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Demand Driven World 2019 News & €150 Registration Discount Code

3rd July 2019

High Impact Coaching & Strategies is again proud to be sponsoring Demand Driven World™ 2019 and we have €150 registration discounts to give away. Keep reading to get your €150 registration Discount Code for Demand Driven World™ 2019. Demand Driven World 2019 Is Open For Registration This year the Demand [...]

Demand Driven Operating Model (DDOM)

3rd December 2018

Several of our last articles have focused on DDMRP, now we would like to provide an overview of the Demand Driven Operating Model (DDOM). The Demand Driven Institute defines the Demand Driven Operating Model as a supply order generation, operational scheduling and execution model utilizing actual demand in combination with [...]

Adapt or Die – Become Demand Driven

18th August 2018

Adapt or Die; Become Demand Driven We believe that companies are dying younger because they are failing to adapt to the growing complexity of their environment. Many misread the environment, select the wrong approach to strategy, or fail to support a viable approach with the right behaviors and capabilities. (Martin [...]

MRP – Solution or Problem (Part 3)

20th November 2017

DDMRP is the world standard for Demand Driven for planning, scheduling, and execution of the entire supply network; from end-users and distribution centers to manufacturing and multi-tiered suppliers. DDMRP is a Multi-Echelon Material and Inventory Planning and Execution system that enables a company to become Demand Driven, dynamically sizing and adapting supply networks and [...]

MRP – Solution or Problem (Part 2)

17th November 2017

To understand the problem that we have with MRP today we need to understand the basic principles of how MRP determines the supply order requirements. First, we need the demand for Finished Goods which is provided in the form of known sales and a forecast. This demand is exploded through [...]

MRP – Solution or Problem (Part 1)

16th November 2017

Traditional forecast push MRP models that companies operate around the world to manage their factories and supply chains are totally ineffective for business today and drive significant cost into the organization. All the time we hear of companies having high levels of inventory, yet the organization has poor customer service [...]

British Telecom – DDMRP Roll-out

3rd October 2017

BT (British Telecom) is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world serving the needs of its UK customers and those from 180 countries worldwide. BT's main business activities: ❯ Fixed-Line services ❯ Broadband ❯ Mobile and TV products and services ❯ Networked IT services Background to size BT’s of fulfillment and supply [...]

What is DDMRP?

2nd October 2017

What is DDMRP? It is a Multi-Echelon Material and Inventory Planning and Execution system that enables a company to become Demand Driven. It provides companies with the operational planning and execution tools to work in today's "New Normal" where forecasts have gotten worse, supply chain complexity has increased, customer tolerance has decreased [...]

Michelin DDMRP Rollout

25th September 2017

At the Demand Driven World 2017 Conference Thibaut d'Herouville, Michelin VP Supply Chain, announced that following 8 DDMRP pilots, Michelin will start a global roll-out of DDMRP across an additional 60 factories. By the end of 2018 Michelin is planning to be operating DDMRP across nearly 70 global sites. Check [...]

Industrial Scientific Corporation to be Acquired by Fortive Corporation

21st September 2017

At the end of July 2017, one of our major client companies Industrial Scientific announced that they had agreed to become a group operating company of Fortive Corporation, which includes Fluke. The agreement on the change of ownership will enable Industrial Scientific to increase capacity and accelerate its vision to [...]

DDMRP Helps to Mitigate Business Risk

20th September 2017

Risk is unavoidable, so to succeed an organization must take advantage of all potential ways in which it can mitigate business risk. A recent article identifies 7 ways in which you can utilize existing ERP systems to reduce business risk. It ranks DDMRP as the #1 method. Read the article [...]

US Manufacturers Learn How to Become Demand Driven

10th August 2017

25 representatives from Bentek Corporation, Garmin, Johnson & Johnson, Lam Research Corporation, and Medtronic Inc. took part in a 3-day interactive workshop learning the tools and implementation framework of Demand Driven Flow Technology (DDFT) so that they can create and manage Demand Driven manufacturing within their respective organizations. In addition [...]

A Solution to Excess Inventories, Stocks-Outs & Poor Customer Service?

25th July 2016

Does your company suffer from any, or all, of the following generic supply chain issues: Poor inventory performance; stock-outs while carrying excess levels of inventory Unacceptable customer service levels High expedite expenses, such as air freighting expedited parts Constant changes to supplier and production schedules; changes to order requirements based on [...]

Introduction to Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP)

12th April 2016

What is Demand Driven MRP? It is the next generation of inventory planning and execution solutions; a Multi-Echelon Material and Inventory Planning and Execution system that enables a company to become demand driven. Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP) was developed by Carol Ptak and Chad Smith the founders of the Demand Driven [...]

Significance of Measurement and a few tools to remember

29th January 2016

Over the last several months I have spent a significant amount of time working with various businesses to better define their dilemma. The dilemma is a challenge, goal or objective that we are working to achieve, such as an additional impact to the bottom line. Our support has been provided [...]

2015 Best Manufacturer – Industrial Scientific Corporation

14th December 2015

Congratulations to Industrial Scientific Pittsburgh Best Manufacturer of 2015 Following the completion of a comprehensive DFT deployment that included a facility redesign and relocation, Industrial Scientific Corporation has been awarded the 2015 Manufacturer of the Year in Pittsburgh, USA. The competition was fierce with companies such as Boeing included in the short-list for the "Greater Than 400 Employees" category. Over one [...]

Misconceptions between Lean and DDFT

2nd September 2015

Misconceptions between Lean and DDFT... After visiting a number of new clients and noticing an interesting trend over the past few months, I have changed my mind. The trend I have noticed is the common misconception with DDFT and Lean manufacturing. As a certified Lean Six Sigma Master BlackBelt as [...]

5 Reasons to Choose Training

10th February 2015

When deciding on whether to enroll for training or not, you need a clear set of criteria to enable a constructive decision to be made. I have outlined the 5 reasons to choose training describing why you should come and join us and take part in one of our renowned training programs. 1. [...]

2014 Year in Review and What’s Next for 2015

5th January 2015

Happy New Year to all of our friends in the Demand Driven community. As I sat down to pen my thoughts on the past year, thoughts I originally intended to share with my team, it suddenly dawned on me; why not share this with all of our blog readers? 2014 [...]

4 Essential Keys to Managing Safety in the Workplace

9th November 2014

Deming once said that performance does not come from the individual but from the system. When discussing safety it is generally hard to quote Deming, the godfather of quality. However, there are so many resemblances between the evolution of quality and safety. They both focus on an environment that prevents [...]

Our Review of Kobayashi’s 20 Keys to Workplace Improvement

18th July 2014

In manufacturing environments, there are many areas in which you can focus to create workplace improvement efforts and systems. Some of the more commonly used techniques are the 6Ss and the eight wastes. These can help you to find a focus for workplace improvements. Recently I have picked up a [...]

Demand Driven Flow Technology Impacts Your Business Part 3

22nd May 2014

In previous instalments of my blog on the Impact of Demand Driven Flow Technology, I have introduced Demand Driven Flow Technology and discussed how new Demand Driven Flow Measurement Systems need to replace traditional factory measurement systems. In this third and last blog in the current series, I would like [...]

Demand Driven Flow Technology Impacts Your Business – Part 2

8th May 2014

In the first post of my blog on the impact of Demand Driven Flow Technology to your business, I introduced DDFT as a Business Strategy adopted by world-class manufacturing companies. In this next part of the blog series, I would like to discuss how we measure performance in organizations running DDFT. One [...]

Demand Driven Flow Technology Impacts Your Business – Part 1

24th April 2014

The most common question I am asked when meeting a client is this: “What impact will Demand Driven Flow Technology have on my business?” My response is that, on average, businesses will see improvements of 41% in working capital, 9% in customer service levels and 8% in the cost of [...]

Running Lean Part 3; Our Conclusion

22nd April 2014

In closure of our running lean blog series, we discuss metrics and their impact on truly running lean. Business systems have generated a myriad of different types of measures that we must track. Most executives I talk to today have anywhere between 12 and 20 key metrics they are held [...]

Impact of Running Lean Series Part 2; Who is Actually Running Lean?

1st April 2014

Continuing from our first part in the lean series, we pick up today with who is really running lean? A few years ago, AMR Research did a study of the companies that proclaim lean. What they found was honestly no surprise: 85% of the companies that proclaim lean are really [...]

Running Lean Blog Series Part 1

12th March 2014

What exactly are TPS (Toyota Production System) and lean manufacturing (or just lean)? In the simplest of terms, running lean is this: creating value for the end customer and eliminating waste. In this series, we will look at these concepts and discuss whether or not companies who claim that they [...]

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Long and/or inconsistent Lead Times
Poor inventory performance; stock-outs while carrying excess levels of inventory
Unacceptable customer service
High expedite expenses, such as air freighting expedited parts
Constant changes to supplier and production schedules, as well as changes in order requirements
Reliance on Excel to run complex manufacturing and supply chain environments
Stressed operators, planners, and buyers

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