S&OP has an Image Problem

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If you search for “S&OP” or “Sales and Operations Planning” on the web, the returns are dominated by software solutions, sample spreadsheets and recommended meeting hierarchies.
S&OP is viewed as a planning niche. Lock them in a room, shovel in the data and then  let them out once a month for the S&OP meeting.
At Barn Five while we recognise  that software, spreadsheets and meetings can be part of the S&OP solution, we focus on exploring the S&OP problem or as we prefer to call it, the S&OP challenge.

The S&OP Challenge

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The S&OP challenge consists of two wickedly entangled problems faced by every firm.

The relationship between the firm and its environment.

How individuals collaborate to achieve things beyond their own  comprehension.

Our Mission is to help you make sense of your S&OP challenge and care for your S&OP process.

 

The Barn Five Blog

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We recognise that everyone does not speak fluent spreadsheet  so the Barn Five Blog aims to support a S&OP conversation  in plain language for all  to understand. Effective S&OP processes encourage diverse and critical voices.  We welcome your comments on the posts as we collectively make sense of S&OP.