IBF's Virtual Leadership Forum is where executives and leaders in S&OP/ IBP, forecasting, demand planning, supply chain and analytics come together to discuss key developments, challenges and opportunities. It is designed to provide high-level management and their associates with the latest best practices.
You’ll be able to put your questions to our expert panelists featuring senior directors and VPs at Fortune 500 companies, many of whom have overcome the same challenges you are facing now.
Executive Stream 1: S&OP Is Your Competitive Advantage In Good Times & Bad: How to Improve your Demand Planning and S&OP/IBP Processes
Executive Stream 2: Leveraging People in The New Normal: Developing Adaptable & Effective Planning Professionals
Executive Stream 3: Analytics Driven Organization: Technology, Big Data, and Digital Transformation for the New Age of Predictive Analytics
Executive Stream 4: Benchmarking & Assessing Your S&OP/IBP Strength: Becoming a Vanguard S&OP Company
When you register for IBF’s Virtual leadership Forum, you get the option to carry out a self- assessment of your S&OP process using IBF’s proprietary maturity model, plus one-on-one time with an IBF expert who will review the findings. Your IBF expert will identify strengths and weaknesses, and where you have gaps in your process. During the review they will provide actionable recommendations to improve your S&OP process, or to set up a new process. You’ll receive valuable guidance and direction along with resources to help your journey to S&OP maturity. All IBF experts have extensive experience in leadership roles in multi billion dollar companies at senior director or VP level.
Choose the GOLD PACKAGE to receive the Cost of Forecast Error Template to build a business case for investing in your company’s forecasting and planning function. This valuable resource will reveal how much your company will save by improving under- or over-forecasting.
During the forum, IBF will share some of its global research that will help you know where you and your company stand with others. Those that register with the GOLD PACKAGE, get access to IBF’s research reports, which includes valuable research across forecast error in major industries, metrics used, data used, salaries, new product planning, S&OP cadence and other best practices.
Choose the GOLD PACKAGE with IBF Membership and you’ll get access to the pre-forum, demand planning and forecasting workshop. This high-level on-demand workshop offers the perfect grounding in forecasting and planning, serving as a fundamental course with the latest best practices. You’ll get other members only benefits, including the Journal of Business Forecasting delivered to your door quarterly, as well as discounted entry to IBF conferences and training.
All registered attendees get access to the full recordings for 3 months and presentations slides, allowing you to recap specific areas from the IBF Leadership Forum.
Included in the GOLD PACKAGE, you get IBF membership for 1 year which includes subscription to the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF), discounted entry to IBF conferences and training and access to the entire IBF knowledge library.
IBF LEADERSHIP FORUM
OCTOBER 21-22, 2020
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WORKSHOP: DEMAND PLANNING & FORECASTING
ON-DEMAND (IBF MEMBERS ONLY)
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S&OP ASSESSMENT
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ASK IBF EXPERT
REVIEW S&OP ASSESSMENT
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BENCHMARKING RESEARCH
S&OP & FORECASTING
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ALL SESSION RECORDINGS
ON-DEMAND (3 MONTHS)
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PRESENTATION SLIDES
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IBF MEMBERSHIP
(1 YEAR)
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JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FORECASTING (JBF)
LATEST ISSUE
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COST OF FORECAST ERROR TEMPLATE
BUILD BUSINESS CASE FOR FORECASTING RESOURCES
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CPF CERTIFICATION EXAMS
3 EXAMS
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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.