Beginning in November of 2011, the Demand Driven Institute will offer a 10 hour online course on Demand Driven Planning and Execution. Students will be allowed to progress at their own pace in our Online Training Center. Students will then be tested against what they have learned in our Online Testing Center. Upon successful completion of the test students will be awarded a Demand Driven Planning and Execution Certificate.

Course Fee: $397 (US)
Test Fee: $37 (US) per testing occurrence

Course Content

Section 1: MRP in the Modern World

  • MRP Evolution from 1965 to present
  • The relevance of MRP in today's supply chains
  • MRP - flawed method and tool or poor implementation?

Section 2: The new Demand Driven World

  • The new pull-based philosophies
  • MRP versus the new pull-based philosophies (e.g. Lean)
  • Dealing with variability of volatility
  • Demand Driven MRP introduction

Section 3: Strategic Inventory Positioning

  • The Critical Positioning Factors
  • Positioning in Distribution Networks
  • ASR Lead Time
  • ASR Lead Time and Matrix BOMs

Section 4: Buffer Profiles and Level Determination

  • Inventory - Asset or Liability?
  • Buffer Profiles
  • Buffer Zones
  • Calculating Buffer Levels
  • Buffer Level Summary

Section 5: Dynamic Buffers

  • Recalculated Adjustments
  • Planned Adjustments
  • Manual Adjustment

Section 6: Demand Driven Planning

  • Part Planning Designations
  • The DDMRP Planning Process
  • Supply Generation for Stocked Items
  • Supply Generation for Non-Stocked Items
  • Decoupled BOM Explosion

Section 7: Highly Visible and Collaborative Execution

  • Challenging Priority by Due Date
  • Buffer Status Alerts
  • Execution Collaboration
  • Reporting

Section 8: Summary