This is an individual, graded assignment and should be completed individually and submitted by the due date.

Post a detailed critical analysis of the article “Why Is Sales and Operations Planning So Hard?” by Lora Cecere which can be found on your Course Schedule. In your critical analysis, include your responses to the following questions.

1. Please relate one of the five barriers presented by the author to your experiences? What is the key factor in overcoming the barrier you selected and why? What benefits has S&OP added to your firm? If your firm does have S&OP, what benefits could be realized?
2. What are two key S&OP metrics? How can these metrics be rolled out in a global company? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the metrics?

In addition to your own post, provide substantive comments or critiques for at least one of your peers’ posts. Also, Your own contribution must be posted by Thursday of the week when discussion assignment is due.