Cost for the course is $2200.00 per participant, register before September 19th and receive a 5% discount, group discounts also apply.
Contact your local IMS representative on (02) 9805 6800 or call Jane Barrett, Senior Business Consultant on 0423 778 386
A workshop that covers a broad range of forecasting techniques that can be applied individually or in combination to form a forecasting plan for any pharmaceutical company.
Location: Sydney, Australia
Date: 21 - 22 October 2008
Learning objectives of the Practical Forecasting Workshop:
- To understand and apply pharmaceutical forecasting concepts and theories
- To develop an overview of Statistical methods to describe different historical data
- Where to base decisions for certain models
- When to consider events, how to identify and describe them
- When epidemiology-based approaches are needed, and how to build an appropriate model
- Develop a comprehensive framework to undertake pharmaceutical forecasting for existing and new products
- Develop awareness of the power/limitations of comercially available forecasting software solutions and Microsoft Excel
- Become familiar with key forecasting knowledge, processes and methodologies to manage tasks professionally and minimize errors and costly mistakes
All these components come together to offer a thorough and comprehensive training program on the fundamentals of pharmaceutical forecasting through which all pharmaceutical professionals can take their business planning skills to the next level.
Who should attend?
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Product and Marketing managers
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Marketing Research & Business development analysts and managers
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Regional and National Sales managers.
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Financial & Production managers and
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Any manager responsible for the marketing, production or sales of a pharmaceutical product or who requires basic understanding of forecasting in the industry.
How to register?
Find out more about the Practical Forecasting Workshop by accessing the brochure here.