Demystifying Inventory Forecasting in Financial Planning, Budgeting & Cash Flow Forecasting
Virtual Financial Forecasting, Planning & Budgeting Conference
Demystifying Inventory Forecasting in Financial Planning, Budgeting & Cash Flow Forecasting

You will learn:

  • How the Financial Planning team can develop better AR, AP and inventory forecasts
  • How each business function can and should contribute to the inventory forecast
  • Appropriate inventory targets to achieve the optimal balance between high fill rates and low inventory
  • Actions required for each business function and how to monitor them to reduce forecasted and actual inventory
  • How to identify root causes of inflated inventory and agree on improvement plans
author
Marcos Borges
PMP, Demand and Supply Planning Expert
Nestlé
Marcos Borges is a supply chain professional with experience in across multiple industries, particularly Consumer Packaged Goods. Marcos joined Nestlé in 2005, leading several demand and supply planning projects in various different countries. Over the past three years, he has been working on the methodology to model the financial impact of the decisions done in each business function. Marcos holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil, and an MBA from Fundação Instituto de Administração, also in Brazil.