E$cient long-term capacity management is vital to any manufacturing "rm. It has implications on competitive performance in terms of cost, delivery speed, dependability and #exibility. In a manufacturing strategy, capacity is a structural decision category, dealing with dynamic capacity expansion and reduction relative to the long-term changes in demand levels. Sales and operations planning (S&O...

Affected by globalization and increased complexity, supply chain managers have learned about the importance of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). However, in large scale supply chains, S&OP has received little attention, by both academics and practitioners. The purpose of this manuscript is to investigate the advantages of S&OP process using a mathematical modeling approach in a large scale ...

Abstract This paper’s purpose is to evaluate empirical and theoretical perspectives in Sales Operations Planning (S&OP). The methodology consists of a systematic literature review, analysing 292 publications from academics practitioners. results reveal that the evidence has been initially obtained by practitioners subsequently acquired with growing interest recent years. Three main research...