The groundwork is done. The relevance of Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) to your business has been assessed, and both the tangible and intangible levers outlined in our previous article – inventory, service, lead times, and productivity – have...
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Is Demand-Driven Planning a Good Fit For You? Start by Understanding the Business Case
by Patrick Rigoni | Jun 18, 2025 | Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP), Strategy, Execution, Results
When evaluating if Demand-Driven Planning is the right approach for their business, companies immediately face a challenge: What are the real benefits of implementing it, and how do you quantify them? Sure, if a company is considering it in the first place, it...
What is the ROI of DDMRP implementation?
by Patrick Rigoni | Mar 5, 2025 | Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP)
Let’s prove the statement: "The Return on Investment (ROI) of a DDMRP implementation project is determined primarily by the speed and quality of the implementation, much less by its cost."We will use a fictitious manufacturing company and simulate two scenarios for...
The 10 Commandments Of DDMRP Implementation
by Patrick Rigoni | Mar 4, 2025 | Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP)
After attending numerous DDMRP conferences and reviewing countless case studies, certain recurring themes have become evident. Despite being repeatedly highlighted—at last year's DD World, the year before, and so on—they seem to be quickly forgotten. of each case...
The Difference Between DDMRP and MRP
by Patrick Rigoni | Mar 4, 2025 | Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP)
The evolution of planning tools, from inventory management packages in the early 60s to material requirements planning (MRP) in the 70s and now demand-driven material requirements planning (DDMRP), demonstrates technological change to meet changing business needs. For...
Do We Need To Rethink Our Communication Strategy for DDMRP?
by Patrick Rigoni | Mar 4, 2025 | Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP)
Why our way to communicate is undermining our message Implementing Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) in businesses can be challenging. Part of this challenge stems from how we communicate DDMRP's benefits and mechanics to the industry. When people...
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