Demand management is the supply chain management process that balances the customers’ requirements with the capabilities of the supply chain. With the right process in place, management can match supply with demand proactively and execute the plan with minimal disruptions. The process is not limited to forecasting. It includes synchronizing supply and demand, increasing flexibility, and reducing variability. On the other hand, demand forecasting involves techniques including both informal and formal methods, such as educated guesses, quantitative methods, and the use of historical sales data or current data from test markets.

• Key Concepts of Demand Management, Demand Management in Supply Chain,
• Types of Demand, Demand Characteristics,
• Quantitative Analysis and Various Forecasting Techniques,
• Trend Analysis, Impact of Seasonality in Forecasting Demand,
• Trend and Seasonality-Adjusted Forecast,
• Phases in the Forecasting Cycle Process,
• Material Requirement Planning (MRP),
• Distribution Resource Planning (DRP,
• Aggregate Planning and Master Production Schedule (MPS),
• Bill of Material (BOM), Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order,
• Assembled-to-Order methods and the list goes on.
• Question & Answer session.

This training will be conducted Mr. Shankar Kumar Roy, M.Com (DU) and Int’l Diploma in Supply Chain Management (ITC, Switzerland). Mr. Shankar Kumar Roy is a Corporate Trainer and Consultant and currently is engaged as a Executive Director at Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) and KPMG Advisory Services Ltd. He was employed as an Advisor (Research and Planning) at M.I. Cement Factory Ltd. (Crown Cement Group) till 30th June 2020. Before joining at Crown Cement Group, he had served at Holcim Cement (Bangladesh) Ltd for more than 16 years, holding the post of General Manager-Business Development. As a professional corporate trainer, he provides practical, interactive, and fun-filled activity based training. He has conducted numerous training and has 15+ years of experience in training. His area of specialization in training includes Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Marketing & Sales and various Soft Skills. He was awarded as the ‘Trainer of the Year 2018’ recognition by International Trade Center (ITC), Geneva, Switzerland at a gala event in Beijing, China on 1st November 2018.

Tk. 3,000/- payable in favour of ‘Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry’ by cash/pay order/cheque/ transfer by online banking. It could also be paid through bKash merchant number 01766018659 (payment) with bKash charge Tk.50/-. Course fee includes refreshments, lunch, stationery, learning materials and excludes VAT and Tax. Admission would be confirmed to candidates on payment of registration fee.

10% for (one option applicable): (i) DCCI Members; (ii) Women participants; (iii) Students (pursuing his/her undergraduation & postgraduation); (iv) Ex-Trainees of DBI; (v) Three (3) or more participants from one organization for same course; and 15% corporate discount for 10 (ten) or more participants from the same organization to one programme.

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Certificate will be awarded.