3 Components of Effective S&OP Implementations

There are three components to effective S&OP implementations. When in place and implemented well, they will be mutually reinforcing and will help ensure long-term benefits to an organization. The first component is “thought leadership”, which provides a north star to S&OP implementations. The second is “structured deployment”, which ensures results will scale and adequate resources will be in place to support S&OP practitioners. The third is “governance”, which is critical for closing the loop and ensuring accountability over results achieved by S&OP over time.