Town Hall: Understanding Metrics for Improved Demand Management
Misty Eldridge
Sr. DT Manager, Planning and Fulfillment Systems
GE Appliances
Prior Roles
- Several leadership roles in multiple industries ranging from food and packaging to CPG companies. She has a wide area of expertise including S&OP, demand planning, inventory, and supply planning
Education
- University of Illinois
Award
- Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning award from IBF
Eric Wilson, ACPF
Director – Thought Leadership
Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning
Prior Roles
- Escalade Sports: Director of Demand Planning
- Berry Plastics: Director of Demand Planning
- Tempura Sealy International: Director of Demand Planning & S&OP
Industry Involvement
- Frequent speaker and panelist for many executive forums and professional conferences
- Written numerous articles in publications including The Journal of Business Forecasting and APICS Magazine
- Author of the books Cultural Cycles and Predictive Analytics for Business Forecasting & Planning
Award
- IBF Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning
Certification
- IBF Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster (ACPF)
Sujit Singh
Chief Operating Officer
Arkieva
Sujit is a recognized subject matter expert in demand planning, forecasting, and Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). He is a certified fellow in production and inventory management (CFPIM) and a certified supply chain professional (CSCP) by APICS, the Association for Operations Management. In 2010, Sujit was named as a “Pro-to-Know” by Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine. His industry experience includes work in the semiconductor, chemicals, and glass (industrial and commercial) industries.
What gets managed gets improved. Metrics are a crucial component when it comes to tracking and improving the performance of your forecasting and planning processes. In this free town hall, demand and supply planning experts will reveal the metrics that will drive real value in your organization, adding value to demand planning, marketing and sales, and inventory management.
You will learn:
- How to understand the most common forecast metrics
- How to understand your forecast and communicate it to key stakeholders
- How to identify the right metrics that apply to your organization
- How to use your metrics to tell a compelling story about what is happening in your organization
- How forecast metrics can identify meaningful actions for demand planning, marketing and sales, inventory, S&OP and beyond