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Many manufacturing and distribution companies are moving from the traditional 'forecast push MRP' to demand-driven supply chain management (SCM). Demand-driven SCM is an 'end-to-end' supply chain planning and replenishment process that enables companies to achieve their planned service levels from up to half the average level of inventory and requiring significantly less throughput capacity - irrespective of the level of demand volatility or lead-time length.
Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management is the go-to source for industry supply chain/operations executives and students. It describes the 'what, how and why' of the demand-driven SCM process. The key themes in the book are: what is demand-driven? why is demand-driven so effective? how to operate a demand-driven supply chain? and how to adopt the demand-driven process in your company? Readers can quickly grasp the essential concepts from one of numerous self-contained sections that present the book's key concepts from different perspectives. Online resources available include full-colour figures.
List of contents
- Chapter - 01: Introduction and Summaries;
- Chapter - 02: What is Demand-Driven SCM?;
- Chapter - 03: Why Demand-Driven SCM?;
- Chapter - 04: How to Operate a Demand-Driven Supply Chain;
- Chapter - 05: Demand-Driven SCM and Lean;
- Chapter - 06: Why Aren't We Already Using Demand-Driven SCM?;
- Chapter - 07: The Demand Driven Institute, Demand-Driven MRP and SaaS;
- Chapter - 08: What Next - Control Theory?;
- Chapter - Postscript: From Supply Chain - An Apology to Our Commercial Colleagues;
- Chapter - The Story Behind DDMRP: Contribution by Chad Smith and Carol Ptak, Co-founders of the Demand Driven Institute;
About the author
Simon Eagle is a senior supply chain planning and strategy consultant with over twenty years of international industry experience and significant expertise in S&OP and Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management. Simon works with companies that wish to make a transformational improvement in their e2e Operations and Supply Chain performance through the adoption of 'Demand Driven' planning & execution.
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"This work will help cement the demand-driven methodology in the mainstream by dramatically strengthening the case for change with clear logic and common sense. Simon has been a huge advocate for the demand-driven movement and this book is a very welcome contribution to the body of knowledge." Carol Ptak and Chad Smith, co-founders of the Demand Driven Institute
