The term "Operations" is a small word that refers to your total business process. The three main types of operations planning are startup operations creation, ongoing operations planning and business ...

Operational planning is a critical part of a manager or small business owner's job in a small company. A company's leaders must set goals and develop a plan for work activities, or operations, ...

The following is excerpted from CannonDesign’s Strategic Insights Series: “Proactive Operational Planning for Successful Ambulatory Care Delivery.” Healthcare delivery is rapidly shifting to the ...

The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with smaller operations, took a little known and often overlooked Army support function and placed tremendous responsibility on its shoulders. Over the ...

The new presidential administration brings with it a new corps of leaders who will have to learn how the Department of Defense (DoD) plans military operations. It also means an opportunity to improve ...

Identifying gaps in sales and operations planning (S&OP) is critical to achieving the value of demand-driven supply networks. There are practical methods to uncover misalignments that can hinder ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY James Barlow Just as the ...

One of the biggest challenges faced by the C-suite is achieving an end-to-end demand/supply chain that is fully collaborative, with supply commitments properly balanced against demand. Sales and ...

The change gives fathers a real opportunity to participate in early childcare and signals a cultural shift in industries traditionally dominated by men, including mining, construction, engineering, ...

For better contracts and better support to the warfighter, integrate operational contract support personnel into the same education system that trains the operational personnel. Imagine you're a ...

Operational planning teams, OPTs for short, help solve some of the most complex problems that surface during warfare. These teams provide the avenue for combatant commands and joint task forces to ...

Cyber operations and strategies are assumed to be critically important to national security strategies. The United States has gone to great lengths to implement cyber planning at the national level, ...