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Forecasting Masterclass

April 23, 2026

23rd April, 2026

Build forecasts the whole business can trust

Accurate forecasting is key to aligning your business and making confident decisions. In this masterclass, we’ll explore key concepts and techniques to optimise your forecasting process and ensure it adds maximum business value. You will learn how to:

  • Define what makes a good forecast and why it’s critical for your business
  • Discover effective strategies to achieve accurate forecasts and improve reliability
  • Learn how to properly measure forecast accuracy and use performance metrics to guide improvements
  • Explore methods to forecast more efficiently, reducing time and resource consumption while increasing output quality

Course requirements

The masterclass is intended for any manager who depends on accurate forecasts in their role including; Sales managers, category managers, buyers, supply chain managers, inventory managers and supply chain analysts.

The Masterclass is at applied sciences educational level. An understanding of statistics is required to succeed in this masterclass.

 

Location: Slimstock Academy, Grosvenor House, Redditch

Date: 23rd April, 2026

Time: 09:30am – 3pm

Price: Customer: Free | Non customers: £850 + VAT per attendee

    Agenda

    Data
    Sales vs. Demand
    Outlier Detection
    Mathematical Model
    Black-box models
    Regression models
    (Human) Adjustments
    Corrected statistical forecast
    Consensus forecast
    Forecast
    Forecast accuracy
    Forecast added value
    Best practices
    SCP Club

    Our featured speakers

     Viktor Verschaeren

    Viktor Verschaeren

    Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Supply Chain Optimization and FMCG @Slimstock

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    Details

    Date:
    April 23, 2026