The main objective of this Demand Planning and Forecasting program is to empower professionals with—

• adequate knowledge and understanding of best practices and advanced concepts of demand forecasting and analysis
• the required knowledge of advanced techniques and methods to estimate demand, in turn delivering the closest and most accurate estimates of future demand
• an enhanced skill set and capabilities to calculate demand, pre-empt challenges and set systems to secure the organisation against potential losses
• the confidence and knowledge to train professionals on best practices of demand forecasting and analysis
• the capabilities and skillset to contribute to organisational stability, credibility and growth by securing the organisation against future risks and challenges
• the ability and potential to contribute to customer satisfaction through the availability of raw materials and goods for timely delivery of high-quality goods to customers
• the knowledge and confidence to apply technology and automate demand forecasting to ensure timely changes in supply and manufacturing
• the knowledge, confidence and experience to track organisational performance and make changes as per the required market demand
• the ability and knowledge to devise essential policies and protocols to help achieve business objectives and gain a competitive advantage in the market

Training courses at Solid State Training are designed keeping in mind a relevant audience. Still, before each training course, the content is closely reviewed and changes are made, if necessary, to suit the relevant audience. Lectures are conducted by trained, experienced professionals from relevant domains. To encourage trainee participation, the trainer assigns group projects and tasks. Role-plays and case study discussions encourage trainees to interact with each other. Experiential learning is also highly promoted. The above unique and effective approach to training has been devised by Solid State Training and is called the Do–Review–Learn–Apply Model.

With professionals undertaking this Demand Planning and Forecasting Course, their organisations will derive the following benefits:

• Experienced, trained professionals to conduct demand forecasting and analysis for the organisation
• A regular supply of raw materials and goods to meet changing demands and to keep stock for future demand
• More informed processes and systems to handle risks and overcome future challenges that could impact manufacturing and supply of goods to customers
• Regular, free training of professionals working to supply goods to customers in time
• Controlled pricing and reduced expenses because of waste reduction and controlled production
• Competitive advantage because of planned procurement and manufacturing as per current and future market demands, despite controllable and uncontrollable challenges
• Automation of demand forecasting and analysis to ensure continuous tracking of organisation performance and sourcing according to customer demand
• Organisational growth and increased client satisfaction because of on-time delivery of high-quality goods to customers
• Control over finances and sales to make provisions for periods of a lull in the business

Professionals enrolling for this Demand Planning and Forecasting Course will benefit as follows:

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of demand forecasting and analysis
• Enhanced perspective, thought process and strategic skills to forecasts demand considering challenges and hindrances, thus providing organisational stability
• Increased ability and skill to predict challenges and mitigate these to prevent impact to delivery of goods to customers
• Greater ability and understanding to contribute to organisational growth and development through controlled costs and increased client satisfaction
• Increased confidence and knowledge to train other professionals on various techniques and methods of demand forecasting and analysis