Objectives
This training course will enable participants to better master the management of flows within the company and to implement the principles of demand-driven flows.
Prerequisites
A few years' experience in production or planning
Evaluation
Validation of prior learning
Satisfaction assessment
The program
Module 1: Planning in the modern world
- The MRP (material requirements planning) revolution
- Evidence of a problem
- The New Normal
Module 2: The importance of flow
- Plossl's law
- Demonstrating the importance of flow in industry
- Plossl's law conditions
- The whiplash effect
Module 3: Discovering a solution: decoupling the flow
Module 4: Becoming demand-driven
- MRP versus Lean" conflict
- What does "demand-driven" really mean?
- Demand Driven operating model
- Demand Driven MRP
Module 5: Positioning strategic stocks
- 6 positioning factors
- Decoupled delay
- Parts list matrix
Module 6: Positioning in a distribution network
- Different configurations
- Push-pull comparison
- Positioning throughout the supply chain
Module 7: Sizing buffers
- Inventories: Assets or liabilities?
- Buffer profile and buffer zones
- Calculate buffer levels
Module 8: Dynamic buffer adjustment
- Calculated, planned, manual adjustments
- Scheduling adjustment factor
Module 9: Demand Driven Planning
- Different planning methods
- DDMRP planning process
Module 10: Collaborative and visual execution
- Chalenger priority based on planned dates
- Buffer status alerts
- Synchronization alerts
- Collaborative execution
Module 11: DDMRP and the operating environment
- DDMRP strategic buffer criteria
- DDMRP / safety stock / reorder point comparison
- DDMRP and WIP management priority
- Comparison of MRP,Lean and DDMRP methods
Module 12: Demand Driven Sales and Operations Planning
- Analysis for parameter updates and model improvements
- DDS&OP: protecting against critical and strategic impacts
Module 13: Program summary
- Program summary and expected benefits of DDMRP
- Getting started with DDMRP
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