Distribution Channel Dependencies ..........................................................................................
“Push” System Functions ...........................................................................................................
“Push” System Allocation – Example ........................................................................................
“Pull” System Functions .............................................................................................................
What to Choose: Order Points or DRP .......................................................................................
Defining Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP .................................................................
Time Phasing – The Heart of DRP ..............................................................................................
Introduction to the DRP Grid ......................................................................................................
PAB and the DRP Grid.................................................................................................................
Net Requirements and the DRP Grid .........................................................................................
DRP Planned Order Generation .................................................................................................
PAB and Net Requirements Recalculation................................................................................
DRP Grid Exercise .......................................................................................................................
DRP and the Bill of Distribution .................................................................................................
DRP Planning Process ................................................................................................................
DRP Example ...............................................................................................................................
Review, Terms, Discussion Questions, Exercises .....................................................................
Terms Check ................................................................................................................................
Performance Check – Answers and Test Documents ..............................................................
Discussion Questions .................................................................................................................
Case Study ...................................................................................................................................
Suggested Additional Readings .................................................................................................