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Certified Forecaster and Demand Planner (CFDP)

Name: Certified Forecaster and Demand Planner (CFDP)
Price: 1616 USD
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Forecast Smarter, Plan Bolder

Supply chain excellence lives in prediction. This certification course covers demand planning orchestrated across Sales & Operations, Integrated Business Planning, and Collaborative Forecasting. You'll master quantitative models, judge when to trust them, and deploy Machine Learning and Lean Six Sigma to improve accuracy. Real-world challenges—seasonality, intermittent demand, disruptions—get practical solutions. Advanced topics like Demand Sensing and DDMRP show how data-driven planning transforms organizations from make-and-sell to demand-driven. Prepares you for the CFDP certification and positions you as a strategic supply chain leader.

About this course

Supply chain management essentials, inventory planning fundamentals, and their role in achieving a balance between supply and demand. ,To lead Demand Planning Processes in the context of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Collaborative Planning (CPFR). ,To develop quantitative, judgmental, and causal forecasting models for seasonal, intermittent, and new product demand. ,How to choose the right forecasting method for each historical data pattern, and how to improve forecast performance with Machine Learning and Lean Six Sigma principles. ,How to mitigate the risk of inaccurate forecasts and deal with randomness, low forecastability, missing data, outliers, disruptive events, and overfitting. ,How a Make-and-Sell organization can become Demand-Driven, and how Demand Sensing, Data Analysis, and Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) can improve Supply Chain Response and overall Supply Chain Network performance.

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