Solution Building Blocks → Demand Planning

Functional Insights into Demand Planning Core Solution Building Blocks


Description

This course is geared towards end users and business consultants. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to perform the Demand Planning and Analyst function.


The course is designed to provide an insight into the o9 Demand Planning Core Solution Building Blocks and the associated features for the 2023.07 version of the Demand Planning Product.


The course covers the key concepts of Demand Planning, highlights the key differentiators of the industry-leading o9 Demand Planning solution along with the salient capabilities of the o9 Demand Planning Reference Product, such as Machine Learning Forecast, Analysis Cockpit, Demand Assumptions, Forecast Layers, Demand Sensing, Active Assortments, Segmentation, etc.


This course comprises hands-on exercises that will guide you to use various workflows thereby executing specific processes.


***An Assessment Exam will be added to this course, by 3rd week of Jan’24, which will be associated with a Credly Open Badge – o9 Demand Planning Core Solution Building Blocks - Functional Associate.


Required Prerequisites:


The learner must have attended the following Instructor-Led Workshops:

- o9 IBP Functional Workshop

- o9 Platform Technical - Basics Workshop


The learner ideally should have completed the following o9 Academy course and its certification:

• o9 Platform Technical Configuration Level I

Course Duration: 808 mins Badge Associated: Yes Badge Title: Demand Planning – Functional Associate

Content
  • Module 1: Demand Planning Overview
  • Learning Objectives [00:23 mins]
  • What is Demand Planning? [05:49 mins]
  • Different types of Forecasting Methods [11:10 mins]
  • o9 Demand Planning Differentiators [11:24 mins]
  • Module 2: Demand Planning Solution Building Blocks
  • Learning Objectives [00:27 mins]
  • What are the Industry Digital Brain Solution Building Blocks? [01:50 mins]
  • Advantages of o9 Building Blocks [01:22 mins]
  • Structure of Building Blocks [01:23 mins]
  • Demand Planning Capability by Building Block [03:48 mins]
  • Module 3: Tenant Access & Navigation
  • Tutorial 1: Login & Scenario Creation [05:00 mins]
  • Tutorial 2: Basic Navigation Overview [20:00 mins]
  • Tutorial 3: Navigation Exercises [15:00 mins]
  • Tutorial 4: Finding DP Resources [05:00 mins]
  • Module 4: Collect & Review Data
  • Data Overview [06:16 mins]
  • Tutorial: Data Overview [10:00 mins]
  • Master Data [07:16 mins]
  • Transactional Data [07:25 mins]
  • Exploratory Data Analysis [08:40 mins]
  • Tutorial: Exploratory Data Analysis [15:00 mins]
  • Module 5: Post Game Analysis
  • Error vs Variability [05:43 mins]
  • Tutorial: Error vs Variability [05:00 mins]
  • Over & Under Analysis [08:38 mins]
  • Tutorial: Over & Under Analysis [10:00 mins]
  • Forecast Value Add (FVA) [09:22 mins]
  • Tutorial: Forecast Value Add (FVA) [10:00 mins]
  • Module 6: Adjust Input Data
  • Active Assortments [11:25 mins]
  • Tutorial: Active Assortments [05:00 mins]
  • Manage Demand Assumptions [15:20 mins]
  • Tutorial: Manage Demand Assumptions [15:00 mins]
  • Review PLC Dates [05:46 mins]
  • Segmentation Setup [13:15 mins]
  • Review Segmentation [08:49 mins]
  • Tutorial: Review Segmentation [15:00 mins]
  • Setup & Run Outlier Correction [08:29 mins]
  • Review Outlier Correction [04:11 mins]
  • Tutorial: Review Outlier Correction [15:00 mins]
  • Module 7: System Forecast
  • Forecast Setup [08:26 mins]
  • Best Fit Frequency [14:15 mins]
  • Generate Forecast (Part 1) [13:02 mins]
  • Generate Forecast (Part 2) [11:44 mins]
  • Tutorial: Generate Forecast [15:00 mins]
  • ML Forecast Setup [09:16 mins]
  • Generate ML Forecast [13:46 mins]
  • Analysis Cockpit [12:51 mins]
  • Forecast Review [13:47 mins]
  • Disaggregate Forecast [14:30 mins]
  • Module 8: Product Lifecycle Management (**NEW Module)
  • PLM & NPI Forecasting Overview [06:22 mins]
  • NPI Forecast - PLC Profiles, Like Item Search Setup & Match [12:08 mins]
  • NPI Forecast - Populate NPI Forecast [13:01 mins]
  • NPI Forecast - Cannibalization [09:13 mins]
  • Module 9: Analyse Plan
  • Review Forecast Inputs [09:22 mins]
  • Forecast Layers [11:03 mins]
  • Sell Out to Sell In Conversion [09:03 mins]
  • Tutorial: Sell Out to Sell In Conversion [10:00 mins]
  • Consensus Kits [06:23 mins]
  • Tutorial: Consensus Kits [10:00 mins]
  • Module 10: Finalize Plan
  • Product Review [06:41 mins]
  • Demand Review [07:13 mins]
  • Tutorial: Demand Review [15:00 mins]
  • Financial Review [08:56 mins]
  • Management Review [07:07 mins]
  • Module 11: Submit & Archive
  • Finalize Item Split [08:42 mins]
  • Tutorial: Finalize Item Split [10:00 mins]
  • Finalize Location Split [09:34 mins]
  • Tutorial: Finalize Location Split [10:00 mins]
  • Publish & Archive Plan [03:49 mins]
  • Request o9 Tenant Access
  • Readme for Tenant Access
  • Certification Exam
  • Functional Insights into DP Core Solution Building Blocks Cert Exam [160:00 min]
  • Feedback
  • Functional Insights into Demand Planning Core Solution Building Blocks- Feedback
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever