In a recent Sales & Operations Planning meeting at PlastiPharm, managers from the finance, sales, marketing, production, warehouse, and HR departments met to compare the forecasts to the demand and supply plans and look at the financial impacts. HR was especially concerned about having enough workers to meet the production demands and asked that the plans be updated regularly so their office could ensure an adequate labor supply. Why is it important to the company for all the business functions to be aligned? Ensuring the business functions are aligned allows the managers to work to do a better job forecasting their portion of the plans. Making sure that the business functions are aligned allows the company to better inform its employees about what is happening within the company. Aligning all the business functions ensures that the company's business goals and targets are implemented successfully. Aligning the business functions allows senior management to determine which forecasting method is best suited to the company's needs