FORECASTING AND BUFFER MANAGEMENT: OUTSMARTING MURPHY!

We offer you a unique opportunity to come and learn by doing, gaining the insight and confidence that only comes with experience.   In the course of two days, you’ll run your own manufacturing enterprise.  During this time, you will:

• Planning frequency

• Lead time calculation

• Safety stock calculation

• Long term vs. short term forecasting

• The 80:20 principle in demand planning

• Centralisation vs. decentralisation of demand planning

• Integration of inbound and outbound planning

You will also have to deal with common organisational difficulties - resources, supply chain architecture and capacity constraints, information overload (and yet, uncertainty) and time constraints. You’ll experience the emotional involvement, the adrenaline of competition and the disappointments and successes of your decisions.  And have a lot of fun doing it! 

Importantly, you will be exposed to the knowledge and experience of the man largely responsible for improving Clover’s service levels to record high’s: Thinus Hermann, Group Manager: Supply Chain Planning for Clover. He will facilitate the session, coach you, guide you and discuss pertinent issues.

This session will be targeted at middle management within the marketing and logistics fields in the manufacturing environment.

Join us for a highly realistic business gaming session, and experience the world class Insight Business Simulation. If you are interested, please complete the registration form and fax it to our offices as soon as possible.  Please note that we are only able to accommodate a limited number of participants per session, since this is not a regular seminar, but a truly interactive, focused learning experience. 

 

Listen to our delighted clients: "Marked improvement in our demand forecasting!" "Very good experience in terms of logistical issues and focus on profitability of the business." "A great learning experience that creates valuable insight in business dynamics. A thoroughly enjoyable experience."

Thinus Hermann has been employed by Clover - the leading dairy in South Africa - for the last eight years, and is currently responsible for supply chain planning in the Group as Group Manager: Supply Chain Planning.

During recent months he achieved record-breaking service levels and all indications are the next months will be even higher.  He did several study tours during these years, focusing on:  

ENTERPRISE INSIGHT offers both corporate in-house programmes, uniquely designed according to the organisation’s  develop-ment needs, and group-based sessions focusing on specific management and leadership themes aimed at the individual.