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Integrated Business Planning (IBP) & Supply Chain Alignment Training Course

Connects commercial, operational, financial and supply chain decisions around a single business plan, moving organizations beyond disconnected planning.

SFD · Supply Chain Planning, Forecasting & Demand ManagementAll Levels#2214ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Sectors:Procurement, Contracts & Supply ChainCategories:Supply Chain Planning, Forecasting & Demand Management

Course Overview

This advanced course provides a practical framework for implementing Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and aligning commercial, operational, financial, and supply chain decisions around a single business plan. It focuses on connecting strategic objectives with demand, supply, inventory, capacity, financial performance, and execution priorities. The program examines how organizations can move beyond disconnected planning processes toward an integrated planning environment where cross-functional data, business assumptions, constraints, risks, and opportunities are evaluated together. Participants will learn how to identify misalignment between business functions and translate planning gaps into coordinated management decisions. Through scenario analysis, financial integration, performance reviews, and practical planning exercises, participants will develop the ability to evaluate alternative business plans, balance demand and supply, assess capacity and inventory implications, and understand the financial consequences of planning decisions. The course also addresses IBP governance, decision rights, planning cycles, performance management, executive engagement, and continuous improvement, enabling organizations to establish a structured planning model that strengthens alignment across the business and supply chain.

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the principles and strategic role of Integrated Business Planning.
  • Evaluate the relationship between business strategy, demand, supply, finance, and supply chain execution.
  • Align commercial, operational, and financial plans within an integrated planning framework.
  • Identify gaps, constraints, risks, and opportunities across the end-to-end business plan.
  • Apply scenario analysis to evaluate alternative business and supply chain plans.
  • Assess the financial impact of demand, supply, inventory, and capacity decisions.
  • Strengthen collaboration between sales, marketing, finance, operations, and supply chain functions.
  • Develop integrated planning KPIs and executive performance dashboards.
  • Establish IBP governance, decision rights, roles, and accountability.
  • Improve executive decision-making through structured planning reviews.
  • Identify implementation barriers and develop practical actions to address them.
  • Develop an actionable IBP implementation and continuous improvement roadmap.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for senior supply chain, operations, demand planning, supply planning, procurement, inventory, logistics, and business planning professionals involved in integrated decision-making. It is also suitable for sales, marketing, finance, commercial planning, operations management, and strategic planning professionals responsible for aligning business objectives with operational and supply chain capabilities. The program is particularly relevant to managers, department heads, and executives who are implementing IBP, developing integrated planning capabilities, improving S&OP maturity, or strengthening alignment between strategic plans and operational execution.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
  • Explain the structure, purpose, and value of an effective IBP process.
  • Map the relationship between strategic, tactical, and operational planning.
  • Integrate demand, supply, inventory, capacity, financial, and commercial plans.
  • Identify gaps between business objectives and supply chain capabilities.
  • Evaluate alternative scenarios and their operational and financial implications.
  • Translate business strategy into measurable supply chain planning priorities.
  • Develop integrated KPIs linking business performance with supply chain outcomes.
  • Establish effective governance structures and decision rights for IBP.
  • Facilitate cross-functional planning reviews and executive decision processes.
  • Identify risks, constraints, and opportunities affecting the integrated business plan.
  • Develop an IBP implementation framework with clear milestones and ownership.
  • Prepare a continuous improvement roadmap for strengthening business and supply chain alignment.

Course Outline

Course Outline:

Day 1

Integrated Business Planning Strategy & Framework

  • Principles and strategic purpose of IBP
  • IBP versus traditional planning and S&OP
  • Connecting corporate strategy with business and supply chain planning
  • Strategic, tactical, and operational planning horizons
  • Integration of demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and finance
  • Planning assumptions, constraints, risks, and opportunities
  • IBP governance and decision-making structure
  • Roles, responsibilities, and decision rights
  • Practical workshop: Assess an organization’s planning structure and identify alignment gaps
Day 2

Demand, Supply & Business Plan Integration

  • Demand planning and commercial assumptions
  • Supply planning and operational capabilities
  • Inventory and service-level implications
  • Capacity and resource planning
  • Identifying demand-supply gaps
  • Translating business requirements into supply chain plans
  • Cross-functional reconciliation of planning assumptions
  • Exception and issue management
  • Practical workshop: Build an integrated demand and supply plan and resolve critical gaps
Day 3

Financial Integration & Scenario-Based Planning

  • Linking operational plans with financial objectives
  • Revenue, cost, margin, cash flow, and working capital considerations
  • Financial evaluation of alternative supply chain scenarios
  • Scenario planning and what-if analysis
  • Capacity, inventory, sourcing, and supply response options
  • Assessing trade-offs between growth, service, cost, and resilience
  • Quantifying financial and operational implications
  • Preparing decision-ready recommendations
  • Practical workshop: Develop and evaluate alternative integrated business scenarios
Day 4

Executive IBP Review, Governance & Performance Management

  • Structure of the integrated business planning cycle
  • Pre-IBP analysis and cross-functional reconciliation
  • Executive IBP review and decision-making
  • Governance, escalation, and accountability
  • IBP KPIs and performance dashboards
  • Plan-versus-actual performance analysis
  • Managing strategic exceptions, risks, and unresolved gaps
  • Executive communication and decision support
  • Practical workshop: Conduct an executive IBP review using an integrated business case
Day 5

IBP Implementation, Alignment & Continuous Improvement

  • Designing the IBP operating model
  • Implementation phases, milestones, and ownership
  • Data, technology, and process requirements
  • Organizational alignment and change management
  • Establishing planning cadence and governance
  • Assessing IBP maturity and development priorities
  • Continuous improvement and performance optimization
  • Sustaining executive engagement and cross-functional alignment
  • Final workshop: Develop an Integrated Business Planning & Supply Chain Alignment Roadmap covering governance, planning cycles, KPIs, decision rights, implementation milestones, responsibilities, and continuous improvement actions

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