Demand Planning and Forecasting: Web Workshop

with a brief introduction to Sales and Operations Planning - presented by Mark Chockalingam, Ph. D., Managing Principal, DemandPlanning.Net

Date: July 31st & August 7th, 2009

Time: 10AM - 1PM EST

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Overview

Demand Planning is the science of accurately forecasting the demand for your supply chain. In this workshop, you will learn how to develop a baseline statistical forecast and leverage a collaborative process to add customer intelligence. The result is a more accurate plan that may include promotional activity, customer intelligence, and display activity. An accurate demand plan helps you reduce inventory costs and increase customer service levels. When properly implemented and used in the Value Chain Process, the demand plan helps create a lean and customer centric supply chain.

The Sales and Operations Planning process evaluates the Sales Plan against operational capability to arrive at the consensus plan for the organization to execute. The end product of this process is an executable plan and various operational constraints that will be decision variables for senior management.

Many top Fortune 500 companies have some form of Sales and Operations Planning Process implemented in their supply chains. It is just now being adopted in small and medium tier companies. This two-module intensive workshop will outline how to set up an effective demand planning process and how to leverage an accurate demand plan in the Sales and Operations Planning Process.

You will learn to...

• Formulate accurate baseline models
• Set up a consensus demand planning process
• Measure and use forecast accuracy
• Reconcile top down forecasts and bottom up demand plan
• Leverage the S&OP process to improve the supply chain
• Reduce inventory costs and improve service levels

Who Should Attend?

• Demand Planners & Directors
• Forecast Analysts and Managers
• Director of Value Chain
• Analysts in the Supply Chain
• Inventory and Operations Planners
• Financial Analysts
• Director of Logistics
• Marketing Managers
• Product Managers
• Sales Managers
• Customer Business Managers

Detailed Outline of the Workshop:

Price $199* USD per module*

$379 if registering for both modules*

*Price per person. Groups of 2 or more can be registered with a 10% discount.

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