PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR SUPPLY CHAIN

Supply-Chain Management is a set of activities that procure materials and services to transform them into final products and deliver them to the customers. In a sense the
Project Management does the same using different methods. This workshop will explain the best practices of Project Management Methods shown on real-life Supply
Chain Project Case Study and demonstrate their application and benefits.

Designed by professional with more than 15 years of experience in managing projects (not just theory)
Layered with group activities and discussions to foster stronger understanding and retention of materials covered during workshops
Contains practical information such as how to setup the project without making it fail right at the beginning, how to choose the right project manager, tips and tricks from the “battle field”
The workshop will explain what a Project Board member should expect from Project Manager and vice versa
Learn the tough questions that Project Manager should be able to answer if the project is managed well

Training approach:

Lecture	Discussion
Group Activity	Hands-on Laptop

Target group:

Senior managers, directors,
VPs of :
- Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Strategic Planning, Demand Planning Management, Brand Management, Finance, Project Management Department, Project, S&OP Process, Retail Management, Marketing / Sales Strategy, Marketing, IT Management, Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence.

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Customer’s quote

“I was very satisfied with the teaching approach and the forecasting methods and tools which I can use when back in my office. The trainer has very good knowledge of this subject; introduced us a lot of ways of how to do meaningful data analysis and segmentation.”
Business Analysis & Competitor Intelligence Manager, Astra Zeneca, China

“Coming from a professional event organiser background, we are really impressed with the quality of your workshop delivery. You always delivered the workshops very professionally and we have countless excellent reviews and feedbacks from our delegates who attended your workshops, on your diligence, passion and in-depth knowledge on the topic.” Read more…
Conference organizer, Marcus Evans, Singapore

“Charles is a fully committed and highly skilled professional. During the project we handled together, its help and strong knowledge about both organizations and supply chain have been definitely key success factors. I hope working again with him, without any doubt.”
Business & Technical Advisor, SAP

“I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Charles for over 10 years now. He has presented many times at IBF conferences, as well as conducted 2-day workshops on our behalf. His contribution has always been extremely well received.” Read more…
Managing Director, Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning – IBF

“Charles has a wealth of experience of demand/supply planning & S&OP from a range of clients. This comes across from the use of examples in industry. I left knowing considerably more about S&OP and one-number forecasting than at the start of the day.” Read more…
PhD Candidate in Management Science, Lancaster Research Centre for Forecasting, Department of Management Science Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster LA1 4YX, United Kingdom

“Mr. Novak has in dept knowledge of S&OP process as well as everything you need to know about business forecasting process. I strongly recommend M Novak if your business needs assistance in those field.”
Supply Chain and Operation Management, GCP Inc.

“Great learning experience with lot of real life practical examples. To learn how we can develop a basic forecasting tool from EXCEL is just fascinating!”
Manager – Sales Planning Allocation, Proton Edar Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

“The course was an eye-opener for me and had revealed new ideas and processes that I did not imagine before. I had a misconception of S&OP as a difficult and impractical process. Through the course, I had learned that it was not a set of rules and KPI’s, but rather a means for collaboration and consensus-based decisions.” Read more…
Supply Chain Director, Sanofi – Aventis Singapore, Inc

“Very knowledgeable in the field of Demand Planning, Software Selection and Implementation. We could not challenge the software vendors as well without him; we just don’t have the right knowledge.”
Vice-President Strategy and Performance,Bonduelle Amérique du Nord Montreal, Canada, Bonduelle

“The training is not only theoretical but includes real business examples. Having taking so many trainings, Mr. Novak’s course is the one I mostly refer to. The statistical forecast pack / tools he shared helped me a lot in addressing many demand related needs.”
Demand Manager, Beiersdorf, Middle East

“The 3-day S&OP workshop was a fulfilling experience. The class offered a large scope – enough to understand the whole S&OP process, but also went into a good amount of detail about the forecasting techniques and the mathematical and statistical models.” Read more…
Demand Planning Manager, Transport Robert (1973) Ltée

“Retail Planning Software – Working with Charles was a really eye-opening experience. He clearly knows his subject matter inside and out, and was able to communicate the various forecasting methodologies, pros and cons, and influencing parameters.” Read more…
CMO at TXT Group, TXT Group

“Jaguar-APS has successfully completed Sales and Operations Planning and Demand Forecasting Strategic Value Assessment (SVA) for Walmark.” Read more…
CFO / COO Walmark, Czech Republic, Pharmaceuticals

“I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude as the virtual/online workshop has provided me with the expertise and an expanded my knowledge in my field. The workshop was a success for me…”Read more…
Demand Planner, Trinidad Tissues Limited

“The knowledge of trainer was very rich and valuable. He has a good experience in both theory and practice. The workshop helped me to realize the importance of communicating forecasting with all parties, evaluate the forecasting errors and which ones to use as well as becoming familier with the general role of forecasting in SCM.”
Demand Planning, Sabic, Metal-SBU, SCM, Saudi Arabia

“The most valuable outcome of the workshop was that the team got believed on the importance of working in integrated environment and understand the importance of having a process such as the S&OP where all company must working toward one objective, and having a transparency across the entire S&OP process.” Read more…
Vice President-Supply Chain, Al-Nahdi Medical Company

“It was the first S&OP training in our company conducted by Charles Novak that was attended by top executives of Jollibee Foods Corporation like the CEO, CFO, CMO, CPO, CIO, Country Business Group Heads, Business Support Head, Business Unit Presidents, HR Heads, Supply Chain Head, Finance Heads, and S&OP implementation team.” Read more…
VP and Finance Head, Jollibee Foods Corporation

“What I like about the workshop is working with forecasting spreadsheets. A walk through the use of these spreadsheets helped us understand how the forecasting methods explained in the workshop are being implemented in the software systems. I’m very satisfied with the overall contents of the workshop.” Read more…
Brand & Category Manager, Tupperware Malaysia Sdn Bhd

“Charles is a very experienced speaker and the whole training has been going on smoothly and served the purpose. Clear and precise presentation. Good references examples of each topic discussed.”
Marketing Planning Manager, Continental Sime Tyre, Malaysia

“As professional Event Organizers we are able to contrast your services with numerous other consultants we have hired throughout the world. My entire team have found your commitment and credentials to be among the most professional including the quality of your seminar presentation and content.” Read more…
Operations Director, IBN International

“Mr. Novak has indepth knowledge of demand planning, forecasting and business management processes, the tools, the theory and the applications. We use him to train our own staff, our customer’s staff and to support us when we have specific needs we are unable to address. Highly professional we do not hesitate to even refer our customers directly to him if required.”
Directeur principal chez Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton, Quebec, Canada

“The workshop matches my expectations. I aimed to understand forecasting theory, industry environment, and gain experience on existing tools. The workshop was practical with series of hands on activities. Although I am not responsible for hands on, it provided condense environment for me to experience execution.”
Senior Director Supply Chain & QA, McDonald’s (China) Co., Ltd.

“The most valuable outcome were the hands-on activities that gave the participants firsthand experience in dealing with S&OP issues such as: different views of forecast, different interest of different department in the business and the advantages of establishing a single view of demand and supply.”
VP Business Development, ISCS

“We were quite satisfied with the overall outcome of the work shop. Trainer, whose mastery of the topic was quite apparent, was very lucid and patient. Personal attention was also not lacking with participants having individual sufficient time with Charles both inside and outside the workshop.”
Regional Director – Supply Chain Management, Asia Pacific at Perfetti Van Melle Asia Pacific

“Pavel has helped us to see our business from a whole new perspective and designed automated reports to support our planning and evaluation meetings and make better decisions sooner. His contribution is very valuable.”
Managing Director, Turck, s.r.o.

“The course was extremely interesting and full of good content. Certainly took away some reassurances that the direction we are working in is in line with best practice. Also took a few ideas for some enhancements / additions we could make.”
Head of Sales and Operations Planning, Business Process Optimization, Global Supply Chain, BASF

“The workshop was very informative and provide participants with the relevant theory to be good forecaster and data analyst. In addition, the workshop provides participant with all the relevant skill set and tools to produce accuracy and reliable short-term forecast in the supply chain sales/marketing business sector.”
Customer Services Operation Manager,
GUYANA POWER & LIGHT Inc.