Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management: Transformational Performance Improvement

Many manufacturing and distribution companies are moving from the traditional 'forecast push MRP' to demand-driven supply chain management (SCM).Demand-driven SCM is an 'end-to-end' supply chain planning and replenishment process that enables companies to achieve their planned service levels from up to half the average level of inventory and requiring significantly less throughput capacity - irrespective of the level of demand volatility or lead-time length. Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management is the go-to source for industry supply chain/operations executives and students. It describes the 'what, how and why' of the demand-driven SCM process. The key themes in the book are: what is demand-driven? why is demand-driven so effective? how to operate a demand-driven supply chain? and how to adopt the demand-driven process in your company? Readers can quickly grasp the essential concepts from one of numerous self-contained sections that present the book's key concepts from different perspectives. Online resources available include full-colour figures.Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management: Transformational Performance Improvement 1st Edition is written by Simon Eagle and published by Kogan Page. ISBNs for Demand-Driven Supply Chain Management are 9780749479985, 0749479981 and the print ISBNs are 9780749479978, 0749479973.