S&OP Best Practice: Engage In Ongoing Cross-Functional Communication Rather Than Wait For “The Meeting” Once a Month!

S&OP Best practice:  Engage in ongoing cross-functional communication rather than wait for “the meeting” once a month!

Many organizations have respective functional departments for finance, supply management, demand management and production planning. But some organizations are plagued by the lack of structured interdepartmental communication which affects their operational efficiency.  This leads to disparities between financial forecast and operational forecast.

To resolve this complex situation it is recommended to increase the interdepartmental communication – you can resolve this by thinking of the S & OP as a process rather than a collection of meetings that happens at periodic intervals. You can also see readers discuss this topic on our Linked In group.