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Adexa World-class Performance Series
Live, Quick, Informative, Relevant
Adexa World-class Performance Series is a great way to get informed about the latest Supply Chain trends and related technologies in your industry. Focused on mission-critical supply chain processes, these webinars include discussions about best-practices, State-of-the-Art SCM technologies, short demos , actual customer case studies and much more. These webinars are always live, to answer your questions, and kept to under an hour, to fit your schedule. So register now, we look forward to having you with us.
 Inventory Planning - February 14th @ 2PM EST
Inventory is insurance against the unknown in the supply chain. It protects against the variations that can cause harmful disruptions. Just like the insurance you buy for yourself, it is important to spend the right amount of money in the right areas. If spent wisely inventory dollars will have a beneficial impact on a companys ability to service its customers properly and help keep direct and indirect costs low. Too much inventory wastes money while affecting return-on-assets. If a company has too little inventory, then it risks lost sales, stock outs, and increased direct costs from disruptions to operations. A world class inventory planning process, considers all aspects of the supply chain when setting inventory policy. This includes financial targets, contracts with customers, demand uncertainty, supply uncertainty, and the basic configuration of the supply chain. In this webcast we will discuss the best practices for setting inventory policy and inventory planning. The following topics will be covered in this webcast:
How the Financial Plan impacts the inventory plan?
What needs to be measured to be able to create an inventory plan?
What are the various techniques that a company can use for setting inventory policy?
What are the key factors that affect the amount of inventory required?
Based on the data that I have available which techniques are right for my company?
What is Multi-echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) and should my company be using it?
Are there simple ways to set inventory levels considering the advantages of pooling and late stage postponement?
Weather, Beer and Forecasting Translating business knowledge into better Forecasts Case study with guest speaker from Paulaner Brewery - February 21st @ 2PM EST
Forecasting beer demand as the basis for setting up the weekly production and filling plans sounds straightforward on first sight. It is well known that the demand for beer depends widely on the weather and other causal factors. Our guest speaker, Michael Bell of Paulaner Brewery, one of Germanys largest and most respected beer producers, will discuss how this company went a long way to set up the requirements and introduce a demand planning software that allows the use of statistical models by embedding information such as temperature into the forecasts. This webcast gives an insight into the experiences of introducing forecasting, and setting up a user-friendly environment, in a company where the concept of forecasting was previously unknown. You will learn:
How to learn from bad forecasts and experiences to increase forecasting capability
Methods for finding out what drives demand
A process for selecting forecasting software
How to get Executives and Users to adopt new Demand Planning Systems
Using Attribute-based Planning to Make Your Business more profitable - February 28th @ 2PM EST
Attribute Based Management is a technique that enables sellers of products to differentiate their offering. It is applicable for Make to Order and Make to Stock companies that want to be able to identify the unique value of their products. It also makes it easier to manage new product introductions, and engineering changes for current products. Attributes are a natural way to handle engineering specifications (speed, size, electrical properties, etc). They are also a way to try to change seemingly ordinary products into unique and non-commoditized offerings. This webcast will discuss how attributes can be used for planning. It will cover:
What attributes are commonly used to manage product configurations
How can attributes simplify your business
How to use Attributes in S&OP planning to translate market demand to your organization
What techniques of attribute based planning should be applied for configuration management and ATP/CTP calculations
How can attribute based planning be applied to materials management including slow moving inventory and preventing obsolescence
How attributes can be used to manage revenue based on product sub-segment identification
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