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 As you plan the agenda for your next S&OP meeting and assign action items to your team members, the process will seem like a lot of additional work and new meetings Over time, the reality is that S&OP will reduce the work and number of meetings originally caused by missed shipments, cancelled orders, capacity problems and ad hoc problem solving S&OP allows companies to intelligently streamline operations in order to boost profit numbers Common Steps in the S&OP Process The S&OP process can be broken down into six essential steps data gathering and forecasting, demand planning, production planning, preSOP meeting, executive S&OP meeting, and the S&OP strategy implementation S&OP Challenges Challenges Senior leadership support & "walk the talk" Achieving process compliance Identifying S&OP Champion or expert to lead implementation Clear definition and acceptance of roles and responsibilities, including defining specific objectives in emp