CERTIFIED DEMAND DRIVEN LEADER CLASS - FIRST TIME IN BC

The Certified Demand Driven Leader (CDDL) Program equips senior and mid-level operations and supply chain managers with the ability to design, implement and sustain a Demand Driven supply chain. The program spans Planning, Operations, Distribution and Finance.

The CDDL Program is comprised of 7 modules delivered in 16 CONTACT hours over a 2 day time range.  Testing is then completed through the ISCEA's iProctor system after course completion and through scheduled testing sessions. Upon successful completion of the exam participants receive a CDDL certificate and may place "CDDL" in their professional title.

Gartner has included the Certified Demand Driven Leader (CDDL) Program in its Market Guide for Supply Chain Certification Programs. It is one of ten programs in the guide.

>Two day class 8am to 430pm
>light morning refreshments and lunch included
>free parking
>exam included in price but taken after the class online(time arranged with exam admin)
>taught by world class DDMRP guru Carol Ptak
>qualfies for 14 Apics education credits!

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more info on the program here

CDDL Program Content

Module 1: The Need for Change

• Part 1: The Rise of Complexity
• Part 2: The Importance of Flow
• Part 3: Variability and its Impact on flow - Planning
• Part 4: Variability and its Impact on flow - Finance
• Part 5: The Need for Thoughtware

Module 2: An Overview of Designing and Operating for Flow

Module 3: Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning

• Part 1: Strategic Inventory Positioning
• Part 2: Buffer Profiles and Levels
• Part 3: Dynamic Buffer Adjustments
• Part 4: Demand Driven Planning (Supply Order Generation)
• Part 5: Highly Visible and Collaborative Execution
• Part 6: Calculating Average On-Hand
• Part 7: DDMRP Buffer Criteria
• Part 8: MRP, Lean and DDMRP
• Part 9: Implications for Distribution Networks

Module 4: Demand Driven Scheduling and Shop Floor Execution

• Part 1: Control Points
• Part 2: Scheduling Control Points
• Part 3: Protecting Control Points
• Part 4: How Time Buffers Work
• Part 5: Capacity Buffers

Module 5: Tactical Smart Metrics for Operations

Module 6: Demand Driven Sales and Operations Planning

Module 7: Demand Driven Strategic Control, Measurement and Adaptation

STUDENTS SHOULD PREPARE BY READING THE INFORMATION HERE

INSTRUCTOR:

Carol Ptak is currently a partner with the Demand Driven Institute (www.demanddriveninstitute.com) , and was most recently at Pacific Lutheran University as Visiting Professor and Distinguished Executive in Residence. Previously, she was vice president and global industry executive for manufacturing and distribution industries at PeopleSoft where she developed the concept of demand driven manufacturing (DDM). Ms. Ptak spent four years at IBM Corporation culminating in the position of global SMB segment executive. She co-authored two books with Chad Smith – Orlicky’s MRP 3^rd edition and their most recent work, DDMRP in addition to several other books on MRP, ERP, TOC and Lean. 

A leading authority in the use of ERP and Supply Chain tools to drive improved bottom line performance, Ms. Ptak's expertise is well grounded in over four decades of practical experience as a successful practitioner, consultant and educator in manufacturing operations. Her pragmatic approach to complex issues and dynamic presentation style has her in high demand worldwide on the subject of how to leverage these tools and successfully become an e-business. 

She holds an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology and completed the EMPO program at Stanford University. Ms. Ptak is a frequent educator at the university level and presents at many key technical conferences around the world including South Africa, France, Israel, Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands and nine APICS International conferences. She is the author of numerous articles and the books MRP and Beyond and ERP, Tools, Techniques and Applications for Integrating the Supply Chain. Necessary but not Sufficient was co-authored with Dr. Eli Goldratt and Eli Schragenheim. Together with Dean Gilliam she updated Quantum Leap, originally written by John Constanza. Her most recent work, DDMRP, written with Chad Smith, is the most complete work on DDMRP.  Ms. Ptak has lent her name to the internationally coveted Ptak Prize for Supply Chain Excellence that is awarded annually by ISCEA (International Supply Chain Education Alliance.)

Ms. Ptak is certified through APICS at the fellow level (CFPIM) and was certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) with the first group internationally. Ms. Ptak was the President and CEO of APICS, The Educational Society for Resource Management for the year 2000. Prior to her election as APICS President, she served on the Society in a variety of positions. A highly accomplished author, lecturer and trainer, she knows how to turn theory into practical realities in today's changing organizations.