Speak financially, get results: Revisited
· Source: scmr.com
In short
The article emphasizes the critical need for supply chain leaders to integrate financial language into sales and operations planning (S&OP) processes. It highlights how breaking S&OP into multiple independent processes can force finance departments to calculate performance numbers for each component, ensuring alignment with corporate financial goals. The author argues that supply chain professionals must become conversant in accounting and finance to translate operational improvements into financial impacts and gain executive approval.
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Tags: S&OP, finance, planning, forecasting, operations, strategy