Course Detail

Dive into a realistic Supply Chain simulation in an industrial environment.

During this immersive training, you will understand:

✔ the impact of variability on your customer service, inventory, and flow velocity
✔ the role of decoupling points in managing your supply chain
✔ how to accelerate flows through the strategic positioning of decoupling points

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Supply Chain professionals, operational excellence professionals, production managers and executives, methods and engineering departments, procurement, CIOs (IT), CFOs, HR, customer service / order management (ADV), consultants, students, DDMRP project teams, and all stakeholders involved in a DDMRP project.

‍Theory: Understanding the Fundamental Principles of DDMRP

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1. Physical Flow Acceleration

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• Understanding Supply Chains operating with a push flow

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• Understanding Supply Chains operating with a pull flow (Lean)

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2. Decoupling

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• The Supply Chain in a volatile environment

        -  Limitations of a push-based Supply Chain

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• Importance of strategic decoupling

        - Demand-driven Supply Chain managed through strategic decoupling points

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3. Operational Buffer Management

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Debriefing & Perspectives

During the debriefing sessions led by DDMRP experts, you will understand the organizational impacts of implementing decoupling points within the company.