Respond to the below, be sure to constructively critique the process they established. Do you agree or disagree with their approach? Why or why not?

A sales and operations plan, or S/OP, is a process managers can use to make production schedules that balance supply can demand (Foster et al., 2019). This process is highly beneficial as it keeps all the vital personnel up to date on production capacities, inventory levels, and projected sales.

As CEO, I would create an SOP procedure and would start by determining the business plan so that the SOP would be aligned with the company's strategy. In addition, I would gather data on estimates of the demand, our resource levels, and the current inventory on hand. All this data would allow me to make informed decisions on a chase, level, or hybrid SOP strategy. Each of these methods would require a different amount of manufacturing regularly. Furthermore, I can then analyze and plan the total expenditure amount and add the ending inventory levels and stockouts to include the workforce level adjustments and totals for each plan.

There would also need to be a continual flow of inputs utilized to develop each level of the hierarchical production plan to support the SOP process once it is implemented. Each level will require information after a certain amount of time has passed. As a result, each level builds on the hierarchical levels below it. Therefore, it will be critical to construct a detailed communication plan for this activity, particularly during the implementation of the SOP process.

Carlos Pea

Reference

Foster, S. T., Foster, S. T., Sampson, S. E., Wallin, C., & Webb, S. W. (2018).Managing Supply Chain and Operations(2nd ed.). Pearson Education (US).https://mbsdirect.vitalsource.com/books/9780134740287