The College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) conducts an operational planning (OP) process to align collective resources with our strategic plans. Each unit (department, program, ...

The process of operational goal-setting is a critical step when it comes to business planning. It's the step that transforms strategic plans into actionable items. I previously wrote about operational ...

For years, operational planners have relied on generic software to build the plans that guide every mission within the Department of Defense. Unspecialized tools like Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and ...

In today's volatile business environment, CEOs are increasingly recognizing that sales, inventory and operations planning (SIOP) is not merely an operational function but also a strategic lever for ...

Tactical planning is an important element in business, and it varies somewhat from common strategic and operational planning methods. The tactical planning process happens in real-time, pursuing short ...

ROCHESTER, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OneStream Software, a leader in Corporate Performance Management (CPM) solutions for mid-sized to large enterprises, has introduced a new predictive analytics ...

Both service operations and manufacturing operations are in the business of satisfying customers, and that requires organization and planning. While the mechanisms and inputs for creating customer ...

This is a revised column from one that Dr. Chaman Jain, the editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF), recently asked me to write. It discussed the relationship between strategic and ...