SupplyChain Magazine January 2021 | Page 49

“ The latter criterion is emerging as a new barometer for the overall health of the supply chain . The take-away for business leaders – especially manufacturers who are by far the largest subscribers to the S & OP process – is to look anew at your internal S & OP processes and check where you are on the S & OP maturity curve ”

— Christine Barnhart
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Directly involve an executive Without clear decision-making , cross-functional teams often get bogged down with internal disagreements . We ’ ve all been there . Cut the friction and make the trajectory of your S & OP process crystal clear .
Get everyone on board Picture rowing a boat across the ocean . Sales and operations are by no means a short journey , and if you ’ re missing a rower , it won ’ t take long to keel off in the wrong direction . We ’ ll say it again : in this and in life , collaboration is everything .
Speak up ! We like conflict no more than the next man or woman out there , but
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