Integrated Tactical Planning: Respond to Change, Increase Competitiveness, and Reduce Costs

Product Description

The experts at Oliver Wight provide business leaders with invaluable information for integrating the tactical planning process 
Integrated Tactical Planning (ITP) is an essential process for regularly re-aligning product, demand, and supply plans in the short term, thereby giving the Executive team the confidence that operational activities are being well managed, unless they formally hear otherwise. This cross-functional re-planning process is vital to responding to change, increasing competitiveness, and reducing costs. Integrated Tactical Planning:  Respond to Change, Increase Competitiveness and Reduce Costs helps senior executives devote more time to strategy and other value-added activities by deploying ITP practices throughout their organization.  
Written by the leadership team at Oliver Wight, one of the world’s most respected firms for effectively integrating business processes and improving business outcomes, this authoritative resource offers a contemporary view of the processes, behavior change methods, and new technology for implementing ITP processes. Throughout the text, the authors share business-proven concepts, define fundamental terms, and provide real-life examples of how Integrated Tactical Planning has been applied in various industries and businesses. Clear and accurate chapters cover essential topics including strategy alignment, product and demand plan execution, supply scheduling, performance improvement, and more. Presenting the information necessary to get an organization started on its Integrated Tactical Planning journey, this book: 

Describes how to manage and align product portfolio changes and new products within a single management process 
Explains the mechanisms and behavioral requirements for an organization to successfully execute Integrated Tactical Planning  
Offers methods for improving reaction time and cost-effectively responding to changes in Demand and Supply 
Reviews different design and deployment strategies, structures and roles, and the key ITP elements such as process definition and sustainability 
Features a comprehensive case study that details the challenges and results experienced by an Oliver Wight client company that implemented Integrated Tactical Planning 

Integrated Tactical Planning: Respond to Change, Increase Competitiveness and Reduce Costs  is a must-have book for senior executives, leaders, managers, and planners at organizations of any size across all industries.  

From the Inside Flap

Gain an in-depth view of how to keep your executives focused on the strategic horizon while spending less time on crisis management
“As Global IBP lead for Fonterra, the fantastic part of our Integrated Tactical Planning process is it just happens, and I can have confidence that the short-term plans are being well managed by the right people in our organization. With ITP managing the short-term, our executives can focus their efforts on the longer-term and strategic plans—exactly where they should be. I’ve worked in organizations both with ITP and without it, and as an IBP practitioner, I wouldn’t be without it. I highly recommend this book for those who are grappling with how to ensure great execution, while keeping the longer term top of mind.” —ROB FINLAYSON, Global IBP Lead, Fonterra Cooperative Limited
Executives and managers struggle with balancing the long-term strategic objectives of their organizations with the immediate, short-term crises and situations that constantly demand their attention. Integrated Tactical Planning offers readers and leaders the opportunity to get a handle on organizational strategy without neglecting short-term considerations. The book is written by the distinguished leadership team at Oliver Wight, one of the world’s most respected leadership and business consulting firms.
Integrated Tactical Planning provides leaders at all levels of organizations of all sizes with concrete and practical strategies to integrate bu