In the 1950s, a planning method was conceived called "Material Requirements Planning (or MRP)." MRP changed the world of manufacturing forever. But times have changed-customer tolerance times are much shorter, product variety and complexity has increased, and supply chains have spread around the world. MRP is dramatically failing in this "New Normal." Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) is a practical, proven, and emerging method for supply chain planning and execution that effectively brings the 1950s concept into the modern era. The foundation of DDMRP is based upon the connection between the creation, protection, and acceleration of the flow of relevant materials and information to drive returns on asset performance.Using an innovative multi-echelon "Position, Protect, and Pull" methodology, DDMRP helps plan and manage inventories and materials in today's more complex supply scenarios, with attention being paid to ownership, the market, engineering, sales, and the supply base. This method enables a company to decouple forecast error from supply order generation and build in line to actual market requirements, and promotes better and quicker decisions and actions at the planning and execution level. DDMRP is already in use by MAJOR Global 1000 companies. Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning is THE definitive work on DDMRP, and will be required as courseware for all those taking the Certified Demand Driven Planner (CDDP) Program.Features

PART 1: Perspective: • Ch 1: Planning in the New Normal • Ch 2: The Importance of Flow • Ch 3: Material Requirements Planning (MRP) in the New Normal • Ch 4: Unlocking a Solution-The Power of Decoupling • PART 2: Becoming Demand Driven: • Ch 5: Supply Order Generation and Execution for the New Normal • Ch 6: Strategic Inventory Positioning • Ch 7: Strategic Buffers • Ch 8: Buffer Adjustments • Ch 9: Demand Driven Planning • Ch 10: Demand Driven Execution • Ch 11: DDMRP Impacts to the Operational Environment • Ch 12: DDMRP Metrics and Analytics • Ch 13: The Demand Driven Organization • Ch 14: Implications for Information Technology • App A: An MRP Example • App B: Simulating DDMRP Buffers • App C: Applying DDMRP to the Apparel Retail Environment • App D: Demand Driven MRP Dictionary • App E: DDS&OP Checklist