iCognitive Supply Chain Corporate Training Catalogue 2015
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Forecast: How to Improve Accuracy?<br />
ICOGSC09 - 1 day workshop<br />
visit www.icognitive.com or contact us at workshop@icognitive.com<br />
Objectives<br />
Contents<br />
This hands-on training provides a very practical first approach<br />
to forecasting methodology, terminology, concepts and<br />
applications. Trough step-by-step exercises based on real-life<br />
sales, participants learn to identify data components, use<br />
algorithms and build a forecast.<br />
This training requires basic Windows Excel knowledge.<br />
Accessible to everyone: no advanced mathematical<br />
knowledge is required.<br />
Benefits<br />
You will learn and practice several techniques to:<br />
• Build an accurate forecast<br />
• Analyze and challenge the numbers of your market<br />
demand<br />
• Acquire the skills necessary to improve forecasting<br />
performance<br />
Who Should Attend?<br />
DAY 1<br />
• Statistical/market intelligence approach<br />
• Trend, seasonality, forecast by Excel Simple<br />
Exponential Smoothing<br />
• Aggregation: Forecast at SKU Forecast at family<br />
level<br />
• What’s in the forecasting tools: How much to<br />
trust them, how to check them<br />
• Complete case study<br />
Directors, Senior Managers of the following departments:<br />
• Operations<br />
• Purchasing (Sourcing and Procurement)<br />
• Logistics<br />
• <strong>Supply</strong> <strong>Chain</strong><br />
• Inventory Management<br />
• Customer service<br />
• Finance<br />
• Sales & Marketing<br />
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