You wouldn't embark on a road trip without a plan, and you shouldn't embark on a business journey without a business and operations plan either. Building a plan requires knowing the steps you need to take for your expedition. The foundations of operations planning can guide you to take the right steps. In this course, you will learn to create a business strategy and leverage a business planning model to develop a mission and a vision for your business. Then you'll explore the principles of forecast management and demand management to predict and meet your customers' expectations. The basics of sales and operations planning will help you to balance your operations. And that's just the beginning. There's so much more to explore. Start your operations planning journey now.