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Beyond the Data Debates

How sales and operations planning helps CFOs match inventory to demand.

August 18, 2010

To highlight the virtues of his unit's new sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, Richard Shields, CFO of Oakley, a maker and distributor of eyeglasses, shoes, and athletic apparel, likes to paint what he calls "a before-and-after picture." Read more...

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