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Case
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May 2011
Baria Planning Solutions, Inc.: Fixing the Sales Process
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Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
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Abstract
Baria Planning Solutions (BPS) is a consulting firm that specializes in using spend analysis to help companies identify savings through reduced procurement costs and improved supplier performance. Management is concerned about the disappointing performance of the sales team in attaining new clients and renewing existing ones. The Sales directors feel they do not get the help they need from Sales Support to close new deals, while the Sales Support directors believe they could provide better support by organizing into industry-specific divisions. The consulting industry is becoming increasingly competitive and inefficiencies in the sales process at BPS may interfere with the company's ability to win new business. The recently hired director of North American Sales Support must analyze the current process flow for Sales Support and identify the problems facing the sales organization. The president of the company has asked her to present a proposal for improving the performance of the entire group.
Keywords: Quantitative analysis;
technology;
operations management;
Product lines;
manufacturing;
capacity planning;
Production Planning;
Production;
Management Practices and Processes;
Service Operations;
Supply Chain Management;
Salesforce Management;
Planning;
Consulting Industry;
North and Central America;
