Proceedings: 2007 APICS International Conference & Expo
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Worst Practices in Business Forecasting
Program Code:
H-5
Date:
Monday, October 22, 2007
Time:
8:00 AM to 9:15 AM
EST
SPEAKER
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Michael Gilliland, CFPIM, is product marketing manager at SAS Institute, Inc. He has worked in consumer products forecasting for more than 15 years, with positions that include director of forecasting at Sara Lee Intimate Apparel and director of demand management solutions for Answerthink, Inc. Gilliland holds a bachelor of arts in philosophy from Michigan State University and a master's degree in philosophy and mathematical sciences from Johns Hopkins University. He has presented at numerous conferences for professional organizations including APICS, the Institute of Business Forecasting, and the International Institute of Forecasters.
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Description
Worst practices can plague any forecasting process and lead to needless investment, wasted resources, demoralized staff, poor forecasting, and lousy financial results. Learn about the common worst practices in business forecasting and their unsavory consequences. Michael Gilliland, CFPIM, product marketing manager at SAS Institute, describes how to use forecast value-added analysis to identify and eliminate the worst forecasting practices in your organization.