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As we enter the data age, leading organizations are leveraging advanced methods, models, and approaches to improve forecast accuracy, automate forecasting processes, and better understand consumer behavior. The results are tangible: increased cash-flow, reduced inventory, and improved customer service. IBF’s Advanced Demand Planning & Forecasting Boot Camp is a training program designed to give practitioners the tools to take business planning performance to the next level. This is both for practitioners looking to build models themselves, as well leaders who need to understand inputs and outputs to lead advanced analytics projects.
This program takes forecasters and demand planners beyond time series forecasting and opens up the world of AI and predictive analytics, allowing you to extract unprecedented value from the data your company holds, as well external data including social media, product reviews and much more. You’ll learn the different analytics models including Regression, Clustering, Artificial Neural Networks, Decision Trees and others, and how to prepare and manage data to leverage these next level techniques. This includes approaches that can be used for scenario planning and what-if analysis allowing you to react to whatever the future brings, including black swan events that provide the kind of extreme demand and supply shocks we saw in 2020 and 2021.
Why YOU should Attend:
- Get expert instruction that takes you beyond Time Series forecasting to advanced analytics including AI, predictive analytics and machine learning.
- Learn cause-and-effect techniques that drive unprecedented consumer insight and improved forecast accuracy.
- Designed for both practitioners looking to use advanced models and leaders looking to understand the predictive analytics landscape.
- Learn how to manage and prepare data for advanced analytics.
- Put your questions to leading S&OP, Demand Planning, Forecasting, Predictive Analytics & Data Science professionals.
- Gain concrete knowledge of your software’s capabilities and its ability to correctly interpret your software’s output, while understanding the techniques it uses.
- Learn advanced Data Science applications with machine learning and predictive analytics for forecasting.
- Learn advanced models like Regression, Decision trees, Clustering, Artificial Neural Networks and more.
- Prepare for the Advanced IBF certification exams: ACPF
- Earn 10 points towards IBF recertification
- All this and much more...
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Boot Camp Day 1Nov 8, 2023
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Boot Camp Day 2Nov 9, 2023
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Boot Camp Day 3 (optional)Nov 10, 2023
- To define Predictive Analytics & how it works
- Clarify the current & future role of Analytics in demand planning, supply planning & forecasting
- Increase understanding of how demand planners, supply planners & forecasters can utilize advanced models to take planning & forecasting more accurate & efficient
- The steps for cleansing big data used in AI-related technologies
- Identify common worst practices across processes, data analytics, people and technology
- Understand myths about demand planning & forecasting
- Understand what can go wrong if worst practices are followed
- Increase understanding of how to avoid worst practices & implement best practices in all critical areas of demand planning and forecasting
- Understanding the 5 step process
- Considerations and principles in defining a forecasting project or process
- Training all types of models and the importance of data splitting
- How to manage results and communicate technical forecasts
- Explain data analysis and how it enables predictive analytics
- Clarify what constitutes big data and how to manage it
- How to identify and techniques to manage data anomalies and issues
- The importance and how to visualize data to find and communicate insights
- Learn different types of models and how they are used
- Introduction to some of the most common advanced methods
- Techniques to build strong models such as bagging and boosting
- Tips and recommendation on how to build the right model
- To define segmentation, classification, and clustering
- How clustering is used in business forecasting and demand planning
- Types of models and how they are commonly used for segmentation
- The steps and fundamentals of K-means method
Member’s discount: -$50
Member’s discount: -$50
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ADVANCED FORECASTING BOOT CAMP
NOVEMBER 8-9, 2023
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PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS & THE USE OF BIG DATA WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
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1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FORECASTING
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
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ACCESSS TO 40+ YEARS OF ARTICLES AND IBF RESEARCH
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
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COST OF FORECAST ERROR CALCULATOR
(BUILD BUSINESS CASE FOR PLANNING RESOURCES (INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
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SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS AT FUTURE IBF EVENTS
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
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FREE FORECASTING TUTORIAL AT SELECT IBF EVENTS
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP, $1000 Value)
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BENCHMARKING RESEARCH REPORTS
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
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ACPF CERTIFICATION EXAMS
3 EXAMS
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CPF CERTIFICATION EXAMS
3 EXAMS
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BOOK: PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS FORECASTING & PLANNING
(FREE SHIPPING)
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BOOK: FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMAND PLANNING & FORECASTING
(FREE SHIPPING)
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Become an IBF Member and Start Improving Your Forecasting & Planning Performance Today.
IBF members include well-known company professionals that span a broad array of business sectors. By joining our organization, you can make certain that your company sets up the right forecasting & planning process and uses the best techniques available. Moreover, you can be sure that your forecasting and demand planning staff has the proper knowledge and skill set for success.
- A subscription to the Journal of Business Forecasting, which is primarily written by and geared toward practitioners.
- Our Research Reports which include valuable benchmarking information and provide you with eye opening information on various topics in Business Forecasting and Planning.
- Special discounts on our Conferences, Workshops, Training Seminars, Certification Program, as well as on any new products and services we will offer in the future.
- Access to Journal of Business Forecasting Past Articles (FREE)Access to our growing online Knowledge section & Action Templates
- Complimentary 1-day Tutorials at select Global events ($1000 USD Value)
10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
- PAYMENT: Payment in full is required prior to the scheduled date of IBF event. Unless payment is received before the start of the scheduled event, your registration will be canceled.
- CANCELLATION POLICY: All cancellations must be received in writing a minimum of 15 days prior to the scheduled IBF event. Cancellations received less than 15 days prior to the event are subject to a $195 (USD) service charge. However, the fee is waived if a credit is selected. For cancellations made on the event date or thereafter, a credit will be applied, no refunds. If you have received training material for the event, then regardless of time before the event, only a credit will be given, no refunds. Furthermore, if your package includes IBF Membership, membership is non-refundable. Therefore any approved refunds that include IBF Membership will be returned minus IBF Membership at the advertised price.
- MATERIALS: Any materials delivered by IBF in reference to this program are for personal use only.
- SPEAKERS: The Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning - IBF, reserves the right to substitute, eliminate, and/or reschedule sessions and speakers if necessary.
- Plus, as a registrant or speaker, you agree that you may be included in group pictures or videos taken at the event that could be used for IBF services, including marketing in the future.
- For event packages that include IBF membership, registrants will be billed annually for each member. Membership can be cancelled at any time by unselecting membership renewal on your IBF profile.