Part 1 of this series talked about essential requirements for people and processes to ensure successful S&OP. Part 2 explores how S&OP leaders, and the teams who support them, must understand the business they are in. It's imperative to understand their products, competitors and trends. Part 2 of the S&OP Kick Off Guide looks at things like strategic planning and SWOT analysis, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as strategies, sales, operations, inventories, projections, and S&OP maturity. Here's a link to Part 1 in case you missed it: https://www.demandcaster.com/blog-news/s-op-kick-off-guide/
