IBF’s Supply Chain Planning Bootcamp is an interactive, immersive, and practical program that provides participants with a solid grounding in Supply Chain, with a focus on Supply Planning.

Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to build upon the first 2 days with our optional 3rd day, Demand Management and S&OP Workshop.

• Get a full review of the whole planning process, from the production plan to the detailed master scheduling process
• Receive expert instruction that introduces both experienced professionals and newcomers to the best tools and methods that enhance Supply Planning, Demand Planning, and S&OP capabilities.
• Meet and network with Supply Chain, Inventory Management, S&OP, Demand Planning, and Forecasting professionals
• Earn 10 points towards IBF recertification
• All this and much more...
• This hands-on program will enable you to hit the ground running upon return to your company. The path to S&OP maturity starts here.

Topics (partial list):

• Supply Chain Planning Overview
• Production Plan and the Master Schedule
• Understanding the scheduling process and logic
• Supply Planning parameters that impact production plan outputs
• Fundamentals of Demand Planning
• The forecast and Demand Planner
• Materials, Resource and Work Center Planning
• Bill of material calculations
• Supply Planning and Inventory Management
• Financial impact of inventory
• Determining safety stock
• Achieving the required service levels
• Supplier metrics and scorecard
• Inventory management metrics and visibility
• Supply & Demand Planning Forum Review
• Managing risk and disruption to schedules
• Dealing with abnormal demand and the impact on Planning
• Demand Planning metrics
• Forecast bias and accuracy
• Using commonly known forecast models and methods
• S&OP process overview
• S&OP horizon and timelines
• New product planning within S&OP

The Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning – IBF is a membership organization recognized worldwide as the premier full-service provider of demand planning, forecasting, business analytics, S&OP education, benchmarking research, training, certification, world-class conferences, and advisory services. Since 1981, the IBF has been helping businesses improve their forecasting and planning performance in an effort to enhance growth, optimize supply chains, and improve their bottom line. It has been said that no other organization on the globe has as much depth in its educational content for Demand Planning & Forecasting as IBF.

Having some of the world’s most well known global companies as its members, the IBF is constantly finding and disseminating better ways to manage demand, improve organizational efficiency, and company performance. By becoming an IBF member, you can ensure that you stay current with proven best practices, link with global professionals facing similar challenges, ascend in your career, and bring your organization to best-in-class levels in performance. The IBF is a pioneer in developing a Demand Planning, Forecasting, and S&OP Certification program that can help boost your credentials, as well as, give management greater confidence in its people. The IBF is known for two levels of certification: Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF®) and Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF®).