IBF On Demand

Join us for a captivating interview with thought leader Ryan Harman, Director of Planning at Black Rifle Coffee Company. Ryan's expertise comes to life as he shares exclusive insights from his feature in the spring edition of the Journal of Business Forecasting, where he answered 20 pivotal questions as a planning leader. In this one-on-one conversation, we delve deeper into Ryan's illus...

Driving S&OP Success: The Power of Engaged Executives with Biopharma Global Supply Chain Executive Denise Sena Discover why executives' active involvement is key to S&OP success and why 20% of companies say they struggle with this. Learn how to identify an engaged executive, what they do to support S&OP, and how to gain and maintain their unwavering support. Support the show To si...

We explore the critical factors that influence inventory levels and shed light on why JIT and lean alone may not be sufficient to address the complexities of modern-day inventory challenges- With Jeff Baker, award-winning supply chain specialist. Support the show To sign up for regular updates and the latest research, events, articles, podcasts and more from the Institute of Business Forecasting &...

IBF's Thought Leader Eric Wilson dives into AI in Supply Chain IBF OnDemand is sponsored by Arkieva-Drive real business transformation by improving your supply chain planning processes. Tailored specifically to you, whether you’re running an enterprise organization or a small business. Support the show To sign up for regular updates and the latest research, events, articles, podcasts and more...

IBF's Director of Thought Leadership Eric Wilson looks at all of the factors that you need to consider to balance and optimize your inventory levels, especially after Covid and other outlying events that could affect your forecasting. Support the show To sign up for regular updates and the latest research, events, articles, podcasts and more from the Institute of Business Forecasting & Tr...

Lessons For Recent Graduates: Berkeley MBA Students Capstone Project Hosted by Eric Wilson, CPF is the Director of Thought Leadership at The Institute of Business Forecasting (IBF), a post he assumed after leading the planning functions at Escalade Sports, Tempur Sealy and Berry Plastics. In 2016, he received the IBF Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning award. Eric is the author of &a...

02:35 Sara Park, VP E2E Integrated Planning at Coca-Cola 08:20 Falling in love with demand planning 12:30 The importance of mentoring and finding a mentor 13:55 Advice for building and managing teams 23:25 Advice for your younger self: trust your instincts Support the show To sign up for regular updates and the latest research, events, articles, podcasts and more from the Institute of Business For...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting 02:00 CPFR for 'outside in' planning 04:40 Original CPFR steps: Info sharing, joint forecasting, coordinate shipments  06:41 Bringing the outside in for better planning  10:44 CPFR includes external factors and le...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting 02:47 S&OP in the service industry - why is nobody talking about it? 04:45 SLB is a giant energy company and service provider  08:00 The challenges of S&OP in a services company 10:45 Asset utilization, back up rati...

3:05 Confusion surrounding different job titles and responsibilities in supply chain 04:40 Alina Davydova, S&OP Manager at Danfoss 05:50 Defining supply planning and demand planning 08:10 The demand plan becomes the supply plan in an E2E process 09:45 The roles need to defined and assigned 11:05 Breaking down siloes between demand and supply 14:05 Don't expect other functions to expect to...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. 04:20  Jonathon Karelse, author of Histories of the Future  07:48 The epistemology of forecasting - why do we forecast the way we do? 10:00 Questioning forecasting orthodoxy - did Holt & Winters know what they were doing?  12:35 Behavioural economics and bias in forecasting 13:50 Judgemental methods in forecasting  17:25 Why...

01:25 Get IBF Membership 02:30 Getting investment for resources 04:10 Building the business case for investment 06:00 Learn the needs and language of decision makers 07:36 Presenting the benefits: ROI, savings, efficiencies 09:18 Educate leadership about what you do 11:00 Explaining what improved forecast accuracy really means for cash and ROI 12:40 Find a champion with influence 16:04 Be a salesp...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting Introducing Eric's younger, better, and smarter replacement. 01:20 What is business forecasting? 01:40 What is demand planning? 03:49 What are business forecasting and business forecasting important? 04:58 Is there a d...

01:43 Appling COVID forecasting models for business problems 03:23 We're not forecasting numbers but how consumers react to different stimuli 05:21 John Cordier, CEO of Epistemix, pushing the boundaries of predictive analytics 08:10 Modelling variables like behavior and policy that spread diseases 12:20 Most companies use only internal data which stops us from spotting changes 14:06 Testing a...

01:30 The advancements in planning brought about by COVID  04:00 Tempur Sealy's Director of Demand Planning 05:21 Tempur Sealy's 300% increase in sales during COVID 07:10 How Tempur Sealy reacted to spikes in demand 07:43 How COVID made Tempur Sealy switch to S&OE 10:25 Did they keep S&OE after COVID/ 11:03 The value of segmentation  12:09 Why Tempur Sealy consolidated their 2 ER...

02:18 Can S&OP be done remotely? 03:45 Kevin Reim, VP Fulfilment Operations, L'Oréal 05:05 Why hybrid S&OP works - and is even more effective 06:10 Does lack of close contact hinder trust and collaboration? 07:57 Workplace politics has increased post-COVID 10:30 People are less inclined to engage when behind a camera 12:30 Does virtual working create a level playing field across regio...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting 02:11 The new normal of digital S&OP/IBP 06:00 S&OP is still being relegated to a supply chain function  06:45 Supply chain folks are too tactical 07:50 Day-to-day S&OP isn't working in the digital world 08...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting 00:00 Introduction 01:23 Orlando Forecasting, Planning & S&OP Conference 02:30 How Starbucks uses your data to make you spend more 03:50 Data analytics still comes down to people and process 06:10 The planning chall...

02:00 IBF S&OP Maturity Model 03:48 What makes a Vanguard S&OP process 05:40 Is there a difference between basic S&OP and best-in-class S&OP? 08:30 Getting executives onboard  10:50 The bias towards decision making  12:45 From functional siloes to end-to-end value chain 13:55 COVID encouraged companies to implement S&OP 18:30 Myth's that hold companies back from S&OP s...

00:00 Introduction 01:54 Economic outlook - higher inventory and higher costs 05:00 S&OP/IBP is focusing on supply chain costs  08:20 Does Finance see the value of S&OP? 09:55 No difference between S&OP and a financial rolling forecast 10:10 If you don't understand resources consumption you can't get cash right 11:58 Integrated S&OP vs S&OP 14:50 Who owns the trade of...

00:00 Introduction 02:20 What companies did to survive the pandemic 04:18 Dr. Barry Keating - Predictive Analytics expert 05:40 Is Predictive Analytics really any different? 07:43 The difference between time series and Predictive Analytics 08:33 Time series forecasting isn't going away 09:05 The rise of predictive analytics 10:01 Moving from static data to data with different dimensions 12:25...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting 02:14 Chicago S&OP/IBP Conference, June 17 04:10 S&OP is about decision making  04:50 Rachel Stafford CPF, S&OP expert 06:25 Why is it so hard to make decisions in S&OP? 08:30 S&OE for tactical decision-...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting 00:00 Intro 01:21 IBF Conferences https://ibf.org/forecasting-and-plann... 02:48 A peak inside my forecasting tool box 05:00 The types of forecasting methods available to you 08:33 How to decide which method to use - accura...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting 00:00 Intro 04:19 How to you keep teams engaged during S&OP transformation projects 06:07 How to get different functions talking the same language 07:45 The "yes and" principle 08:50 Using data and KPIs to rea...

IBF On Demand sponsored by Arkieva, your one-plan S&OP software. Learn more about Arkieva's innovative approach to forecasting here: http://bit.ly/business-forecasting 00:00 Intro 01:15 Online Training Course in Demand Planning, Forecasting & Planning 02:44 Write for the Journal of Business Forecasting or www.demand-planning.com 05:00 Women in demand planning 09:45 Demand planning at...