🎯 Course Description:
This advanced certification program equips professionals with expert-level capabilities in supply chain planning, including demand forecasting, inventory planning, production scheduling, sales & operations planning (S&OP), and capacity management. It emphasizes the integration of planning across all supply chain functions and the use of data-driven tools and models to optimize performance.
Participants will learn to align planning with business strategy, reduce uncertainty, balance supply and demand, and maximize service levels and cost-efficiency.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Supply chain planners and analysts
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Demand and inventory managers
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S&OP and production planning professionals
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ERP/MRP/APO users involved in planning
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Professionals seeking to lead planning functions across supply chains
🗓️ Day 1: Strategic and Tactical Planning in Supply Chains
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Introductions, Course Overview |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Role of Planning in the Supply Chain – Tactical vs Strategic Levels |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Planning Hierarchy – Demand, supply, inventory, production |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Aligning Planning with Business Strategy |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Planning challenges in a global supply chain |
🗓️ Day 2: Demand Forecasting and Collaborative Planning
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Quantitative and Qualitative Forecasting Models |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Forecast Accuracy and Bias Management |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Forecast modeling using historical data |
🗓️ Day 3: Inventory and Supply Planning
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Inventory Planning Strategies – EOQ, safety stock, ROP |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Supply Planning Models and Network Considerations |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Multi-echelon inventory and DRP calculation |
🗓️ Day 4: Production Planning, MPS, and Capacity Management
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and rough-cut capacity planning |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Material Requirements Planning (MRP) – Inputs, outputs, logic |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Finite and Infinite Capacity Planning Techniques |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Simulation: Building a capacity-constrained production plan |
🗓️ Day 5: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Performance Integration
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | S&OP Process and Integration Across Functions |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Planning KPIs and Performance Management Dashboards |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Final Review and Certification Exam Preparation |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Certification Exam and Course Wrap-Up |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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CSCPE course manual and planning strategy guide
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Forecasting and inventory planning spreadsheet tools
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CPFR and S&OP templates
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MPS, MRP, DRP calculation worksheets
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Planning KPI dashboard samples
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Practice exam and official certificate of completion
