Certified Demand Planning and Forecasting Professional

Virtual Classroom, Starts from 12th December, 2020

Introduction

As we emerge from the pandemic, we need to re-focus on the demand planning and forecasting function in our organizations. At a time when historical trends are not relevant, and as supply sources are highly volatile and complex, demand planners have to significantly raise their game. The worlds best companies understand this, and are able to bring their entire organizations into an integrated planning and execution mode.
CDPFP is integrative and practice-oriented. It integrates concepts in business planning, demand, and supply planning, forecasting to present a holistic approach, allowing you to choose the best practices suited to your industry and firm. It discusses emerging and futuristic trends in planning and forecasting, and the framework to build resilience in the process.

Learning Objectives

The CDPFP will provide you with you the ability to navigate through both the technical and analytical aspects of the profession. With CDPFP, you will be able:
• To understand how the demand planning process should function
• How to develop an effective and realistic baseline forecast that drives better planning
• What are the different approaches to demand planning and their evaluation.
• Role of demand planner in an organization

Our Differentiators

• The only course that introduces you to multiple approaches – DDMRP, S&OP, IBP and Connected Planning to build multiple views.
• Integrating multiple methodologies and approaches – Causal, Judgmental, Time Series and Probabilistic and provides a framework on how to choose.
• The Only Course that helps you to evaluate the right method for your Industry and Company
• Taught by leading academicians and industry experts
• Immersive learning integrating case studies and assignments
• India’s only home grown certification

Program Structure

The CDPFP course covers the following core modules:
• Introduction to Integrated Demand Planning & Forecasting
• Critical pillars of demand planning and forecasting
• Identifying the gaps in demand planning and forecasting
• Root cause analysis and predictive modelling.
• Forecasting Models and their evaluation.
• Measuring Forecast Performance
• A framework for understanding Uncertainty through scenario planning
• Machine learning, AI and Analytics for Demand Planning
• Demand Planning: Various Approaches
a) Sales and Operations Planning
b) Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP)
c) Introduction to Integrated Business Planning
• Evaluation of integrated planning systems
• Role of demand planner in an organization

Fees

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Pedagogy

Conceptual lectures, Case studies, Peer to peer discussions and industry insights by experts

Duration

Every Saturday evening 6.00 PM to 8.30 PM, for eight weeks.

Evaluation

CDPFP has a continuous evaluation framework incorporating quizzes, case analysis, quantitative methods and brief answers.

Certification Requirements

To qualify for the CDPFP certification, you have to complete all sessions, submit your assignments, and clear an end of term exam.

Program Mentors

Dr. Rakesh Paras Singh
Chairman – Institute of Supply Chain and Management

Dr. Rakesh Sinha
CEO Reflexive Supply Chain Solutions, Former Global Supply Chain Head at GCPL

Dr. Suhas Rane
Ex Director (Planning), NMIMS and Associate Dean IBS Mumbai

Dr. K T Upadhyaya
Trainer and consultant in the areas of Project Management and Data Analytics

Girish V S
Executive director at ISCM and Editor of SCMPro Knowledge

Certified Demand Planners and Forecasters

Dilip D. Darbha
Loreal

Arpit Raj
GCPL

Nikhil Lambat
Mahindra Vehicles

Rajiv Parekh
Ultra Tech

Anjali Karan
Accenture

Akanksha Jain
Ultra Tech

Radish Suvarna
Accenture

Tushit Nath Das
Fermenta Biotech

Amit Borye
Accenture

Sachin Navale
Mahindra Vehicles

Yunus Shaikh
Glenmark

Vijay Kumar M
Aetos G. Partners LLP

Preeti Grover
Delhivery

Manita Dhyani
Terumo (India)

Utsav Kedia
Bira91

Sanskriti Agarwal
Bira91

Sana Grover
Bira91

Darpan Khurana
Nestle

Puja Kapoor
Continental (India)

Can Çavlı
Henkel

Kunal Gupta
Bateel

After attending the class, one can be assured to understand the demand planning & forecasting process holistically.

Sana Grover Bira 91

The practical examples shared as part of case studies were very relevant.

Yeshesvi Yadav Mondelez International Pvt. Ltd.

Training was great. We got lots of new insights and got to know different techniques used by different companies to improve demand planning. The factors which we ignore during the forecasting and how those affect our planning, idea of selecting correct forecasting methods, measuring our error will be surely help to great extend in our planning process.

Tushar S. Yeotkar Accenture

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Cancellations received up to 7 business days prior to date of training will not be charged the course fee.
Cancellations within 7 business days prior to training date, and in no-show up case, registrants liable to pay full amount.
Substitutions within a company are permitted, requests must be submitted through email.
ISCM reserves the right to amend content, faculty, venue and date of the training program.
In case ISCM cancels the training, participants will be refunded the course fee in full.
ISCM shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages that may be incurred due to such cancellation.

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