The Demand Driven Planner Program was designed with the specific purpose to educate Supply Chain & Operations Management personnel on the methods and applications of Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP). 

Upon successful completion of the workshop participants receive a DDP certificate and may place “DDP” in their professional title. This also prepares you for the CDDP certification exam.

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WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Module 1: MRP in the Modern World – the materials challenge in the 21st Century

• Key questions for planning and flexibility

• Dealing with Variability

• Materials or Capacity – Where to Focus First

• Continued Relevancy of MRP formal planning

• The Challenge of MRP in Today’s Environment

• MRP and Pull-Based Methods (e.g. Lean, DBR)

• The Stagnation of MRP

• The MRP Conflict

Module 2: Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning Introduction

• What does “Demand Driven” mean?

• Blending Independence and Dependence

• Part Types in DDMRP

• Planning and Execution

• The Five Primary Components of Demand Driven MRP

• DDMRP Comparison to Past Practices

Module 3: Strategic Inventory Positioning

• The Positioning Factors

• ASR Lead Time

• ASR Lead Time and Matrix BOMs

Module 4: Distribution Network Positioning

• Distribution network factors

• Cumulative variability

• Demand driven versus push and promote

Module 5: Buffer Profile and Level Determination

• Inventory – Asset or Liability

• Buffer Profiles

• Buffer Zones

• Calculating Buffer Levels

• Buffer Level Summary

Module 6: Dynamic Buffers

• Recalculated Adjustments

• Planned Adjustments

• Manual Adjustments

• Replenishment Buffers versus Safety Stock

Module 7: Demand Driven Planning – Stocked Parts

• Part Planning Designations

• The DDMRP Planning Process

• Supply Generation for Stocked Items

• Supply Generation for Non-Stocked Items

• Decoupled Explosion

Module 8: Demand Driven Planning – Non-Stocked Parts

• Part Planning Designations

• Supply Generation for Non-Stocked Items

• DDMRP in Pure Make/Engineer to Order

Module 9: Highly Visible and Collaborative Execution

• Challenging Priority by Due Date

• Buffer Status Alerts

• Synchronization Alerts

• Execution Collaboration

Module 10: DDMRP Performance Reporting and Analytics

• DDMRP Performance Reporting

• Analytics

• DDMRP Solution Summary

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The exam is delivered online through ISCEA’s iProctor system.  You must have a computer with good internet connectivity and a webcam to take the online exam.