November Professional Development Meeting
Monroe, NJ
http://www.apics-prsj.org/Meetings.htm
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel - Monroe, NJ
Date : 11/18/09
- Registration: 5:30 PM
- Dinner: 6:30 PM
- Presentation: 7:45 PM
Cost:
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$30 member
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$35 non member
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$20 student
Notes:
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Cash or Check (made out to APICS-PRSJ), No Credit Cards
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Pre-registration helps keep our cost down. Walk-ins are always accepted.
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Dinner is included in the price of admission
Forecast Improvement – An Apparent Oxymoron - Or Why Can’t We Learn to Forecast?
Today, companies are faced with increasingly complex and conflicting objectives as they strive to remain competitive in today’s global marketplace. Proper demand management is a critical ingredient needed to help companies meet financial and operational supply chain objectives. Remember that failure to properly monitor and control the forecasting process places a company at a competitive disadvantage.
This interactive presentation is designed to provide each attendee with an understanding and knowledge of the forecast process and improvement tools. Each attendee will learn how to assess and evaluate the forecast; how to improve the process; and how to help reduce the volatility of forecast error. Finally each attendee will leave the presentation with practical knowledge that can be immediately applied to help answer the following questions:
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What is the financial impact of poor forecasting?
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Why do I need to address the issue of data integrity and metrics?
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How do I assess if the forecasting process meets supply chain objectives?
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How does poor forecasting hurt customer service and delivery performance?
SPEAKER
Howard Forman
Howard is an active member of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of APICS where he is a Past President. He is a frequent speaker at various APICS dinner meeting, seminars, workshops, and conferences. He previously earned his CFPIM, CIRM and CSCP certification and is a qualified CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, Lean Enterprise Workshop and Global Sourcing series instructor. He is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University with a MBA and BS in Business Management.
Howard Forman is president of PIM Associates, Inc. Howard has over 30 years of experience in the operational and supply chain environments, specializing in ERP system implementations, demand planning / forecasting, inventory reduction, supply chain management, operation, lean and business process improvements.
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