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DDPP Certification Online Classes

The Demand Driven Planner Professional (DDPP)™ is a professional endorsement certification offered by the Demand Driven Institute, the global authority for Demand Driven education, training, certification and compliance. The DDPP™ is earned by an individual who can apply the demand driven concepts, analyze an environment and evaluate an environment using the Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) methodology. An individual achieves DDPP™ endorsement by successfully completing a rigorous test. Upon successful completion of the test an endorsement certificate will be issued and the individual may begin using DDPP in their professional title. The individual will also be issued an electronic certificate and badge for use with their social media profiles.


Who Should Attend?

The Demand Driven Planner Program is designed for planning, purchasing and supply chain personnel responsible for implementing and maintaining a DDMRP implementation. Designed by the leading authorities on DDMRP at the Demand Driven Institute, the Demand Driven Planner program is comprised of 13 modules of in-depth DDMRP education. The DDP Program is THE official preparatory course for the Demand Driven Planner Professional (DDPP)™ certification exam.


DDP course content:

Module 1: Planning in the Modern World

Module 2: The Importance of Flow

Module 3: Unlocking a Solution - Decoupling

Module 4: Becoming Demand Driven

Module 5: Strategic Inventory Positioning

Module 6: Distribution Network Positioning

Module 7: Buffer Profiles and Levels

Module 8: Dynamic Buffer Adjustments​

Module 9: Demand Driven Planning

Module 10: Highly Visible and Collaborative Execution​

Module 11: DDMRP and the Operational Environment​

Module 12: Demand Driven Sales and Operations Planning​

Module 13: Program Summary