BEE Level 1 Accredited

Demand Planning and Management (2 Days)

Balance Inventory Costs with Customer Demand

Cost pressures and complex supply chains require a minimum of cash tied up in inventory while satisfying the customer to the maximum
7 – 8 Sep 2026
2 days
Online

Why Choose this course

This workshop provides insight into the complexities and processes of demand planning and management and will introduce solid demand management and forecasting processes along with the tools and resources required to achieve significant savings on inventory cost while maintaining great customer service.

Demand planning and management training course Commerce Edge

What did other people say?

What does this course cover?

  • The processes to manage demand and forecasting
  • The keys to a successful forecasting process and function
  • Customer collaboration
  • New product forecasting
  • Promotions forecasting
  • Forecasting performance
  • Sales and operations planning (S&OP)
  • Collaborative planning; forecasting and planning (CPFP)
  • Forecasting models (quantitative and qualitative)
  • Historical and statistical forecasting
  • Time series models; cause and effect models and model selection
  • Providing a practical experience of using these tools

Is this course for me?

Career roles we recommend this course for

  • Logistics supervisors
  • Operational Managers
  • Warehouse clerical functions
  • Dispatching and receiving functions
  • Inventory Managers
  • Bookkeepers and Accountants

Your course facilitator

Commerce Edge

Commerce Edge

Commerce Edge has been a leading provider of World Class Procurement and Supply Chain training since 2001. We have trained hundreds of public and private sector organisations and over 10,000 individuals on various aspects of World Class Procurement, Logistics, Operations and Planning in the context of the wider Supply Chain.

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