The planning community mourns the loss of one of its leading figures and most ardent champions. Alan Lee Milliken passed away on July 13 in Pensacola, FL. Alan was a loving husband to his wife of 46 years, Elizabeth, and a proud father to two sons, Roger and Mark. For the team at IBF, he was a much respected colleague, trainer and educator. He shared his knowledge at countless IBF conferences over the course of two decades and guided multiple businesses across the globe to planning maturity through IBF’s consulting ...

From Issue: Going Beyond S&OP: Hedging Exogenous Business Risk
(Fall 2023)