U.S. Army Pacific hosted the Winter Pathways Planning and Coordination Conference, Feb. 17–20, 2026, bringing together more ...

Logistics is the efficient flow and storage of products from their point of origin to the point of consumption. Operation planning, on the other hand, is the strategy employed by an organization that ...

Both sales and operations planning and budgeting concepts aim to take into account the overall view of the company and access the specific needs of the company. A company can utilize either tool to ...

Identifying gaps in sales and operations planning (S&OP) is critical to achieving the value of demand-driven supply networks. There are practical methods to uncover misalignments that can hinder ...

One of the biggest challenges faced by the C-suite is achieving an end-to-end demand/supply chain that is fully collaborative, with supply commitments properly balanced against demand. Sales and ...

The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with smaller operations, took a little known and often overlooked Army support function and placed tremendous responsibility on its shoulders. Over the ...

Operational planning teams, OPTs for short, help solve some of the most complex problems that surface during warfare. These teams provide the avenue for combatant commands and joint task forces to ...

I got an invite to attend the S&OP Innovation Summit in Boston on September 24 th and 25 th. Looking over the lineup of speakers got me thinking about S&OP and how it has continued to evolve over the ...

This year’s Operations Planning Guide covers turbine-powered, in-production aircraft. The aircraft operating costs presented are in a format that separates information into six areas: Direct Mission ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY James Barlow Just as the ...

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