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Buffers for Dummies: How Buffers Can Improve Supply Chain Flow

August 25, 2023September 29, 2020 by Bernard Milian

A Demand Driven Buffer, what’s that? In the Demand Driven jargon we talk about “buffers” of different types. What are they used for? How do they work? This post introduces some basic concepts, which are explored in detail in the Demand Driven Institute’s training courses. Buffers and variability. If you have any experience in supply chain you … Read more

DDMRP vs MRP: Long Live Independence

October 7, 2024September 22, 2020 by Bernard Milian

In one of my previous lives, I was responsible for a supply chain where most of the suppliers were in Asia, supplying our European factories and distribution centres by sea. Historically our service was poor and our inventory was overflowing everywhere. Our Chinese or Thai suppliers only accepted monthly orders, and imposed at least 2 months of firm orders on their production plan … Read more

DDMRP for the Automotive Supply Chain: Beyond Kanban Techniques

June 29, 2021September 15, 2020 by Bernard Milian

Since the 1990s, the Western automotive industry has widely adopted the practices derived from the Toyota production system. 5S, continuous improvement is the daily life of automotive suppliers.Pull flow – formerly known as Just in Time – is at the heart of these practices. It is facilitated by the fact that the automotive upstream supply … Read more

The Fallacy of Precision in Supply Chain Planning

June 29, 2021August 18, 2020 by Bernard Milian

In supply chain management, we’re often asked to make quick, buffer-related decisions with the best information available. We do this in the real world, too.

Demand Driven Buffer or Adaptive Cruise Control?

June 29, 2021June 30, 2020 by Bernard Milian

The bullwhip effect: Supply Chain Practitioners know this phenomenon quite well – a slight change in demand downstream may create big swings upstream, and reversely small delays upstream may create a catastrophe to downstream supply chain partners.

Religious Wars and Rearguard Fights, How About Peace?

June 29, 2021June 2, 2020 by Bernard Milian

In recent weeks we have seen in France two rather virulent online publications against DDMRP, one stating that “DDMRP is egocentric and short-sighted”, and the other giving a “numerical point of view” on DDMRP, to conclude in short that the methodology was too simplistic.

Using Lead Time To Be More Agile in VUCA Conditions

June 29, 2021April 23, 2020 by Bernard Milian

In my previous blog, I described how the outbreak of the Coronavirus was an illustration of the Volatile, Unpredictable, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) conditions supply chains are encountering. Given that VUCA conditions are unpredictable, it’s imperative that supply chain leaders evaluate the actions they can take to improve the overall agility of their operations. The more agile your supply chain operations, the more adept you’ll be in dealing with unpredictable conditions.

Is DDMRP Really a New Idea?

March 6, 2023March 23, 2020 by Ken Titmuss

Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) is compatible with, and even supportive of, many other manufacturing philosophies: Lean, TOC, Flow, Pull, etc. However, since some of these ideas have been around for decades, most notably Lean Manufacturing, it can seem like DDMRP is an old idea given new life under a different name.

A Paradigm Shift in Supply Chain Thinking

July 15, 2021January 20, 2020 by Ivan Lavatelli

A DDMRP Practitioner Talks About the Evolution of PwC’s Global Operations Practice

Ivan Lavatelli is the operations leader for PwC Italy and the global lead for PwC’s DDMRP practice. He’s also been a driving force behind Demand Driven Technologies’ presence in the European market. We sat down to chat with Ivan about his experience evolving PwC’s operations focus from traditional APICS thinking about supply chain management to demand-driven MRP.

Insights From The Gartner Supply Chain Summit

June 29, 2021December 6, 2019 by Bernard Milian

I had the privilege of attending the Gartner Supply Chain Summit in Denver, Colorado, last month. Gartner put on a great conference with very informative presentations in both the plenary and breakout sessions. The food was excellent, and a wide range of technology companies were represented in the exhibition hall.

Don’t Trust Your MRP Supply Chain Systems?

December 2, 2022November 20, 2019 by Bernard Milian

What’s the greatest manufacturing innovation in history? I’ll bet a lot of you immediately thought, “the assembly line.” Introduced by Henry Ford in 1913, the assembly line revolutionized manufacturing, reducing the time it took to build a car from half a day to just over two hours.

“Pithy Conversations with CEOs” Podcast Featuring Erik Bush and DD Tech

June 29, 2021April 15, 2019 by Kevin Allen

In the fourth episode of our podcast series “Pithy Conversations with CEOs,” Trusted Counsel’s Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak to Erik Bush, CEO and Founder of Demand Driven Technologies (DD Tech). Founded in 2011, DD Tech specializes in cloud-based supply chain software solutions. With over 80 enterprises, today DD Tech has a global presence … Read more

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