Planning and Managing Demand: Course 3

Demand Planning is vital and it ensures the ability to improve inventory management, increase customer satisfaction, optimize production planning, improve business strategy, and set and meet commitments. A good Demand Plan affects the entire organization, and in this course, I will walk you through the following objectives:

• Understand the importance of time in Demand Planning

• Identify milestones, events and boundaries that form the monthly calendar

• Be prepared to manage change

• Learn how to hold an effective Demand Review

• Invite the right people to the Demand Review

• Make the most of sharing assumptions

In addition, we will build on the information from Course 1 and 2 and further our knowledge and expertise in Demand Planning. We will take a deeper dive into how we can incorporate timeinto Demand Planning and understand the importance of both time fences and lead times. We will also learn how to establish rules on when and how to break into a set plan.

Some other topics this course will cover include:

• How to set due dates and freezes to reduce churn

• Why the planning calendar makes us uncomfortable

• How short lead times create more focus on demand planning in the current month

• Milestones, events and boundaries to consider for the demand planning cycle

• How to visualize the demand planning cycle in swimlanes

• How to go from being reactive in the month to proactive

• How to document the standard work that you need to do as you move through the workdays of your planning cycle

• Best practices for a standard agenda for a Demand Review

• Best practices for participants and roles for Demand Reviews

No matter your position or role, understanding demand is beneficial to the business. This course will set you apart and prepare you to make the decisions you need to drive success and continuous improvement. I am so excited to share with you my knowledge of Demand Management, and I hope you find it as interesting and rewarding as I do.

This is the third course of my four-course series, so if you would like to learn more, you can check out my other course offerings under my bio.

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