Supply Chain Initiative Priorization
Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Track: Future Trends & Issues
Session Abstract:
The focus of this session is an introduction to the Staples Operations Planning process. We will cover a 7-step process that describes our Vision, Mission, and Strategy (“Where we want to go”), compare it to our current performance (“Where we are today”) and identifies how to bridge that gap through our goals and objectives. We will describe how we generate an “In Play” project list (“The things we do and how we prioritize a plan”) in order to meet our goals and objectives. These projects are then monitored, completed, and communicated throughout the Supply Chain organization.
At its heart, this session focuses on connecting business and supply chain strategy to the projects and work that is prioritized. We are all challenged to sift through a multitude of project opportunities. This process provides a pragmatic framework for executing this critical effort.
Learning Objectives:
• Understand the 7-step Operations Planning process
• Understand how Staples connects our vision, mission, strategy, goals and objectives to the project prioritization.
• Describe how projects are weighted in the “Pipeline” and then selected for the “In-Play” list. Discuss the “stop doing” concept
• Describe how work on the “In Play” list is planned and executed, including the use of an improved decision making framework.
• Review some of our key tools to understand how projects are monitored and communicated throughout the supply chain organization.
Learning Outcomes:
• Participants will be introduced to a structured methodology for prioritizing
• work in a manner that connects to the broader company and supply chain strategy.
• Participants will review some simple tools used to facilitate the process
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