Available Dates

Dec-30-2024

Barcelona
Mar-31-2025

Barcelona
June-30-2025

Barcelona
Sep-29-2025

Barcelona
Dec-29-2025

Barcelona

Dates in Other Venues

Dec-23-2024

Paris
Dec-23-2024

Dubai
Dec-30-2024

Singapore
Feb-03-2025

London
Feb-03-2025

Dubai
Mar-31-2025

Kuala Lumpur
Mar-31-2025

Istanbul
Mar-31-2025

Paris
Mar-31-2025

Amsterdam
Mar-31-2025

Singapore
Apr-07-2025

London
Apr-07-2025

Dubai
June-02-2025

Dubai
June-02-2025

London
June-30-2025

Amsterdam
June-30-2025

Singapore
June-30-2025

Istanbul
June-30-2025

Paris
June-30-2025

Kuala Lumpur
Aug-04-2025

London
Aug-04-2025

Dubai
Sep-15-2025

London
Sep-15-2025

Dubai
Sep-29-2025

Amsterdam
Sep-29-2025

Paris
Sep-29-2025

Istanbul
Sep-29-2025

Singapore
Sep-29-2025

Kuala Lumpur
Nov-10-2025

London
Nov-10-2025

Dubai
Dec-29-2025

Singapore
Dec-29-2025

Istanbul
Dec-29-2025

Kuala Lumpur
Dec-29-2025

Paris
Dec-29-2025

Amsterdam

Course Details

Demand management requires aligning with consumer trends, historical sales and seasonality data, amongst other factors. It also looks at constantly changing circumstances that affect demand. These factors include regulatory changes, economic shifts, labour force changes, natural disasters, weather patterns, or global crisis events. Therefore, demand planning should be a continuous process ingrained in your business. Ambitious organisations must effectively plan to meet it.

This course will give you a perspective on demand planning principles and success drivers and describe the best practices that firms use today. You will be able to identify the relevant business process, tools, and people capabilities, that are critical to ensure an efficient and successful demand planning function.

The objectives of this course are to empower professionals and experts with:

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of Demand Planning and Demand Management

• The required skill, knowledge to accurately plan and forecast

• Knowledge of the right amount of inventory to meet customer demand

• The required confidence and experience to partake in devising an effective Inventory Management strategy

• The required awareness, methods, and approaches to choose the best-suited planning method

• Help the organisation to gain maximum benefit

• A sense of pride in playing an important part in increasing organisational profitability

This Training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Purchasing, Procurement, Inventory, Sales and Project personnel

• All others who are involved in the planning, evaluation, preparation and management of demands that cover the acquisition of materials, parts, equipment, and services and

• Who are in organizations whose leadership want high levels of excellence in those involved in these activities

Our courses in Barcelona are held at the LPC office located at:

Passeig de Gràcia, 21, planta principal, 08007 Barcelona, Spain

Once you register, we will subsequently send you the course details, including the location, trainer, and other logistical information.

Pay Attention, Please! The course location at our offices is subject to availability. Should our office be unavailable, we will secure an alternative nearby venue and promptly inform you of the change. The exact time and location will be confirmed one week prior to the course commencement.

Course Outline

5 days course

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Demand Management Overview

• Overview of Demand Planning

• Definition of Demand

• Sources of Demand

• Definition of Demand Management

• Customer of the Demand Plan

• Benefits of Demand Planning

• Challenges in Demand Planning and management

Role of the Demand Planning Organisation

• Demand Planners – Role, Responsibilities, and Expectations

• Demand management within Supply Chain

• Effective Demand Planning Process characteristics and behaviors

• Integration with Planning & Control function

• Best Practices, Examples, and Principles

Forecasting

• The four pillars of Forecasting

• Principles of Forecasting

• Quantitative and Qualitative Forecasting

• Probabilistic forecasting.

• Moving average demand

• Linear regression

• Seasonal trends

• Sales forecast

• Tracking Forecast Accuracy

• Determining Safety Stock

Performance Measurements

• How to Use Performance Measurements

• Monthly Planning Cycle

• Demand Plan Accuracy Measurement

• When to Measure

• Planning Strategies

• Process Measurements

• Examples

Demand Planning Best Practices

• Get buy-in and demand accountability

• Have accurate inventory data

• Demand sensing / Assessing factors affecting demand

• Actively shaping demand with marketing, promotion, and pricing tools

• Due diligence when choosing & implementing the right demand planning software

• Improvement Methodology and Mindset

• Addressing Critical Issues

• Case Studies and hands-on exercises

Forecasting and Demand Planning, Best practice

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