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Supply Chain Planning Mistakes
That Increase Cost and Reduce Customer Service
In 90 minutes, we walk through the planning mistakes that quietly drive up cost and hurt service levels: forecast bias, poor safety-stock decisions, silo-based planning, and reactive firefighting. You'll leave with the KPIs to track, root-cause tools to diagnose problems, and a practical action plan to fix them.
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21 September 2026
Time
7:00 PM (Dubai Time)
Language
English
Format
Online Live Stream
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Who This Is For
Anyone accountable for cost or service targets
Built for people who plan the numbers, not just report on them after the fact.
Supply Chain & Demand Planning Professionals
Inventory & Procurement Managers
Operations & Logistics Leaders
S&OP and Finance teams working on cost–service trade-offs
Anyone tired of firefighting instead of planning
Session Outline
From the Mistakes to the Fix
6 connected stops — from spotting what's driving up cost, to the tools and action plan to fix it.
1
Phase 01 — Identify the Problem
Where Cost and Service Actually Break Down
- The most common planning mistakes that drive unnecessary cost and service failures
- The cost–service trade-off: balancing inventory investment with service requirements
2
Phase 02 — Fix the Core Planning Drivers
Forecasting, Inventory, and Lead Time
- Improving demand forecasting: bias, poor assumptions, weak sales collaboration
- Optimizing inventory levels: reducing excess stock without causing stockouts
- Strengthening safety-stock and reorder-point decisions
- Managing lead-time uncertainty across purchasing, production, and delivery
3
Phase 03 — Break the Silos
Connecting the Planning Chain
- Avoiding silo-based planning across demand, procurement, production, inventory, logistics, and finance
- Planning around capacity constraints, bottlenecks, and supplier or transport limitations
4
Phase 04 — Stop Reacting, Start Preventing
Reducing Firefighting
- Reducing firefighting and expediting by fixing root causes, not symptoms
- Improving supplier and procurement planning to cut emergency purchases and premium freight
5
Phase 05 — Measure and Diagnose
KPIs and Root-Cause Tools
- The right supply chain KPIs: forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, fill rate, OTIF, stockout rate, expedite costs
- Practical root-cause tools: 5 Whys, Pareto analysis, Fishbone analysis
6
Phase 06 — Apply and Act
From Case Study to Action Plan
- Real-world case studies and exercises showing how planning errors raise cost and hurt service
- Building a practical improvement action plan for sustainable results
DURATION
1.5 Hours
7:00 PM Dubai Time
FORMAT
Online Live Stream
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LANGUAGE
English
Full session in English
COST
Free to Attend
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