Operations planning and control follows operations design because once a product/service has been designed, it needs to be produced. Operations planning and control is concerned with ensuring that the ...

Planning, training, exercising, and communications are among the activities conducted under this phase. Response activities and programs are designed to address the immediate and short-term effects of ...

Oliva, Rogelio, and Noel Watson. "Cross-Functional Alignment in Supply Chain Planning: A Case Study of Sales and Operations Planning." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-001, July 2006.

At least once a year, leaders should step back and assess their current performance and state of the business.