Critique the CCC S&OP process against the pre-requisites for S&OP and explain the implications of the weaknesses for the S&OP process. Consider each of the following 5 pre-requisites as described in the lecture and defined by Ling and Goddard (1988):
Commitment and People (20%)
Defining Product Families (20%)
Planning Horizon Length (20%)
Time Fences (Demand and Supply) (20%)
Supporting Tools (20%)
Note: consider the CCC S&OP process as it is by period 3 but you can use examples from the other two periods. Also the first pre-requisite “Understanding S&OP” is not to be covered.
Word count including Appendices, but excluding title page and reference list: 1000 maximum (+10% tolerance) so effectively 1,100 words maximum.