A warehouse full of slow-moving stock and a customer waiting on a backorder can exist in the same company, on the same day — both are symptoms of the same root cause: a forecast that missed. Most planning teams only find out a forecast was wrong after the numbers come in, by which point the cash is already tied up or the sale is already lost. The Supply Chain Forecasting and Inventory Optimization Training Course, delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, is built for professionals who want planning to get ahead of that gap instead of reacting to it.

Rather than treating forecasting, inventory, and capacity as separate exercises, this course connects them into one planning cycle. Participants learn how forecasting accuracy feeds directly into inventory optimization decisions, how S&OP keeps sales, operations, and finance working from the same numbers, and how capacity planning together with logistics and scheduling turns an accurate plan into on-the-ground execution. Participants leave able to catch planning gaps early and reduce both waste and missed demand.

• Connect forecasting accuracy directly to inventory and service-level decisions
• Optimize inventory to balance carrying cost against availability
• Run S&OP cycles that align sales, operations, and finance on one plan
• Apply capacity planning that matches resources to realistic, forecasted demand
• Coordinate logistics and scheduling so plans translate into accurate execution
• Catch planning gaps before they cause stockouts or excess inventory
• Use planning data to support faster, more confident operational decisions

Target Audience

• Supply chain planners, demand planners, and forecasting analysts
• S&OP leaders and cross-functional planning coordinators
• Inventory and operations managers accountable for stock performance
• Logistics and scheduling managers working with planning teams
• Supply chain analysts supporting capacity and forecasting decisions
• Professionals preparing for planning leadership roles

Module 1: Why Forecast Accuracy Is the Root of Every Planning Problem

• How a small forecast error compounds into stockouts or excess stock
• Distinguishing proactive planning from reactive scheduling

Module 2: Turning Forecasts Into Inventory Decisions

• Applying forecasting techniques that reduce planning error over time
• Setting inventory policies that reflect actual demand variability, not averages

Module 3: Running S&OP as the Chain’s Shared Plan

• Aligning sales, operations, and finance around one set of numbers
• Resolving conflicting priorities through a structured planning cycle

Module 4: Capacity Planning That Matches Real Demand

• Applying capacity planning methods that match resources to forecasted demand
• Avoiding capacity gaps and excess cost from misaligned planning

Module 5: From Plan to Execution: Logistics and Scheduling

• Aligning logistics and transport decisions with the planning cycle
• Translating plans into accurate, executable schedules

Module 6: Closing Planning Gaps Before They Cost You

• Detecting planning gaps before they cause service failures
• Building feedback loops that continuously sharpen forecast accuracy

Module 7: Making Planning Discipline Stick

• Embedding disciplined planning practices into daily operations
• Reviewing planning performance regularly as conditions change