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Informationen zum Autor Carol Ptak, CFPIM, CIRM, DDPP, DDLP, ASTP , is a Co-Founder and Partner at the Demand Driven Institute. Ms. Ptak is a past president of APICS and has authored several books on MRP, ERP, Lean, and Theory of Constraints. Klappentext Revealing the one fatal flaw in Material Requirements Planning (MRP) that makes it completely incapable of conveying relevant information, this text gives companies an essential description of the "bullwhip effect" issue in supply chains and how it relates to the core problem. Zusammenfassung Reveals the fatal flaw in MRP and traces its impact to everyday situations encountered by planners and buyers. Additionally, an elegant solution to overcome this flaw will be discovered. Readers will walk away with a new depth of understanding about conventional planning systems and a list of things they can begin to implement the very next day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: The Current Planning Challenge The Objective and History of PlanningHow Conventional Planning WorksThe Core Problem of the Bullwhip Part 2: A New Direction The Power of DecouplingDemand Driven MRPThe Quest For More Relevant InformationThe Demand Driven Adaptive Enterprise Model Appendixes Simulating DDMRP Performance Against Lean and MRP IIAn Inquiry into Queue Dynamics and Lead Times in Supply ChainsWhy the Demand Driven Adaptive Enterprise Model Is DisruptiveDemand Driven Answers for AccountantsThe Story Behind Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning
