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Demand Planning.Net is an educational and industry resource for forecasting and supply chain professionals provided by Demand Planning, LLC. We provide specialized consulting in Demand Planning, Sales Forecasting, and S&OP.

What is Demand Planning? Demand Planning is the art and science of planning customer demand to drive holistic execution of such demand by corporate supply chain and business management.

Demand Planning and Forecasting 2-Day Hands-on Workshop:
Southern California, June 6-7,2012 at the Crowne Plaza, Irvine, CA. Learn More...

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Demand Planning LLC can analyze and Benchmark your Demand Planning process with industry standards and recommend key areas for improvement

SAP APO DP offers forecasting by exception through Uni-variate forecast alerts and User-defined macro alerts.Are you leveraging the full functionality of APO modeling and exception management?

In this specialized two-day course, we will explain the modeling methodology and process behind accurate demand forecasts and how to effectively use promotional information to arrive at a consensus forecast. The focus will be on demand modeling using statistical techniques, the methodology to perform model diagnostics, forecast accuracy measurement and the process to incorporate market intelligence.

This presentation attempts to define true demand and describes a method to establish demand proxies using shipment history or the customer order stream.

The objective of this workshop is to explain the methodology of demand planning and help participants understand inventory optimization. Attendees will learn how to calculate Safety Stock, min-max, reorder point, demand and supply uncertainty – Lead time uncertainty, safety stock, and planning to forecast. The workshop will also look at the mechanics behind the various metrics.

Thoughts on Forecasting and Demand Planning

We are introducing educational materials that are available to learn at your own pace.

Forecasting and the Art of Demand Planning - Andrew Tolve interviews Mark Chockalingam on how to forecast with real market information in mind. Read on...

Are you leveraging the full functionality of modeling and exception management in APO DP (SCM 5.0 and 7.0)? We can help you develop consistent processes to leverage the modeling power from basic time series to multiple linear regression models. We will work with you to re-engineer your APO DP modeling methods and create a more streamlined demand planning process. This should greatly increase the usability of the tool for your business. Learn More...

Is calculating and reporting forecast accuracy becoming a daunting task every month?

DemandPlanning.Net provides a user-friendly tool that is highly customizable to your data model and creates analyzable reports in Excel spreadsheets with pivot capabilities. All the metrics required are already built into this software. It also comes with a rich set of exception management reports. Please contact us or email info@demandplanning.net!

Demand Forecasting is the lifeblood of any business. It is an important building block for market forecasting, business planning, industry modeling, supply chain management, and long-range strategic planning. When it is translated into revenue terms, this is also termed as business forecasting.

What is Demand Planning? Demand Planning can be defined as the art and science of planning customer demand to drive holistic execution of such demand by corporate supply chain and business management. Demand Planning starts with a solid statistical forecast and adds intelligence through consensus management of the demand information process. The process model for implementing Demand Planning encompasses essentially nine steps. Read about the Demand Planning Process Model in our consulting pages.

Business Planning is a process that primarily relies on a statistical demand forecast and business priorities for the plan year to build a to-be plan. This is normative and directional for the organization to achieve over the medium-term to long-term. Typically the very long-term plans are labeled Strategic Plans. Learn more about different types of planning initiatives here.

What is your market share?

Do you expect share to increase over time? Why should the supply chain care about market planning and share analysis? More...

Top-down, Bottom-up or Middle out?

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Know the popular acronyms in demand planning and supply chain management.

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Is there a profile of Safety Stock Coverage required for different Customer Service levels?

Yes. Here is a profile of inventory coverage at various required service levels. More.

How do lead times factor in safety stock calculations?

Lead times are an important factor in deciding inventory levels at the receiving point. More.

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Demand Planning Director
Boise, ID
May 2012
Production Planning and Forecasting Analyst
Mason, OH
Nov 2011
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Oakville, ON, Canada
Oct 2011
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Canton, MA
Sept 2011
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Boston, MA
Aug 2011
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Eden Prairie, MN
July 2011
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Akron, OH
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The focus will be on demand modeling using statistical techniques, the methodology to perform model diagnostics, forecast accuracy measurement and the process to incorporate market intelligence.