If this type of planning is employed at all levels within the organization, the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. In other words, there is an additive effect to good planning. For example, if good planning is executed in the maternity lot, then the job in the calfyard just got easier. However, the converse is also true. If you have poor planning in the maternity program, calf raising will be more difficult, no matter how good the planning is in the calfyard.
Good planning is essential at all levels.
No good cook lights the oven without a recipe. A recipe is simply a protocol. I believe that the major disciplines of the dairy farm should have a written protocol. That is, we should provide a recipe to our employees, describing in detail how they are to accomplish their jobs. This is not a job description.