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Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) - Unique Supply Chain Concept For IIM - IIT Wannabe Managers

Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) - Unique Supply Chain Concept For IIM - IIT Wannabe Managers

DDMRP is a formal planning and execution method designed to correct the inadequacies and inappropriate rules of conventional Material Requirements Planning (MRP) given today’s more volatile, complex and service oriented supply and manufacturing scenarios.  The method was first fully articulated in the latest edition of Orlicky’s Material Requirements Planning (McGraw-Hill, 2011) co-authored by Carol Ptak and Chad Smith.  Chad Smith serves as the CDDP Program Director. About the CDDP Program The Certified Demand Driven Planner Program was created by a global partnership between the International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) and the Demand Driven Institute (DDI). Internationally accredited by the IISB, the purpose of the CDDP Program is to educate operations and supply chain personnel on the methods and applications of Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP). The CDDP Program is comprised of 10 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 CDDP certificate and may place "CDDP" in their professional title.  Two instructor led course by Ms. Carol Ptak is scheduled in India for students and corporate professionals during August 2016.  The events will be at Mumbai and Pune.

Nikhil Oswal
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Why 90 Percent Brands Fail On Social Media

Why 90 Percent Brands Fail On Social Media

I love digital marketing. So, every time I meet a business executive or owner, the conversations veers to social media. They ask me the inevitable question, “How can I sell my products on social media?” I give the inevitable answer, “You cannot.” The inevitable awkward silence follows.

Vishal Kataria
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Why Technology Is Important

Why Technology Is Important

The game app you played last night the phone you chatted to your friend on even the chair you sat on all come from the study of technology. The designing making and production of all these things come from people with a technological background. So it makes sense if you want to contribute to this ongoing exciting field then studying a technology course is the way forward. So what is technology? It is the combination of skills techniques and a variety of processes that gets an idea into production and then sees it come to fruition. It is exciting cutting edge and there is no limit. Want to travel to the stars? Technology will get you there!

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After Raghuram Rajan, Who? - Finance Guru Tamal Bandyopadhyay Speaks

After Raghuram Rajan, Who? - Finance Guru Tamal Bandyopadhyay Speaks

On 7 August 2013, little less than a month ahead of Raghuram Rajan taking over as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Indian government appointed him as an officer on special duty (OSD) at the central bank “to provide an overlap” with then governor D. Subbarao who was slated to retire on 4 September.

Tamal Bandopadhyay
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