MARCORLOGCOM Logistics Fundamentals-Demand Planning

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Overview

MARCORLOGCOM Logistics Fundamentals-Demand Planning

Course Description

This course prepares participants in the basics of demand planning and the role of demand planning within an organization’s overall supply chain. The course includes presentations of the key elements of demand planning including the interaction between demand and order management, demand planning principles, demand planning tools and techniques, communicating and managing demand and contemporary approaches to demand planning and metrics and roles associated with demand planning.

Participants will learn fundamental demand planning principles and how to apply these to demand management operations in the MARCORLOGCOM environment.  The goal of the program is to support workforce readiness and upward mobility for entry-level and supervisory level associates. The course is designed as an online learning program.

Course Content

INTRODUCTION TO DEMAND PLANNING

INTERACTION BETWEEN DEMAND MANAGEMENT & ORDER MANAGEMENT

DEMAND PLANNING PRINCIPLES

DEMAND PLANNING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

COMMUNICATING AND MANAGING DEMAND

CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO DEMAND PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Requirements & Materials
Prerequisites
Materials

Provided

  • Course notebook

Session Details

Who Should Attend

  • Demand Management: MARCORLOGCOM supply clerical and technician and selected supervisors including:
  • G4 supply clerical and technician and selected supervisors and management
  • LSMC supply clerical and technician and selected supervisors
  • MFSC supply clerical and technician and selected supervisors
  • WSMC supply clerical and technician and selected supervisors

What You Will Learn

  • Understand the key aspects of demand management.
  • Appreciate the importance of demand management within MARCORLOGCOM
  • Outline at a hig- level what demand planning is and why it is important to company success
  • Identify the key roles and skills required in demand planning
  • Discuss the key responsibilities and metrics used in planning demand
  • Explain the key links between demand management and order management
  • Discuss the role of Ecommerce technologies in enabling effective demand management
Supply chain professional working in warehouse

How You Will Benefit

  • Discuss the key aspects of gaining demand consensus within an organization.
  • Identify the key metrics used in demand management.
  • Explain the key aspects of managing and prioritizing demand.
  • Describe Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR), how it works, and its benefits.
  • Discuss pull systems versus push systems.
  • Explain the concept of demand shaping.
  • Appreciate and be able to apply best practices in demand management at MARCORLOGCOM.
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I am really impressed with the scope of subjects covered and the practical case studies in diverse sectors from health, education, and other public sector projects.

- Kenny Onasanya
Team Lead

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