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133095 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.51053 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ 2018-12 21 pages eng Seiki, Kaila Licon, Wendell Garverick, Michael Department of Finance Department of Information Systems Department of Information Systems Barrett, The Honors College Text The purpose of the present study is to examine how the Sales and Operation Plan (S&OP) process can be improved in the manufacturing industry by using a cost model to evaluate changes in the manufacturing forecast in addition to reviewing past financial performance. The additional use of a cost model transitions form using a standard traditional S&OP process to dynamic modeling and scenario analysis that may lead to different decisions being made. The manufacturing company S&OP processes in scope of this project is suspected to not be using a cost model when making financial decisions but rather the traditional S&OP process. They do not have a rolling budget in place, but rather a static budget also known as an Annual Operating Plan. Finance Erd Cost Model Improving Forecasting Accuracy in the Manufacturing Business Cycle