Best Practices Conference: Business Planning, Forecasting & S&OP/ IBP

April 28 – 30, 2020

This on-demand virtual conference is an immersive program, designed to provide users with best practices from planning and forecasting experts - all from the comfort of your home or office. With 13+ curated sessions, this is the perfect opportunity to develop your skills and increase your knowledge. Because it’s online, you can access the same valuable insight you get at IBF's physical events, but at lower cost and without the need to travel!

Fundamentals of Demand Planning & Forecasting Workshop - 3 Hours

by Eric Wilson, ACPF

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A Foundation for Uncertainty: Advanced S&OP

by Grant Hoffman, CPF

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Omnichannel Omnipotence: How Omnichannel Can Help Us Survive & Thrive During Disruptive Events

by Todd Gallant, ACPF

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Building E-Commerce Forecasting Capabilities for Volatile Times

by Mark Temkin

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The Future of Demand Planning & Our Roles In The Age of Big Data

by Sara Park

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How & When to Use Top down, Bottom Up, & Other Forecasting Approaches

by Joseph Eschenbrenner, ACPF

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The Blackest of Swans: S&OP During Unprecedented Events

by Erin Marchant

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Structuring Data for Value Added Analytics

by Andrew D. Schneider, ACPF

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Orchestrating Consensus in S&OP: Leading An Effective Demand Planning Consensus Meeting

by Patrick Bower

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Go Big or Go Home: Big Data to Improve Supply Chain Performance

by Alan L. Milliken, CPF

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What Gets Measured Gets Managed: Understanding Metrics for Improved Demand Management

by Misty Eldridge

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Sweet & Innocent: Independent S&OP & Forecasting in a Growing FMCG Business

by Simon Ketteringham, Jennifer Thornton

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Incorporating Assumptions Into Your Plans: The Foundation of Demand Planning and Scenario Planning

by Greg Spira

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Becoming a Storyteller Like Steven Spielberg: Build Your Career by Building a Narrative for Data Visualizations

by David Wehling

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What is Croston’s Intermittent Model?

Designed to deal with sporadic demand (no seasonality) with a two-step process. The main goal is to provide a good safety stock, resulting in a situation where there is neither over or under stock. This is accomplished by considering two aspects of the data: the demand size and the…

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