=\"https:\/\/demand-planning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Joseph_Stackhouse-150x150.gif\" alt=\"Joseph Stackhouse\" width=\"101\" height=\"101\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph Stackhouse<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Who defines and says what are best practices? The person speaking? The loudest voice? The person with the most expensive shoes? The person with the most impressive degree? Maybe it is the highest paid consultant?<\/p>\n<p>We hired a consulting group and have implemented what we believe to be a best practice consulting group. In April 2009 we began the \u201cBest Practice\u201d S&amp;OP process. At times, I felt like a small team attempting to lead our organization up a hill and when we turned around, no one was there.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the lessons we learned through it all:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Collaboration is one of the key components of S&amp;OP.\u00a0 We saw how having it paid big dividends, and without it we were stuck in the mud.<\/li>\n<li> What does it mean to have an angel at the top?\u00a0 We found out first hand.\u00a0 You can\u2019t do without it.<\/li>\n<li> Everyone speaks a different language.\u00a0 It\u2019s extremely important to bridge the gaps to ensure everyone is on the same page and speaks the same language<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_248\" style=\"width: 108px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-248\" title=\"Christal_McManus http:\/\/www.ibf.org\" src=\"https:\/\/demand-planning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Christal_McManus-150x150.gif\" alt=\"Christal McManus\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christal McManus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In Orlando Florida USA, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibf.org\/0910.cfm\">IBF\u2019s Supply Chain Planning &amp; Forecasting: Best Practice Conference, October 12-14, 2009<\/a>, Christal McManus (our S&amp;OP Lead) and I are going to talk with you about our journey. The lessons we learned, the controversies we created, the software &amp; systems used, and the early benefits we are seeing.\u00a0 We\u2019ll share how we are bridging the communication gaps and the reason why you need an angel on top.\u00a0 You will also hear our combat stories and how we resolved them, along with the accelerators for implementation in order to keep your project on time.\u00a0 Plus, we\u2019ll give hard benefits, soft benefits and everything in between, as we\u2019ll share our early wins and why we are still dedicated to the process.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t have it all figured out, but we are making some significant ground. Do you have a Planning &amp; Forecasting story to share?\u00a0 Please comment here as we would love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Stackhouse<br \/>\nDirector, Supply Chain \/ Operations<br \/>\nLand O\u2019Lakes Company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SEE JOSEPH &amp; CHRISTAL PRESENT AT THE IBF&#8217;S:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceIEcenter\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_274\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"width: 377px;\">\n<dt><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibf.org\/0910.cfm\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Conference_Header_Supply_Ch  http:\/\/www.ibf.org\" src=\"https:\/\/demand-planning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Conference_Header_Supply_Ch.gif\" alt=\" \" width=\"367\" height=\"89\" \/><\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibf.org\/0910.cfm\">$695 (USD) for 3 Full Days!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibf.org\/0910.cfm\"><strong>October 12-14, 2009<br \/>\nOrlando Florida USA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who defines and says what are best practices? The person speaking? The loudest voice? The person with the most expensive shoes? The person with the most impressive degree? Maybe it is the highest paid consultant? We hired a consulting group and have implemented what we believe to be a best practice consulting group. 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