Special Note

Please note that this course qualifies for our Georgia AI Manufacturing (GA-AIM) program discount for Georgia residents. Please see below Course Fees section for details.

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Course Description

This course focuses on defining, executing, and improving the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. Participants will be introduced to the appropriate stakeholders of S&OP, the importance of S&OP to corporate performance, S&OP cadence, and the use of decision support tools to bring S&OP to the next level. Business cases will be used to show concrete examples of companies where S&OP is effectively applied.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for chief operating officers; supply chain, sales, marketing and finance management executives (directors, vice presidents, executive vice presidents); supply chain and logistics managers, consultants, supervisors, planners, and engineers; supply chain education and human resource management personnel, inventory and demand planners, and procurement and sourcing analysts and managers; and manufacturing planners, analysts, and managers.

How You Will Benefit

  • Understand the need for an S&OP process in a company.
  • Apply the principles that are the key to success of an S&OP process.

What You Will Learn

  • S&OP process and technology
  • S&OP implementation planning and execution
  • S&OP stakeholder and communications planning
  • S&OP business case and best practices
  • S&OP process management

Course Prerequisite and Related Certificate Information

No prerequisites. For those interested in earning the Supply and Demand Planning Certificate, take the below core courses and one elective course within four years.

  1. World Class Sales and Operations Planning
  2. World-Class Integrated Business Planning
  3. Supply Chain Risk Management

Course Times

On-campus version: On the first day, please check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
Online version: On the first day, please log in at least 15 minutes before the class start time.

  • First Day - 8:00am to 12:00pm ET
  • Second Day - 8:00am to 12:00pm ET
  • Third Day - 8:00am to 12:00pm ET

Course Materials

Provided

  • Online access to course material in electronic format

Required

  • Participants must provide a laptop with wireless connectivity

Course Instructor(s)

Course CEUs

This course provides for 1.10 continuing education units (CEUs).

Course Fee

Standard Fee: $900.00

Register and pay for all required courses in a Supply Chain & Logistics certificate and receive a discount of 17% off per course. Enter coupon code SCL-Cert at checkout.

All residents of the State of Georgia are eligible for a 50% discount while funds last thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration. Use of this discount is subject to verification of GA residency. Enter coupon code SCL-GAAIM at checkout.

If you have 3 or more participants from your organization, please contact us for volume discounts. Review coupon instructions for more information.

Discounts cannot be combined. For questions, call 404-894-2343 or send us an email prior to registration.

Cancellations

If SCL/GTPE cancels a course, registrants will be notified via email or phone and will receive a full refund. SCL/GTPE is not responsible for nonrefundable plane tickets, hotel and rental car deposits, nor any other expenses incurred.

Every effort is made to present the course as advertised herein; however, circumstances may make it necessary to alter the schedule and/or presenters.