For over 50 years Bob Stahl has been helping executives
and managers acquire superior decision-making processes. These skills
are essential in a complex, rapidly changing environment that puts a
premium on high customer service, wide product variety, quick response
and low cost. For these reasons, Sales & Operations Planning
(S&OP) is a practice that should be at the heart of the executive
management toolkit.
This website is a quick and easy way to access some of
the most cutting edge information about Sales & Operations Planning.
S&OP is a set of decision-making processes designed to balance
demand and supply, to fully integrate financial and operational
planning, and to provide a forum for establishing and linking strategic
plans with day-to-day operations.
If you are not familiar with S&OP, there is a detailed explanation included on the S&OP 101 page.
In addition, there is a plethora of free downloads reflecting Bob's experiences working with companies implementing Sales & Operations Planning. These are expressed in publications, columns, essays, and materials from his lectures and seminars that are included on this site.
Additionally, Bob and Tom have written a series
of books that help guide managers and companies through the process of
implementing and effectively managing S&OP Planning.
These books are supported by in-person education and consultation,
as well as his virtual on-line support.
In this podcast with Natalia Hernandez-Prysziak, Bob Stahl explores Executive S&OP and how beneficial it can be for all industries. Bob has spent twelve years in the manufacturing industry and his company was awarded the Oliver Wight’s Class A recognition for supply chain excellence. Since then, Bob has been an independent consultant to many of the world’s leading corporations making improvements to their supply chains practices and introducing them to Executive Sales and Operations Planning (a process to help balance demand and supply).
Check out all of Bob's podcasts in the Podcast section under Free Wisdom.
Bob Stahl has traveled the world over working with companies big and small implementing Sales & Operations Planning. If you are interested in implementing or upgrading your Sales & Operations Planning process, have any questions about which books would be ideal for your situation, or have any other questions for Bob about his work with Sales & Operations Planning, please contact us and your questions will be answered as quickly as possible.