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Aligning Sales and Manufacturing in Forecasting
The Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning (IBF) is giving away a free webinar on how Nippon Paint has aligned Sales and Manufacturing in the Forecasting Process, by Jun Huang who is responsible for manufacturing business for the Nippon group with 7 plants country wide.
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Dos and Don’ts of Demand Planning
As we emerge from the global recession and demand returns, many organisations are finding they are not responding very well to the supply chain. Ownership and accountability of demand planning and the role each stakeholder are unclear.
9th Annual Extended Supply Chain conference
The 9th Annual Extended Supply Chain 2011 conference is to be held 5th & 6th April in London. This year's conference addresses a common theme: traditional supply chain is changing.
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IBF Looking For Case Studies
The Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning (IBF) is looking to hear new industry case studies and stories of lessons learned on how to better manage, forecast, and plan demand to further drive supply chain efficiency.
M4 Forecasting Competition Submission
Building on the success of previous empirical competitions, the purpose of the M4 Forecasting Competition is to further study the accuracy, validity and utility of various forecasting methods. The Submission System is now open.
VP L’Oreal on Demand Planning
The Vice President of Demand Planning for L'Oreal North America will give a Keynote Address at IBF's Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Conference 2011.
Winners of International Predictive Analytics Competition
FICO, a leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have announced the winners of the seventh annual UCSD-FICO Data Mining Contest.
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Jan Fischer Speaker At ISF
Jan Fischer, former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, currently Vice President, Operational Policies at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, will be speaking at the ISF 2011. Continue reading Jan Fischer Speaker At ISF
Free Dynamic Regression Webinar
Do you want to build causal factors such as prices, promotions and economic indicators into your forecasts? Business Forecast Systems has announced a free webinar on what you need to know to use dynamic regression models for forecasting.