Detail S&OP Planning – Review .................................................................

Marketing/Sales Planning – Key Questions.........................................................

Marketing and Sales Planning Process ...........................................................

Product Life Cycle Dynamics.................................................................................

Product Volume/Profit Analysis .........................................................................

Forecast Disaggregation ................................................................................

Production Plan – Operations Questions.............................................................

Production Planning Process ..........................................................................

Production Strategies .......................................................................................

Level production Strategy ......................................................................................

Chase Production Strategy ....................................................................................

Resource Planning - Definition ..............................................................................

Resource Planning – Levels, Horizons, and Methods..........................................

Resource Planning Process .................................................................................

Resource and Load Profiles ...............................................................................

Resource Planning Exercise ..................................................................................

Inventory Planning Process ...............................................................................

Distribution Planning Process...............................................................................

Review, Terms, Discussion Questions, Exercises...............................................

Terms Check ......................................................................................................

Performance Check ............................................................................................

Discussion Questions .....................................................................................

Case Study .............................................................................................................

Suggested Additional Readings ............................................................................