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Becoming a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate

By : Juan Bravo Vargas, Mariano Martínez Melo
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Book Image

Becoming a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate

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By: Juan Bravo Vargas, Mariano Martínez Melo

Overview of this book

Meeting delivery commitments has become increasingly challenging due to evolving demands and fluctuating material availability. As a result, establishing robust systems and processes that can adapt to this dynamic environment has become a necessity. With Becoming a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate, you’ll understand how to initiate and implement effective supply chain management processes. This book begins with an overview of the processes and modules within Dynamics 365 and then delves into real-life case studies involving procurement, sales, and quality assurance. You’ll explore more advanced tools and core processes, such as warehouse and transportation management, which allows you to define storage flows and shipping controls. You’ll also learn about the various tools available to define solutions and discover how to work within the Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management platform. The last set of chapters will take you through the planning techniques and considerations to schedule and control all supply process flows seamlessly. By the end of this book, you’ll not only be well-prepared to obtain your certification as a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate but also be equipped to solidify your expertise and pursue exciting career opportunities.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

DDMRP

In this ever-changing world, MRP techniques fall short when planning dynamic demands. In most cases, demands are not fixed, and companies tend to have stock shortages or overstock, which brings serious cost and storage problems. Under this reality, DDMRP is created as a methodology to address this problem.

DDMRP is a planning framework that’s used to protect and promote the flow of the supply chain by strategically placing stock buffers in critical locations. This method also combines relevant methods from MRP and DRP with the pull and visibility we can find working with the Lean methodology.

DDMRP can be summarized in its three pillars: position, protect, and pull: position the relevant inventory as decoupling points in our warehouse, protect that inventory by quickly reacting to the demand, and pull the inventory by driving the demand under the planning.

DDMRP methodology is disseminated worldwide by the Demand Driven Institute. You can access their website...