J. Ross Publishing Supply Chain Collaboration: How to Implement CPFR and Other Best Collaborative Practices

Ron Ireland was one of the leaders in Wal-Mart s effort to develop its supply chain processes for collaborative forecasting and replenishment execution using retail links for communicating point-of-sale, forecasts, and inventory information to its suppliers. As a result he helped pioneer the retail industry standard called Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR). This collaborative process, which involves sharing information with supply chain partners in real-time, enables substantially improved planning and financial results. Using his extensive knowledge and first-hand experience, Ireland, with Colleen Crum, demonstrates what is necessary to achieve successful win-win trading partner collaborations and describes what companies give up when they don t collaborate. Since an effective supply chain collaboration effort requires flexibility when adapting to each partner s capabilities and the business environment, this book presents a blueprint that you can customize to fit your company s and your company s trading partners needs to achieve success. Supply Chain Collaboration shows you how to implement CPFR and other best collaborative practices quickly and successfully in almost any organization. Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble and other highly successful companies are reaping huge competitive benefits from the CPFR process. Learn from the 'pioneer' of CPFR how your organization can as well.