Description
The demand and supply chain planning process for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers has evolved over the years. It has gone from a disjointed, unconnected, slow, inaccurate, fairly manual set of processes to an integrated, timely process enabled by the use and coordination of highly trained people, lean, agile processes, and cutting-edge technology.
To make this set of processes work effectively, one has to fully understand and appreciate that there is an "art and science" aspect to the process which can take years of education and experience to fully understand.
Essentially, this book will offer the reader a chance to fully understand the interconnected set of processes in a "best-practice" application. Furthermore, examples and cases will be used to illustrate its practical application in today’s complex global supply chain.
In addition, readers will understand and be able to apply and articulate the concepts, tools, and techniques used in the efficient supply of goods and services in today’s changing global economy. It will help them to learn how businesses, through their supply chain, work both internally and with their trading partners – both upstream and downstream – to build strong relationships and integrate demand and supply planning activities across the supply chain to deliver customer value efficiently and effectively. They will learn about the tools and technologies enabling integration, and the critical drivers and key metrics of supply chain performance.
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Author
- Section I: Supply Chain Strategy
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Demand and Supply Chain Planning in today’s complex and increasingly uncertain Global Economy
- Chapter 2: Understanding the Importance of Supply Chain to an Organization and Developing a Strategy for a Sustained Competitive Advantage
- Chapter 3: Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
- Chapter 4: Supply Chain Metrics and Measurements
- Chapter 5: Supply Chain Network Design
- Chapter 6: A Lean, Agile and Smart Supply Chain to Meet the Volatile Demand and Supply Conditions of the 21st Century
- Chapter 7: Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
- Chapter 8: Integration, Coordination and Collaboration in a Supply Chain
- Section II: Demand Side Planning
- Chapter 9: Demand Planning: The Art & Science of Forecasting
- Chapter 10: Information Technology in Demand Planning
- Section III: Supply Side Planning
- Chapter 11: Supply Chain Independent Inventory Management
Chapter 12: Sales and Operations (Aggregate) Planning (MPS and S&OP)
- Chapter 13: Resource Planning – Dependent Demand Inventory (MRP/DDMRP) and Purchasing
- Chapter 14: Resource Planning - Short-Term Scheduling and Delivery
- Chapter 15: Information Technology in a Supply Chain (ERP and Supply Planning)
Section IV: The Road Ahead
Chapter 16: The Impact of Omni Channel, The Pandemic and other Natural and Manmade Events on the Supply Chain
Chapter 17: Global Supply Chain Risk Management: Identification and Mitigation
- Chapter 18: Harmonized Demand and Supply Chain Planning: It’s the Journey, not the Destination
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
