Quick Response/Continual Replenishment rapidly increases the velocity with which products go from manufacturer to the final customer. But operating in a Quick Response mode requires new links between suppliers, retailers and manufacturers if they want to create a highly responsive distribution system.

Distribution Resource Planning tells readers how to design, implement and manage a distribution system based on Quick Response/Continual Replenishment concepts. The benefits are many:

• Increased levels of customer satisfaction through timely, accurate deliveries
• Reduced inventory levels
• Lower distribution costs
• Productivity improvements in manufacturing
• Enhanced capabilities to accurately forecast inventory levels and cash flow requirements
• Lower operating costs for all pipeline customers

Written by Andre Martin, who during the 1970s pioneered DRP as the director of manufacturing and materials management for Abbott Canada.

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