Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
7th Edition
ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 1P
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To Explain:The reason for which the heads of various departmentslike the sales and operations don’tchair the meeting that discusses the plans in relation to sales and operations.

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Balancing the demand and the supply is of vital importance for any organization that engages in producing goods. The demand side is in connection to sales. In other words, demand happens as a result of the sales efforts. On the other hand, supply goes hand in hand with operations. Operations, most commonly known as production has to be done in accordance with the supply levels. Timely reviews of the above functions must be done by organizations in ensuring that the business processes are running without any disruption. The sales and operations planning meeting is one such meeting that plans ahead aspects in relation to the above.

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