Objectives:​

•  Understand and learn concepts of demand, materials, and inventory planning that improve processes in your organization.​
•  To generate more value in customer service, improving response times.​
•  To reduce operational costs.​

Intended for:​

•  Staff of:​
• Planning​
• Logistics,​
• Production.​
• Customer Service.​
• Market intelligence.​
• Warehouses.​

At the end of the course:​

•  Participants will be able to develop an appropriate demand planning model for their products to meet the needs of his clients.​
•  Participants will be able to generate more accurate forecasts and inventory plans.​

Module 1: Planning Today​

1. The MRP Revolution​
2. Evidence of a problem​
3. The new normality​

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Module 2: The importance of Flow​

1. The first law of Plossl​
2. Proof of the importance of flow in industry​
3. Warning of the law of Plossl​
4. The Bullwhip Effect​

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Module 3: Unlocking a solution - Uncoupling​

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Module 4: demand-driven​

1. The “MRP vs Lean” conflict​
2. What does it really mean to be "led by demand"?​
3. Demand-Driven MRP​

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Module 5: Strategic Positioning of Inventory​

1. Six positioning factors​
2. Decoupled lead time​
3. Matrix Bill of Materials​

Module 6: Positioning in the Distribution Network​

1. Unique Positioning Factors in Distribution​
2. Compare and contrast Demand-Driven systems with systems that Push and Promote​
3. Positioning through the Supply Chain​

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Module 7: Buffer Profiles and Levels​

1. Inventory - Assets or Liabilities​
2. Buffers Profiles​
3. Buffer zones​
4. Calculation of Buffer levels​

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Module 8: Dynamic Buffer Adjustment​

1. Recalculated Adjustments​
2. Scheduled adjustments​
3. Hand adjustments​
4. Factors for planning adjustment factors​

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Module 9: Positioning with the Distribution Network​

1. Unique Positioning Factors in Distribution​
2. Compare and contrast Demand-Driven systems with systems that Push and Promote​
3. Positioning through the Supply Chain​

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Module 10: Collaborative and highly visible performance​

1. Challenging Due-Date Priority​
2. Buffer Status Alerts​
3. Synchronization Alerts​
4. Collaboration in Execution​

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Module 11: DDMRP and the Operating Environment​

1. Strategic Buffer criteria for DDMRP​
2. DDMRP and Safety Stock​
3. DDMRP and Reorder Point​
4. DDMRP and Programming​
5. DDMRP and Priority Management at WIP​
6. Compare / Contrast MRP, Lean and DDMRP​

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Module 12: Demand-Driven Sales and Operations Planning Process​

1. DDS&OP​
2. Analytics for the master configuration of changes and model improvement​
3. DDS & OP protection for critical strategic impact

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