Main Street Institute. "Executive Sales and Operations Planning: An Essential Set of Management Tools."
7/20/2009 (Kelley Indianapolis)
Detailed Operations Planning Key to Long-Term Success
With competition among businesses at an all-time high, the ability to adjust to changing trends and critically analyze your business processes can help you find long-term viability, according to John Pennington, a sales and operations planning consultant with more than 30 years of experience.
Pennington, also an adjunct faculty member at the Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, will bring his career expertise to the next edition of the Main Street Institute workshops. His presentation, titled "Executive Sales and Operations Planning: An Essential Set of Management Tools," is planned for 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 7 in the auditorium of the IUPUI University Library , 701 W. Michigan St.
"Sales and operations planning has emerged as a powerful decision-making tool for executives and managers," said Pennington, president of PCI Associates consulting services. "It provides them with a window into the future and has been called 'top management's handle on business.'"
Pennington said he will discuss key elements to implementing an evaluation process into a business as well as real examples of how the process has helped businesses survive and compete.
The Main Street Institute is series of educational workshops aimed at small businesses in the area. It is presented as a partnership between the IU Kelley School of Business Indianapolis and the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce.
What: "Executive Sales and Operations Planning: An Essential Set of Management Tools." A Main Street Institute workshop.
When: 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7
Where: University Library, 701 W. Michigan St.
Cost: $30 for Chamber members, $40 for non-members
Registration: www.indychamber.com or call 317.464.2200.
