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Eric Wilson, ACPF
Eric Wilson, ACPF
Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning

Director – Thought Leadership
Eric is a predictive analytics and business planning innovator, author, and speaker. He is the Director of Thought Leadership at the IBF. Prior to this he worked as the Director of Demand Planning at Escalade Sports, Director of Demand Planning at Berry Plastics, and Director of Demand Planning & S&OP at Tempur Sealy International. In 2016, he received the Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning award from the IBF. He is an IBF Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF) with over 20 years of experience. Eric is a visionary in his field, a frequent speaker and panelist for many executive forums and professional conferences, and has written numerous articles in publications such as The Journal of Business Forecasting and APICS Magazine. He is also the author of the books Cultural Cycles and Predictive Analytics for Business Forecasting & Planning.
Todd Dunn, ACPF
Todd Dunn, ACPF
Catalent Pharmaceutical

General Manager
Todd Dunn is currently the Director of Supply Chain at Catalent Pharmaceutical. Most recently, he is IBF's 2018 "Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning" award winner. Todd has held several management positions in supply chain and production within his 28 years of manufacturing experience. He was the project manager to successfully lead his organization to Class A MRPII certification. He has facilitated the pre-S&OP and executive S&OP meetings for over 15 years. He holds a BSc degree in Business Management and obtained the Michigan Certificate from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He has been a speaker at several Supply Chain & Demand Planning events across North America for many years covering topics related to Demand Management and S&OP/ IBP. Todd is a Certified Professional Forecaster (CPF).
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This event was very informative and there were great ideas presented that I will be using to improve our forecasting process.
Barbara Thomas, Demand Planning Manager, Ecolab, Inc.

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.

Why YOU should Attend:

  • 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.
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Eric Wilson, ACPF
Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning
Director – Thought Leadership
Todd Dunn, ACPF
Catalent Pharmaceutical
General Manager
Boot Camp Schedule
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  • Boot Camp Day 1
    Aug 9, 2023
  • Boot Camp Day 2
    Aug 10, 2023
  • Boot Camp Day 3 (optional)
    Aug 11, 2023
8:30 AM - 10:15 AM
FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMAND PLANNING
  • Role of Demand Planning within an organization
  • Overview of the Demand Planning process
  • What are the characteristics of demand
  • What is a forecast and a Demand Planner
  • What is the demand planning process
10:15 AM - 11:55 AM
SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING OVERVIEW
  • Supply Chain overview
  • The balancing of demand and supply
  • Understanding the role of supply planning
  • Key elements within supply planning and the impact to the organization
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
LUNCH
1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
PRODUCTION PLAN AND THE MASTER SCHEDULE
  • Overview of the supply planning processes
  • Production plan overview and the link to the master schedule
  • Hands-on exercises to help understand the scheduling process and logic
  • Supply Planning parameters and considerations impacting production plan outputs
  • Key metrics to monitor and measure performance
  • Visibility of the production plan and master schedule
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Todd Dunn, ACPF
Catalent PharmaceuticalGeneral Manager
Pricing
Super Early Bird Rate
(Expires in 1 days 5 hours)
SILVER PACKAGE
$1,899.00
$1,699

Member’s discount: -$100

GOLD PACKAGE
$2,149.00
$1,949
PLATINUM PACKAGE
$2,599.00
$2,399

Member’s discount: -$100

DIAMOND PACKAGE
$2,849.00
$2,649
4th FREE - DIAMOND GROUP
Best Value (Group) (4 persons for price of 3)
$8,547.00
$7,947
DIAMOND CPF CERTIFICATION PACKAGE
Best Value (+CPF Certification)
$4,099.00
$3,899
DIAMOND GROUP
(2 PERSONS)
$5,598.00
$5,198
PLATINUM GROUP
(2 PERSONS)
$5,098.00
$4,698
S&OP/ IBP & Demand Management Workshop
$1,599.00
$1,399

Member’s discount: -$100

ADD-ON: Certificate in S&OP/ IBP
$899.00
$899
SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING BOOT CAMP
AUGUST 9-10, 2023
1-DAY S&OP/IBP & DEMAND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
AUGUST 11, 2023
BREAKFAST & LUNCH
1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FORECASTING
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
ACCESSS TO 40+ YEARS OF ARTICLES AND IBF RESEARCH
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
COST OF FORECAST ERROR CALCULATOR
BUILD BUSINESS CASE FOR PLANNING RESOURCES (INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS AT FUTURE IBF EVENTS
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
FREE FORECASTING TUTORIAL AT SELECT IBF EVENTS
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP, $1000 VALUE)
BENCHMARKING RESEARCH REPORTS
(INCLUDED WITH IBF MEMBERSHIP)
CPF CERTIFICATION EXAMS
3 EXAMS
BOOK: FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMAND PLANNING & FORECASTING
(FREE SHIPPING)
S&OP/ IBP CERTIFICATE - INCLUDES EXAM FOR KNOWLEDGE-CHECK

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