End-to-End Planning and Inventory Management Training
A comprehensive training and development program designed for companies that want to establish a balanced and integrated planning approach across sales, inventory, production and supply. The program addresses planning holistically at the strategic, tactical and operational levels, aiming to achieve more effective and efficient production through the appropriate use of resources.
The training content spans production methods, push–pull systems, S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning), demand planning, order acceptance, capacity balancing, MPS, material planning, dynamic scheduling and SOPs; through to production routing, workforce and resource planning, work order hierarchy, digital planning solutions and case analyses. On the inventory side, Pareto analysis, inventory control in 7 steps, ABC–XYZ analysis, inventory costs, EOQ, reorder point (ROP), probabilistic models and safety stock, along with performance indicators such as IQR, ageing, turnover rate and average inventory value, are covered with hands-on practice.
Benefits for Your Company
- Establishing a harmonious balance across sales, inventory, production and supply
- Efficient use of resources and increased production effectiveness
- Optimized inventory costs and more efficient use of working capital
- Reduced risk of idle and slow-moving inventory, and improved inventory accuracy
- Minimized stock-out risk and increased customer satisfaction by managing demand and lead time uncertainties
- A data-driven inventory management culture with measurable KPIs (turnover rate, IQR, ageing)
- Directly applicable, on-the-job gains through digital planning solutions and case studies
Who Should Attend
Senior and mid-level managers, management candidates, and managers and employees of planning, production, procurement, warehouse and logistics departments.
The training is delivered in classroom or remote format; participants receive a certificate of attendance / certification.