Name: BUSINESS PLANNING, FORECASTING & S&OP: BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE
Start: 2020-10-20
Location: Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort

Best Practices Conference
Leadership Forum
IBF Member Tutorial

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IBF’s Business Planning, Forecasting & S&OP: Best Practices conference is our flagship event of the year.

SESSION TRACKS

ESSENTIAL — NEXT-LEVEL — VANGUARD

Join the largest gathering of global professionals from well-known brands, representing all industries with S&OP/ IBP, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Forecasting, and Analytics/ Data Science responsibilities
Meet other professionals from Sales, Marketing, Finance, HR, Executive Management, and other key functions in the S&OP/ IBP process
Learn how to bring change to your organization for better S&OP and operations planning
Truly learn how to reach Integrated Business Planning (IBP) at your company
Bring your organization to best-in-class levels in performance through better business planning & forecasting
Learn step-by-step from lessons learned and case studies shared by well-known global companies
Get instant feedback on your specific challenges and truly network during our Round-Robin Round-Table Discussions
Enjoy further networking during our after conference cocktail reception
Take advantage before or after the conference of our exceptional location in the heart of Disney World and Orlando
All this and more

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Tutorial

Oct 20, 2020
Leadership Forum

Oct 21, 2020
Conference Day 1

Oct 22, 2020
Conference Day 2

Oct 23, 2020
Exam Day

Oct 24, 2020

IBF Members Only

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

TUTORIAL REGISTRATION

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

1-DAY FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMAND PLANNING & FORECASTING TUTORIAL (IBF MEMBERS ONLY– FREE)

MORNING | 9:00 AM–12:10 PM

ROLE OF FORECASTING IN THE ORGANIZATION

Benefits and its impact on supply chain, management decisions, financial plans
Responsibilities/Accountability
Consensus development and management support
Relationship to other decision and planning processes
Cross-function participation and involvement

S&OP & FORECASTING PROCESS

Process design and interfaces
Cross-functional involvement and consensus building
Forecaster competencies & skills
Forecast user Information needs
Risk and error tolerances

FORECAST ERROR MEASUREMENT

Importance of error measurement and analysis
Sources and remediation of error
Interpretation and application of error metrics
Mean Absolute % Error (MAPE)
Weighted Mean Absolute % Error (WMAPE)
Error analysis and cost of error

DATA MANAGEMENT AND DATA CLEANING

Data identification and definition
Structure of time series data
Data collection and analysis
Identifying and adjusting for anomalies

12:15 PM–1:15 PM | LUNCH

AFTERNOON | 1:20 PM–4:30 PM

HOW TO FORECAST WITH TIMES SERIES MODELS – THE MOST WIDELY USED METHOD OF FORECASTING

Importance of pattern identification
Time series model development
When to use time series models
Advantages and disadvantages of time series
Event adjustments and when to use
Underlying assumptions
Widely used time series methods – averages, naïve model, exponential smoothing, decomposition, trend, seasonal, and other time series methods

REGRESSION ANALYTICS – FORECASTING AND EVALUATING CAUSES OF VARIATION IN DEMAND

An Overview of Regression Analysis
Advantages and disadvantages
Application in estimating effects of promotions, pricing, advertising, and other program actions

NEW PRODUCT FORECASTING – FORECASTING OVER LONGER TIME PERIODS WITH GREATER UNKNOWNS

Challenges of New Product Forecasting
Product lifecycle structure and estimation
Qualitative forecasting methods
Overview of Quantitative and Qualitative forecasting methods
Expected error and accuracy

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

EARLY LEADERSHIP FORUM REGISTRATION

Pricing

Pre-2020 Pricing

(Expires in 15 days, 6 hours)

SILVER

$1,799.00

$1,299

GOLD

$1,949.00

$1,449

PLATINUM

$2,399.00

$1,899

DIAMOND

$2,549.00

$2,049

4TH FREE - DIAMOND GROUP

(4 PERSONS FOR PRICE OF 3)

$7,647.00

$6,147

DIAMOND CERTIFY PACKAGE

$3,749.00

$3,249

DIAMOND PACKAGE GROUP

(2 PERSONS)

$4,998.00

$3,998

PLATINUM GROUP PACKAGE

(2 PERSONS)

$4,698.00

$3,698

Leadership Forum Only

$1,499.00

$999

Leadership Forum Only Group

(2 PERSONS)

$2,898.00

$1,898

LEADERSHIP FORUM

OCTOBER 21, 2020

VIP LEADERSHIP DINNER & RECEPTION

OCTOBER 21, 2020

BEST PRACTICES CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 22-23, 2020

BREAKFAST & LUNCH

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

OCTOBER 22, 2020

1-DAY FORECASTING & PLANNING TUTORIAL

OCTOBER 20, 2020 (Active IBF Members ONLY)

Member registration

IBF MEMBERSHIP (1 YEAR)

IBF CPF CERTIFICATION EXAMS

FUNDAMENTALS OF DEMAND PLANNING & FORECASTING BOOK

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The IBF Advantage:

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.

As an IBF member you receive:

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)

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