Conferences

 

 

This conference has now taken place. See the full list of upcoming IGD conferences & events for the grocery industry here.

 

Those companies who are able to work collaboratively - internally and with trading partners - to agree and confirm their requirements and ensure their forecasts are robust and responsive to change will drive business capability, reduce wastage and maximise on-shelf availability.
 

Providing new insights and innovative solutions to improve service levels, in-store execution and promotional forecasting, IGD’s two-day  Availability & Demand Planning 2008 Conference brings together a breadth of retailers and suppliers from food and non-food categories to showcase initiatives from throughout the supply chain.

Confirmed Speakers:

 

Programme:

View the full two-day programme and speaker line-up here

Feedback from Availability & Demand Planning 2007

“I thought it was an extremely well organised event that catered for many needs with opportunity to network with peers in the industry.” Ses Ardabili, Supply Chain Efficiency Manager, Barcardi Brown-Forman Brands

“Broad range of speakers & a good opportunity to network” David Charlton, Supply Chain Availability Manager, Kimberley Clarke

“It was useful to gain insight in to how other Retailers / Suppliers are implementing systems and processes to tackle on shelf availability.” Julia Preston, Retail Product Demand Co-ordinator, McCain Foods

“The opportunity to meet people from other companies facing similar challenges was very helpful.” Daniel Muir, Customer Supply & Logistics Manager, Highland Spring

Read a review of the 2007 conference here.

Who should attend?

• National Account Managers looking for ideas to ensure their products get to the shelf
• Demand Planning & Availability Managers looking to remove bottlenecks, improve visibility and drive service levels through collaboration.
• Logistics and Operations Executives seeking information and insight into how to improve total supply chain responsiveness.
• Category Managers and Trade Marketing Professionals looking to improve implementation strategies and deliver high performance.
• Service Providers and Software Specialists wanting to learn from others’ experiences and network with potential clients.

See a list of attending companies and job titles here.

 

 

How to book

 

Days One & Two

£795 IGD Members  /  £1200 Non Members

You can also book places for either day of the conference.  Day 1 will focus on availability issues – particularly the in-store environment and collaborative initiatives between trading partners. Day 2 will focus on demand planning & forecasting challenges, with a key theme of promotions management.
 

 

Day One only	Day Two only
£450 IGD Members	£450 IGD Members
£650 Non Members	£650 Non Members

You can also share with a colleague if you can't attend both days - contact us for details.

 

 

K3 - The Retail People Event sponsor As a global leader in providing enterprise wide retail solutions built around Microsoft Dynamics, K3 – The Retail People focus on delivering great food applications backed up by high quality service and support. Their teams are skilled in understanding and developing the key functions - Plan, Buy, Make, Move and Sell and appreciate that a successful interface between buying, merchandising, store operations, 3PL and suppliers is critical in driving your supply chain efficiency. For more information contact Tony Bryant on +44 7817110048 or email tony.bryant@k3btg.com.  Visit www.theretailpeople.com JDA Software Event sponsor   JDA Software is focused on helping companies realise real supply chain results - fast. JDA delivers integrated merchandising as well as supply chain planning, execution, and optimisation solutions for the consumer-driven supply chain industry. Through JDA’s industry leading solutions, leading manufacturers, distributors and retailers around the world are growing their businesses with greater predictability and more profitability. For more information contact Carly Morgan on +44 1344 354526 or email carly.morgan@jda.com.  Visit www.jda.com Infor Event sponsor   Infor helps food and beverage manufacturers and distributors optimise operations throughout their business using a business-specific suite of applications called Process Essentials to address customer and retailer demands, seasonality issues and promotions. From concept-to-customer, Process Essentials helps improve margins by consolidating production batches and reducing inventory through better planning of all aspects of product development, production, labelling and distribution. For more information contact Emma Rainey on +44 (0)1527 496200 or email emma.rainey@infor.com.  Visit www.infor.com One Network Enterprises, Inc. Event sponsor One Network Enterprises is a technology innovator and pioneer of the next-generation solutions that significantly improve value chain performance. The company provides robust applications for Replenishment, Distribution and Transportation Management, built on a powerful multi-enterprise software infrastructure and delivered via a highly scalable global network. One Network solutions are used by over 2,000 companies in the retail, consumer goods, high technology and government markets and manages over $120 billion in global trade. The company is based in Dallas, Texas and has offices in the United States and Europe. Visit www.onenetwork.com

 

Venue details

The QEII Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary Westminster London SW1P 3EE UK Click here for a venue map

Cancellation Fees: Cancellations and name changes to be confirmed in writing   Less than 28 days notice - 10% cancellation fee Less than 14 days notice - 50% cancellation fee Less than 7 days notice - no refund/transfers