The 7th annual Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Summit is taking place in May and the organisers are inviting members of the industry to submit papers for consideration at the conference.

The aim is to enrich the summit’s content with a strong selection of case studies offering key information. If you have been involved in any projects with measurable results, the organisers would like to add value to the conference content by including and sharing stories by the industry with the industry. Alternatively, if you have a unique perspective or experience to share, the organisers would also like to hear from you.

Below are the topics being considered for this year’s programme:

•             Thought Leadership: Sales & Operations Planning

•             Case Study: S&OP in Action

•             Aligning S&OP with Financial Planning

•             Case Study: Collaborative Planning

•             Perspective: Evaluate and Select the Right Software for your Business

•             Case Study: Building an Effective Forecasting Process from the Ground Up

•             Perspective/Case Study: Building an Effective Demand Planning Team

•             Case Study/Perspective: New Product Launches

•             Thought Leadership: Forecasting Models and Techniques

•             Thought Leadership: Techniques to Improve Forecast Accuracy

•             Case Study: Using Data Mining in the Forecast Process

•             Perspective: Getting the most out of your APS

•             Perspective: Data Accuracy

•             Case Study: Continuous Improvement in your Forecasting and Demand Planning Process

•             Case Study: Implementation of an Advanced Planning System

If you are interested in submitting a paper for any of the above topics or wish to submit an alternate topic, please contact Karl Murray, MD at Vicenda, on either +27 (0)11 021 5411 or +27 (0)82 560 7007.