DDI ENDORSED INSTRUCTORS
Our pool of endorsed instructors have achieved their endorsement through a rigorous process consisting of course material deep dives, personal instruction from master instructors and team teaching opportunities with master instructors. Additionally, they have agreed to a code of conduct that will ensure that the integrity and consistency of our programs is maintained across the globe.
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2024 TOP TEN INSTRUCTORS
The mission of the Demand Driven Institute is to proliferate Demand Driven methods around the world. A large portion of that mission is accomplished through the delivery of educational products. For 2024 we have eleven instructors that will receive special recognition (we had a tie in the tenth position). Congratulations to them and a very big THANK YOU!
UNITED STATES AND CANADA
Kevin Boake, DDPP
Kevin has a degree in Industrial Engineering and has dedicated his career to the field of Supply Chain Planning. His focus areas have been MPS, MRP, DRP, Demand, Inventory, Capacity and Supply Management and he currently is a guest lecture on these subjects at Warwick University, UK. Kevin has consulted and sold advanced planning solutions to over 150 companies around the global and now specialises in DDMRP. Kevin has extensive knowledge of planning tools, data management, business process re-engineering, change management and project management and his objective is to work with companies to turn their supply chains in a competitive weapon. Contact Kevin
Michael Cole, CSCP, CPIM, CLTD, CPSM, DDPP
Michael Cole is a Managing Partner of Consultiques. Michael helps companies achieve better business results utilizing the ASCM’s body of knowledge in Operations and Supply Chain Management. After graduating from the University of Westminster in the UK, Michael had an 18 year business development and operational management career in international assignments in the oil and gas industry. During the last 12 plus years, as Managing Partner of Consultiques, Michael has coached, mentored and trained cross functional teams to success. He is an accomplished instructor, delivering more than 6000 hours of classes, is a Certified Master Instructor for the APICS CSCP, CPIM and CLTD certifications and a DDI Instructor for Demand Driven Planner. Contact Michael.
Gaylen Haas, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, CLTD, SCOR-P, CTSC, AEFP, DDPP, DDLP, C.P.M., CPSM
Gaylen Haas has over 30 years of Supply Chain and Materials Management experience in automotive and building products industries. He has held titles of Group Director of Materials and Planning, Director of Supply Chain, Materials Manager, Operations Manager, Supervisor of Central Production Control, Master Planner, and Shop Floor Controller. Currently Gaylen is an Instructor at Fox Valley Technical College where he consults clients, teaches Supply Chain Management and teaches APICS certification classes. Contact Gaylen.
Pierre Abou Hamad, DDPP, Green Belt Lean Six Sigma
A truly passionate consulting professional, fond of Operations & Supply chain. I’ve spent my first 11 years of career living my customers' day-to-day jobs & reaching with them towards ambitious achievements & projects. Counting 25 companies from various industrial & service sectors & more than 30 projects. I’m still eager to have the chance to learn & discover, as well as sharing knowledge & experience. Pragmatic, efficient & resolutely team player/leader whenever fit. Let's get in touch. Contact Pierre
Roberta McPhail CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, DDPP, DDLP, PMP, CLTD
Roberta McPhail is currently an independent consultant focusing on supply chain training. She is a CSCP Master Instructor for APICS delivering content to both institutional and corporate clients. In her 25 plus year career, she has extensive cross functional experience in all levels of Supply chain. Roberta has held several senior level positions responsible for the planning, execution and distribution processes for multi-site multinational Manufacturing Companies. Contact Roberta
John Melbye, DDPP, DDOP, DDLP, DDDP, CSCP
John Melbye helps companies to stop managing chaos and start driving progress. Made possible through the innovations of the Demand Driven Institute and the Demand Driven Methodology, we can calm the chaos of your Material Requirements Planning system, reduce the daily surprises and firefighting and change the conversation around Sales and Operations Planning. In addition to the Demand Driven Planner, Demand Driven Operations, Demand Driven Distribution, and the Demand Driven Leader workshops, John also leads an in-person experiential workshop that we call The Penguin Game, and a virtual workshop called The Distribution Game. As Managing Director of ASCM Twin Cities, he is leading innovation and creating excitement throughout the supply chain community. John connects Supply Chain concepts to daily life through one-page articles shared on his blog and through the Learning Center on his website. For the multiple ways to connect with John, visit www.Linktr.ee/johnmelbye. Or email using Contact John.
Daniel Silva, DDPP
Daniel Silva is a supply chain managing consultant working at the CAMELOT Consulting group and is currently leading the supply chain planning team in their US office. He believes supply chain management as a function is imperative to an organization success and that it should drive value rather than manage cost. Daniel has supported several international SC initiatives in different roles for the pharmaceutical, chemical and consumer goods industry. With his deep knowledge in planning concepts and SAP technology he’s been successful at leading global Demand Driven Transformation projects including the implementation of DDMRP. Contact Daniel.
EUROPE
BENELUX and Denmark
Derk Kuiper MBA, CFPIM, CSCP, DDPP, DDLP, ACPF, SCOR-P
Derk has more than 18 years of experience in supply chain education and is the founder and managing director of Visie Partners. Visie Partners is company based in the Netherlands, offering educational programs in supply chain and operations management. Derk is a qualified SCOR-P instructor and a master instructor for the APICS certification programs, CPIM and CSCP. He is also a master instructor for the APICS Instructor Development Program, focused on developing instructor skills for APICS instructors. Derk studied economics and has management experience in chemical industry, logistics, healthcare, publishing and insurance. Due to his experience he is specialized in process improvement and strategy implementation. Visie Partners serves large (inter)national customers to improve their performance. Contact Derk
Shivanesh Kumar DDPP, CPIM
Shivanesh Kumar, a certified DDI Instructor with the Demand Driven Institute, is an expert in supply chain strategy and consulting. With APICS CPIM and DDPP certifications, he leads supply chain transformative initiatives for global customers. Leveraging his extensive experience with SAP IBP, S/4 HANA, SAP APO, and DDMRP, along with a strong analytical skill set in R/Python/AI/ML, Shivanesh specializes in optimizing key KPIs (inventory, capacity etc) to enhance efficiency across the value chain for diverse industries such as hi-tech, life sciences, chemicals, automotive etc. He is currently associated with DDI affiliate Visie partners in delivering training in the Netherlands and Denmark region. Contact Shivanesh
David Villalobos DDPP
David Villalobos is currently a Supply Chain consultant with experience supporting implementations in Europe and Latin America in sectors as consumer goods, clothes, textiles, chemicals, food and electronic devices. He leads and supports the implementation of the best practices of operational excellence in multinational and social companies around the world. Advanced Practitioner in DDMRP, TOC and MRP. Currently, he is a PhD Candidate in Management & Economics at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium), and he is leading and supporting implementations in Europe and Latin America. Contact David
Peter van Cuyck MSc, DDPP, DDDP, DDOP, DDLP, DDSCP
Peter holds a master’s degree in physics. He has more than 25 years of experience in implementing solutions for supply chain planning, scheduling and manufacturing mainly using SAP PP (Production Planning) and APO (Advanced Planning and Optimization). In 2018 he started the Demand Driven journey at Etex. Following a successful pilot in 2019, a global rollout was started and the solution was implemented in more than 200 production and distribution locations. Based on this work, he achieved the fellowship level endorsement from the Demand Driven Institute (DDSCP-Demand Driven Supply Chain Professional).
Peter presented the Etex case study on several conferences like Supply Chain Event in Paris (2023) and the SAPICS conference in Cape Town (2024). Today Peter is an independent business consultant in all Demand Driven topics. He specializes in DDI compliant software, ERP connectors and Power BI Dashboards for Demand Driven S&OP. Peter is a DDP master instructor and can teach Demand Driven training (DDP, DDD and DDO) in English and Dutch languages. Peter is also a master instructor for DDBRIX Factory and DDBRIX Distribution workshops.
Bernard Milian CPIM, CIRM, DDPP, DDLP
Bernard has more than 25 years of experience in Supply Chain Management and Continuous Improvement / Lean 6 Sigma transformation. He has been serving as a Supply Chain Director within French subsidiaries of world class corporations, in the automotive, electronics, medical devices, furniture and metallurgy industries, B2B, B2C, manufacturing and distribution environments. Contact Bernard
France
Damien Brochard CPIM, Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt, CSCP, DDPP, DDDP, DDOP, DDLP
Damien has more than 16 years experience in supply chain management and operations improvement mainly in aerospace market. He started his career in 1998 at Thales in charge of new product introduction, production management and, then purchasing commodity leader. He spent several years as Supplier Development manager and head of Supplier Quality and Supplier Development at Thales and Messier Dowty (Safran Group), in charge of developing and sustaining supplier’s maturity, performances and relationship. Since 2011, he is partner at AGILEA, a consulting & training company specialized in Supply Chain Management and Operational Excellence. Contact Damien
Caroline Mondon CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, AEFP, DDPP, DDLP, NLP Master Practitioner, Certified Board Member
Extensive experience of operations management in manufacturing companies, with 2 positions of plant manager in a mechanical and an electrical SME and a position of Supply Chain & Logistics director across 7 countries in a multinational. Implementation of Supply Chain functions and expertise in Sales & Operations Plan process in all sizes of companies. Certified board member including past president of AfrSCM (ex Fapics), the french speaking association for Supply Chain Management, promoting innovative educational approaches. APICS, DDI Instructor and co-author of the 'Adaptive Enterprise Foundations' AEF course. Co-designer of 'The Fresh Connection serious game A DD S&OP experience' and designer of the Skill buffer and of the 'Demand Driven Skill Model' workshop described in the appendixe A of the 'Demand driven Adaptive Enterprise' book and in appendixe C of the 'Adaptive Sales and Operations' book by Carol PTAK and Chad SMITH. Author of a best selling management book since 2005 in France: "Le chaînon manquant" AFNOR edition, updated and published by Industrial Press in the US in 2016 under the title The Missing Links : A Demand Driven Detective Novel. Contact Caroline
Guy de Charette DDPP, CIRM, CSCP, CLTD, SCORp
30 years proven record in business transformation and change management across global supply chain operations (garments, current and luxury consumer goods, urban furnitures and services industries, specialized distribution). He has driven supply chain implementation projects, shared service centers deployments plus IT tools associated in the field of operations, s&op, master production planning, forecasting. Contact Guy
Laurent Vigouroux CSCP, DDPP, DDLP, CSCA, BSCM, ASTP
Laurent Vigouroux is a distinguished industrial engineer and a globally recognized leader in the supply chain community. With decades of experience, Laurent has become a driving force in advancing Demand Driven methodologies worldwide. As the co-founder of b2wise, Laurent serves as Vice President and Brand Ambassador, passionately spreading the principles of Demand Driven MRP (DDMRP) as an endorsed Demand Driven Trainer. His efforts have played a pivotal role in shaping the global adoption of this innovative approach. Before founding b2wise in 2017, Laurent amassed 16 years of hands-on experience in operations, working with both major automotive corporations and medium-sized industrial manufacturing companies. In 2013, he spearheaded France's first DDMRP implementation, a groundbreaking project that earned the prestigious "King of Supply Chain" award in 2015. Over the past years, Laurent has guided over 150+ organizations through transformative journeys to adopt the Demand Driven methodology, empowering businesses to enhance their operational performance and resilience. Additionally, he created the acclaimed DDMRP management game, DDBrix, an interactive tool that demystifies the methodology for entire organizations. Laurent’s expertise, coupled with his dedication to innovation, has solidified his reputation as a thought leader and trusted advisor in supply chain management.
Anthony Fouqué TOCFE, LTP, DDPP, DDLP, ASTP
Anthony has 10 years of experience in Supply Chain & TOC Implementation. He also has experience in S&Ops implementation and Lean/TOC Strategic Planning process development. He has been serving in worldwide companies working on ETO, MTO, MTS and B2B Distribution flow environment as Manager and Director. He's willing to support Demand Driven thinking across areas like Operations, S&Ops, Strategic Planning & Breakthrough Solutions Development. Contact Anthony or on LinkedIn
Leïla Bouhali, CPIM, CSCP, Green Belt in Lean, DDPP, DDDP, DDOP, DDLP, ASTP
Leïla is Supply and Planning Manager at SAMES-KREMLIN (Exel group). She is running DDMRP at SAMES-KREMLIN since 2015. Previously, she worked as a consultant in supply chain management projects, a planner for food industry and she implemented an ERP system for a retailer. She became a DDP instructor in order to implement DDMRP in SAMES-KREMLIN subsidiaries and in other companies in the Exel Group. Contact Leila
Anaïs Leblanc, CSCP, DDPP, CSCA, Black Belt Lean 6 Sigma, IMCM
Anaïs is working as a Senior Manager at Citwell, a consulting company oriented towards companies acceleration through Supply Chain and Change Management. She has over 12 years experience in transformation in industrial, distribution and services sectors in international & multicultural environments. She assists the directions in creating and managing transformation projects on the business model, organization, processes & supply chain IS. Active member of Fapics since 2012, she is invested in Supply Chain innovative thinking, in particular the demand driven road, future of winning companies planning & execution practices! She is also a recognized facilitator of change in both the cultural and organizational aspects. Contact Anaïs
Antoine Gautier DDPP, DDOP, DDLP
Antoine is a consultant at Citwell – a French management consulting firm specializing in supply management chain, operations, customer service and change management. Antoine has worked on several DDMRP projects in both industrial and retail segments. Full DDMRP projects include from design to on-site deployment. He has also worked on other projects including APS implementation, project management, warehouse sizing. Antoine is fully committed to the Demand Driven philosophy. Contact Antoine
Nicolas Hullot CSCP, DDPP, CDDL, IMCM
Nicolas is a consultant specialized in Supply Chain and change management. He worked for various Industries (automotive, aerospace, oil & gas, nuclear, pharmaceutic, luxury etc…) as a purchasing, procurement and quality manager. He was an executive in middle sized business for over 7 years, always aiming to improve Supply chain. Nicolas participated to the first French DDMRP implementation in 2013 and drove operationally the business with DDMRP for 3 years. He now shares his experience to help businesses structure themselves and build the right model to live in a VUCA world.
Christophe Alagapin, MBA, CPIM, DDPP, DDLP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Christophe Alagapin is an Associate Partner at Argon & Co, a leading international consulting firm specializing in the strategy and transformation of operations. He is in charge of transformation programs covering the design of the supply chain, process improvements, organizational changes, and implementation of IT applications to achieve competitive advantage. Christophe holds an MBA from ESSEC Business School. He has over 20 years of experience in operations management. Christophe started his career as European Supply Chain Coordinator for Baxter Healthcare. He has carried out Supply Chain projects in aeronautics, electronics, FMCG, and luxury goods. Christophe worked for blue-chip companies in Europe and the US during his career. Contact Christophe
Damien Portmann, CPIM, CSCP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, DDPP, DDLP
Damien is the co-founder of Alkemys Consulting, a firm dedicated to the transformation of industrial companies. With +20 years of experience in Consulting and Operations management, Damien has developed a deep expertise in supply chain for global companies and SMEs as well. He led for instance the consulting department of the Volvo Group, and prior to that he spent several years turning around OEM suppliers. Today, on top of his activities with Alkemys Consulting, Damien supports the development of many SMEs at the request of the BPI (the French investment bank) in various industries: wood, metal, plasturgy, automotive and so on. Contact Damien
Joris Terol, DDPP
Specialized in Supply Chain management and DDMRP methodology for 5 years. I successfully managed 30 DDMRP project implementations with B2wise over the 2 years in various industrial sectors (Cosmetic, Automobile, Health Care, Fashion ect..). I have trained and supported over 100+ people in using the DDMRP software of B2wise all over Europe. I am focused on people and I dedicate my organizational and pedagogical skills to my company and its customers to make sure we are all successful. Contact Joris
Frédéric Picano, DDPP
Pharmacist and Engineer specialized in operations management, I have more than 15 years experience in end to end Supply Chain Management (manufacturing site, planning, purchasing, distribution, logistics, sales admin, Global projects ) working for pharma and IVD business (Solvay, Abbott healthcare, bioMerieux). I am driven by the passion to support my company in improving customer satisfaction. With my entrepreneurial spirit, my vision and my leadership by influence, I am used to manage the transformation of operations in international and complex environments/organizations. Contact Frédéric
Thomas Couteron CPIM, DDPP, DDLP
Thomas is a consultant and trainer for AGILEA, a firm specialized in Supply Chain Management and Operational Excellence. With AGILEA, he worked on several projects related to supply chain management, operational performance, organizational changes, etc. He also took part in several DDMRP deployment project in various industries (chemistry, mechanical industry, cosmetics). He is also regularly facilitates Flow Simulation Game trainings, the digital serious game to experience DDMRP, developed by AGILEA and endorsed by DDI. Contact Thomas
Xavier VERS CPIM, CSCP, DDPP, DDLP, ASTP
Xavier spent more than 15 years to manage and improve operations, organizations and supplychain, as Operations and Supplychain VP Executive in Figeac Aero group, an European leading subcontractor for aerospace industry. After the discovery of DDMRP in 2015, he was trained in the DDI programme (DDP, DDL, ASOP, ASTP) to lead the transformation of his company into a Demand Driven Adaptive Enterprise. Now, as senior consultant and trainer for AGILEA, he is willing to speed up and support industrial supply chains in this journey from their AS&OP to their operating model. Contact Xavier
Eric Liabot DDPP
Eric is currently Supply Chain Engineering Manager at Legrand, a global leader in electrical equipment industry following 15 years in Supply Chain and Project Management in various industries (FMCG, Motor, Food…). Passionate about training, he has also been lecturing in a French university teaching Supply Chain Management. In his current role at Legrand, Eric runs projects in supply chain innovation, business Intelligence and operations improvement therefore leading DDMRP pilot and deployment in several of their production units. He became a corporate DDP trainer in order to support and energize Legrand teams in their Demand Driven transformation journey.
Xavier Gabard DDPP
Xavier has been working for more than 10 years on industrial performance and Supply Chain topics in various business as operational excellence and Supply Chain project manager. He led different projects : in production, logistic and supply chain in France and abroad. He managed projects in Operational Excellence and Supply Chain by identifying progress leads, defining and steering the transformation plans from the planning to the execution process. Contact Xavier
Lucas Meinzel DDPP, DDDP, DDLP, CPIM1, IMCM
Lucas has been working for 5 years in the logistic field, working as project leader on different challenges: distribution network design, intralogistics implementation, inventory management and optimization. He joined Citwell - a French management consulting firm specializing in supply management chain, operations, customer service and change management - in 2019. Lucas has worked on several DDMRP implementation, from early case studies to on-site customer deployment. Contact Lucas
Erwann Corre CPIM DDP DDL Lean Green Belt
Erwann has a 10 years instructor experience in Lean and supply chain. He also brings value to the trainee with his 10 years experience in supply chain from his past positions in industries like Kodak or Naviline. Now, he joins the amazing b2wise instructor team to continue to spread the Demand Driven knowledge all around the world. Contact Erwann
Mahdi Bioui DDPP
After a career of 13 years spent in several large industrial groups (automotive and aeronautical industries) where he held several functions in supply chain and production management, Mahdi now supports companies on supply chain transformation projects and more broadly industrial performance optimization. Contact Mahdi
Fabrice Miharan DDPP DDLP
Fabrice is the current Head of Operations & Talent Development for b2wise Europe. He has 30 years of supply chain management experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. His experience includes supply chain, continuous improvement and project management leadership.
He is a native French speaker that is fluent in English and Italian. He is familiar with SAP, APS and WMS systems. He is also a certified DDBRIX instructor. Contact Fabrice
Claire Ané DDPP
Claire Ané, with a Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management and 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, has a diverse background in operational and managerial roles within FMCG and Building Materials industries. She notably led the implementation of a Demand Planning solution across 22 European markets. In 2018, Claire initiated a Demand Driven journey at Etex Group with Peter Van Cuck, leading to a successful implementation and her subsequent endorsement as a Demand Driven Supply Chain Professional (DDSCP) in 2021. Currently, she leads Etex Group's team of central planners and serves as the Business Process Manager for Supplier Planning, ensuring standardized and effective utilization of processes and systems. Contact Claire
François Quéré DDPP, Master Black Belt
François worked mainly in the field of industry, as an operation manager or as a project manager in different fields such as production, supply chain, process engineering and quality. After 17 years in operations, he chose to become a consultant as well as an instructor to make others benefit of his experience as a practitioner in Lean and Supply Chain. He is a partner in XL Groupe, a Lean Management and Supply Chain consulting firm. He came to DDMRP to better help his customers to improve their value stream flows. Contact François
Florian Feuvrier DDPP
Florian is a French industrial engineer since 2019. He gained a significant experience in the watchmaking industry and is now part of a swiss watchmaking company. During years 2023-2024, Florian was at the core of a big SAP implementation as one of the main Key User. At the same time, he is also in charge of the implementation of the Demand Driven methodology within his plant. He is driving everyday a group of planner and scheduler with DDMRP principles. Contact Florian
DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Christian Voye CPIM, CSCP, SCOR-P, DDLP, DDPP
Christian Voye is working as a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Supply Chain Consultant in a global Industry & Transportation Paint Company. He has over 20 Years of experience in R&D-, transformational and Continuous improvement projects combining Production, Lean, Six Sigma and Supply Chain Knowledge working with all levels of the organization. Christian is a Trainer for APICS CPIM and CSCP. He as well has experience as an internal Trainer for Lean; Six Sigma and Advanced Supply Chain Concepts. He holds a Diploma in Physics (Nonlinear Physics) from the University of Münster. Contact Christian
Marco Klein DDDP, DDLP
Marco Klein is working as a Supply Chain Management Consultant and heading the Center of Excellence for Inventory Management at CAMELOT Consulting Group. He has been working in multiple international Supply Chain projects and has been responsible for the successful implementation of Demand Driven LEAN Supply Chain planning processes across different industries. With a profound expertise of SAP technology, he has gained significant experience in the realization of Demand Driven planning processes based on SAP planning systems (SAP APO and SAP IBP). Contact Marco
Markus Kuhl DDPP, DDLP, CSCP
Markus is a Supply Chain expert responsible for the Competence Center “Value Chain Strategy & Performance” at CAMELOT Consulting Group. He has >10 years professional experience, mostly in managing consulting. As CSCP (APICS), DDPP, CDDP, and CDDL, Markus has deep knowledge of supply chain concepts and lots of experience in adopting those concepts in practice. During the last years, Markus was involved in many SC transformation projects across different industries like Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, Chemicals, Steel, and Manufacturing helping his clients to reach the next level of Value Chain maturity with demand-driven concepts. Contact Markus
Patrick Rigoni PhD, DDPP, DDLP, DDOP, Lean Six Sigma, Master Black Belt
Patrick has 15 years of experience in manufacturing, Operational Excellence and Supply Chain, holding as well line roles as strategic advisory roles. Patrick started his career in line roles in J&J‘s manufacturing plants gaining hands-on experience in manufacturing and packaging of regulated goods. Later, as a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Assessor and expert user of computer simulation modeling he was active in several transformative supply chain projects. In 2013 he co-founded SmartChain, which mission is to help its clients to transform their supply chain operating models and achieve operational excellence. He is a native Italian and French speaker and is fluent in English and German. Contact Patrick
Clément Marini DDPP
Clément is an industrial engineer, specialized in continuous improvement. He that started his DDMRP journey in 2018 as a supply chain consultant in France and was part of many Demand Driven implantation.
After moving back to the manufacturing world, he started managing lean and pull flow project for a Swiss Watchmaking Company. Clément is now leading the Demand Driven project within a big manufacturing environment and is part of the Demand Driven Planner instructor community. Contact Clément
Italy
Alfredo Angrisani DDPP, DDOP
Alfredo Angrisani has over 30 years experience in industry and distribution, in a number of management roles, in operations, IT and sales, in Italy and France. He’s worked across several industries: construction equipment and spare parts, food, fashion, building elements, and publishing. He’s been in charge of sales administration & planning and IT at Toyota Industrial Equipment Italy for 6 years. In 2006 decided to become an independent professional and management consultant. Alfredo is a certified CPIM, TOC, DDPP and ScrumMaster, works with Festo Academy and other prominent management schools to assist entrepreneurs and managers to deal with the ‘new normal’ of business and distribution. Contact Alfredo
Alessandro Gaiani DDPP
Expert in planning, scheduling and operations management with more than twenty years and 100+ projects in different sectors and sizes of manufacturing companies. Graduated in physics and pianist for passion and pleasure, in life and work I combine scientific rigor and creativity.
Since 1999, I have been successfully designing and implementing digital transformation projects, studying together with the customer simple solutions to improve information flows and their control, sustaining people in the change management, applying the most suitable theories to the case and introducing innovation elements. Senior Project Manager and Managing Partner of Omega Group; co-leader of the Renovo’s digital transformation division; technical head of MRP and Demand Driven MRP software R&D. Creator of the Skill Matrix Project Planning technique for human resources project planning using TOC in ETO or service companies. First in Italy to achieve the Demand Driven Institute certification for Agilis ERP software in 2017, first in Italy to publish a DDMRP case history in 2019; DDPP, DDOP, DDLP certified.
Marianna Falcone DDPP, DDOP, DDLP
Marianna is a Senior Manager in Operations practice of PwC with expertise in Supply Chain performance improvement and optimisation from the “buy” to the “fulfilment” process. Having worked across a number of sectors, including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, industrial goods, FMCG and logistic services to successfully execute and manage complex international performance improvement and transformation projects. In the last years Marianna has been the Project Manager in several DDMRP implementation projects and she is currently driving the Global PwC DDMRP community. Contact Marianna
Ivan Lavatelli PMP, CPIM, CSCP, SCOR-P, DDPP
Ivan leads the Operations practice for PwC Italy. He has almost 20 years of consulting experience in numerous Supply Chain Management and Industrial Engineering fields: Supply Chain (re-)Design, Production Planning and Control, New Products Introduction Planning, World Class Production Systems Implementation, Lean Manufacturing, Work Standardization, Resource Management, Industrial Cost Control and Company-wide Turnaround Programs. Ivan has a Degree in Engineering from the Polytechnic of Milan and holds a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification from PMI (Project Management Institute) combined with APICS CPIM, CSCP and SCOR-P certifications. As a certified instructor in the disciplines of Supply Chain (APICS and DDI), Industrial Engineering and Project Management, Ivan has contributed to the development of hundreds of Operations Professionals in multiple industries, complementing educational activities with implementation support (process redesign, change management, technological enablement and shopfloor execution). Contact Ivan
Fulvio Macaluso DDPP, DDOP
Fulvio is a Manager in Operations practice of PwC Italy for the Private Sector. He built his professional background in Italy and abroad gaining distinctive skills and experience in DDMRP Supply Planning logic and system implementation, Supply Chain Strategy definition, plant performance and productivity improvement, Lean methodology, WCM implementation, MTM methodology. He has worked across different sectors including industrial products, automotive, aerospace and FMCG.
Fulvio holds a double Master’s degree in Engineering of Industrial Production and Technological Innovation from Politecnico di Torino (IT) and Business Administration and Production Systems from Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ES). He is part of the Delivery Center that is leading the Global PwC DDMRP Community. Contact Fulvio
Pierluigi Pizzo DDPP, DDDP, DDOP
Co Founder of Omega Group, parent company of Italian Tech & Consulting Companies, currently head of the Intelligent Unit Renovo, I’m the Company Digital & Business Transformation leader. Since 1985, in the IBM world first and in Omega then, I’ve been helping and driving customers to the operational excellence, mapping flows, processes and technologies. I’m a multipotentialite and I’m able to develop projects and solutions in a creative and at the same time pragmatic way. Thanks to the know-how and skills acquired over the years, I have brought value to hundreds of companies, in the fields of Production, Supply Chain, Project Management and Distribution. Contact Pierluigi
Luigi Rognoni DDPP, DDOP
With a long background in the industry as production manager first and in the planning area then, I have a strong inclination for training and teaching applied to improve and innovate processes, to bring simplification and efficiency. I started my job career in 1990 in the Marine Industry, developing the specific competencies in the field, while at the same time studying and acquiring all the skills related to business management, strategies, and operational processes. Applying my creativity and teamwork inclination I could strengthened my leadership talent. I’m INFP in the MBTI, Intuition, Feeling, Perception and my ease in learning guided me during this 30+ years international journey. More than 13 years spent in Sri Lanka brought me to the horizon I have been envisioning since I was young and, indeed, it showed me new ones, grabbing and developing new opportunities into the DDMRP world. With the b2wise team of trainers I'm engaging and supporting people involved with or interested in Demand Driven methodology and the application of DDMRP. I'm also a DDBRIX Factory and Distribution endorsed instructor. Contact Luigi
Luca Valletta DDPP
Luca is a Senior Associate in Operations practice of PwC Italy for the Private Sector. His key areas of expertise include Supply Chain Transformation projects, focusing on DDMRP Planning logic and system implementation, and warehouse relayout. Luca has taken part in several, national and international, Supply chain planning and Demand Driven implementation projects including DDMRP, DDS&OP and DDOM processes. He has worked across different sectors including industrial products, cosmetics, energy and utilities. Luca holds a master’s degree in Management Engineering from LIUC University (IT). He is part of the Delivery Center that is leading the Global PwC DDMRP Community. Contact Luca
Poland
Aleksander Okraska, DDPP, Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt
Aleksander has over 25 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Production Management and, Logistics. From 1999 Aleksander has been focusing on the flow of information, materials and cash. Aleksander developed his experience and expertise in various companies, from small family businesses to huge international corporations. He operated in various industries from building through furniture, cosmetics, orthopedics to fiber optic cable production (Corning Optical Communications).
Aleksander’s education includes managerial accountancy & logistics. He also obtained additional certificates in supply chain management, lean management, project management.
From 2019 Aleksander works as consultant and trainer in MPM Productivity Management delivering solutions and support. Contact Aleksander
Tomasz Sokołowski, DDPP
27 years of experience with large proficiency in managing supply chain in cosmetics, household detergents, FMCG, pharmaceutical, automotive and consulting industries.
Worked on senior managemental positions at Unilever, Wrigley’s, SABMiller, US Pharmacia, Kiel, Firestone and (actually) MPM. Main areas of expertise include strategic planning, production planning and scheduling, procurement of direct production materials and non-direct materials, team management, negotiations, implementation of integrated management systems, optimization of operational processes, training. Contact Tomasz
Mihail Mate DDPP
Mihail Mate is currently an independent consultant with an experience of more than 10 years in providing Supply Chain related trainings and projects for teams of multinational companies. He worked in Supply Chain since 2001 in various industries and positions, mostly as a Supply Chain Manager. As a consultant, he delivered projects focused on stock reduction, supply chain design, ERP implementation, strategic supplier improvement etc. Mihail is an analytic person with a passion for everything related to Supply Chain; he strongly believes that the DDI approach IS the future and is committed to assist as many companies as possible in their journey to the next level. Contact Mihail
Romania
Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Sviatoslav Oliinyk DDPP
Co-founder of Representative office of Demand Driven Institute in CIS region, business trainer and supply chain management consultant at ABM Cloud. Experienced in business process re-engineering, project management using Lean, 6 Sigma and ToC in retail, distribution and production. Certified expert in Innovative Solutions for Supply Chain optimization, specialized in DDMRP methodology education and implementation. Author of various case studies and business media publications, event speaker, founder and coordinator of business training clubs, practicing expert in corporate culture development, coaching, team building. Contact Sviatoslov
Scandinavia, Poland, Baltic States
Christoph Lenhartz MBA, Jonah, TOCICO-certified, Certified Consultant (bdvb) , DDPP, DDLP
Christoph Lenhartz (MBA, Jonah, TOCICO-certified, Certified Consultant (bdvb) , CDDP) is Founding Partner of Catena Strategies is, a leading expert in project, operations, and supply chain consulting based on sound and proven methodologies. In over 20 years he has acquired a wide-ranging, international experience in industry, as a successful entrepreneur and also a leader of management consulting teams in high complexity TOC implementations. He has lead strategic, business transformation, supply chain management and IT projects and his expertise also includes post-merger integration of supply chain operations for major international groups. Contact Christoph
Spain & Portugal
Jordi Ballester Alomar DDPP
Jordi Ballester is CEO and founder of ForgeFlow (www.forgeflow.com), a Business and IT Consulting Services company specializing in ERP implementations using Odoo. Jordi has provided ERP consulting services in the last 15 years, participating in medium and large international Odoo and SAP implementation projects as a consultant and project manager. Jordi is very active in the Odoo community, as author, reviewer and Board Member of the Odoo Community Association. Jordi holds degrees in Telecommunications Engineering and Business Management Sciences. Jordi is co-author of ForgeFlow the first and only Odoo based DDMRP and DDS&OP compliant software. Contact Jordi
Lois Rilo Antelo DDPP
Lois Rilo is Consultant at ForgeFlow (www.forgeflow.com), a Business and IT Consulting Services company specializing in ERP implementations using Odoo. Lois is very active in the Odoo community, as author, reviewer on features in different areas, especially Logistics and Manufacturing. Lois has an industrial engineering background, he got his Industrial Engineering degree at Universidade de Vigo and his Master in Industrial Engineering and Automation at UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya). Lois is co-author of ForgeFlow the first and only Odoo based DDMRP and DDS&OP compliant software. Contact Lois
Manuel Castro DDPP, DDLP, DDOP, Jonah
Manuel is at Instituto de Empresa Business School in Madrid (Spain) as a Visiting Professor. He is an Endorsed CDDP Instuctor and is currently a Cofounder and Managing Partner of CMG Consultores, a company specialized in the implementation of TOC and DDMRP and the Demand Driven Institute Affiliate in Spain. CMG Consultores is the leader in Europe in Critical Chain Implementations with more than 60 successful implementations, and the pioneer in DDMRP Implementations in Europe. Clients include: CIE AUTOMOTIVE, TELEVES, ANAV, ABB, INDRA, IBERIA MANTENIMIENTO, ITP, TUBACEX, and MONDRAGON CORPORACION.Manuel is Industrial Engineer graduated (Industrial Organization specialized) from Universidad de Vigo (Spain). He has a postgraduate in Logistics (Spanish Center of Logistics) at Colegio de Ingenieros Industriales de Vigo. He was instructed in T.O.C. (Theory of Constraints) at the Avraham Y. Goldratt Institute Academy (New Haven, CT, USA). Contact Manuel
Aitor Lizarralde Aiastui PhD, DDPP
PhD from Mondragon Unibertsitatea. Industrial Engineering, speciality of Organisation. He is an Endorsed DDPP Instructor and is currently Managing Director of B2wise Iberia. Project Management Professional (PMP®), global accreditation awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading association of project management professionals. Associate professor/researcher at Mondragon University, participating in various consultancy projects in business and research, with particular emphasis on DDMRP implementation for the improvement of supply chain management in multiple organizations. Contact Aitor
United Kingdom & Ireland
Roger Fleury, DDPP
Roger is currently Practise Lead at Axiality Limited, a Microsoft Partner focused on delivering world class cloud-based systems for businesses operating internationally. Roger combines 30+ years of experience working as a solutions consultant in ERP and Supply Chain systems with strong technical, strategic and change management skills. Contact Roger.
Oliver Jones DDSCP, DDLP, DDOP, DDPP, MCIPS
Economist turned Supply Chain Strategist, Oliver Jones leverages his diverse experience in Procurement, Purchasing and Planning across the Automotive, Food, Health & Safety, and Lifesciences industries to drive efficiency and innovation in complex supply chains. Currently, Oliver plays a pivotal role at Oxford Nanopore Technologies, a British company revolutionising DNA analysis with their disruptive nanopore sequencing technology. As their DDMRP Process Manager, he's spearheading the implementation of DDMRP within the Supply Chain Operations Team. Oliver's passion for Demand Driven methodologies shines through in his work, where he has successfully implemented DDMRP to increase user adoption by 300% and, in one value stream and reduced finished goods inventory by 47%.
Oliver graduated from the University of Hull with a BA in Business Economics and Supply Chain Management, solidifying his foundation in both economic principles and practical supply chain application. His analytical skills, coupled with a keen eye for process improvement, have progressively led him to "all things Demand Driven" – having experienced the limitations of traditional MRP planning in the VUCA world!
Oliver is a champion for DDMRP and enjoys sharing his knowledge and experiences with other users. Contact Ollie.
Herman Maree, DDPP
Herman Maree is a dynamic leader in supply chain management. He is known for his technical expertise and dedication to empowering people. Herman has spearheaded transformative projects across various industries as an industrial and systems engineer, delivering exciting outcomes. Transitioning from industry roles and consulting to software development, Herman has spent the past five years innovating with state-of-the-art supply chain planning applications. Inspired by Nelson Mandela's belief that "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world," Herman is dedicated to making a positive impact, one meaningful discussion at a time. Contact Herman.
LATIN AMERICA
Paulo José Félix de Freitas, MSc Eng, CPIM-Fellow, CSCP, DDPP
Mestre em Engenharia de Produção e Instrutor APICS e DDI, com mais de 30 anos de experiência gerenciando projetos de Supply Chain de ponta-a-ponta em industrias de manufatura no nível regional e global, em posições executivas e de consultoria. Fundador da EPCS - Educação Profissional da Cadeia de Suprimentos, empresa dedicada à educação de profissionais na área de SCM.
Masters degree in Industrial Engineering, APICS and DDI Instructor, over 30 years of experience in managing Supply Chain projects from end-to-end in regional and global manufacturing industries, in executive and consulting positions. Founder of EPCS - Educação Profissional da Cadeia de Suprimentos, dedicated to the education of professionals in the Supply Chain Management field. Contact Paulo.
Brazil
Nilson Lucio, SCOR-P, CSCP, CLTD, CSCP, CPIM, DDPP
Nilson has more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing from technical positions in industrial engineering, through production planning and control to supply chain management. He held management positions in materials planning, production planning, S&OP and operations in medium and large companies in the metal-mechanical, oil and gas, electronics, equipment, airline and capital goods segments. Since 1994, Nilson has also dedicated himself to consultancy, founding BTG Matrix, which helps clients with organizational diagnosis, research and special studies, development of solutions for specific problems, implementation assistance and advice in the areas of operations management, supply chain and Lean/JIT. Nilson has a degree as bachelor’s in mathematics and industrial engineering, a postgraduate degree in operations management with numerous specializations. In addition to having certifications such as SCOR-P, CSCP, CLTD, CSCP, CPIM, DDPP among others, since 2013 Nilson has also worked as an Associate Instructor at ASCM/APICS in Brazil, and he has been a university professor at some engineering schools since 1994. Finally, Nilson is a true enthusiastic, passionate and practitioner of philosophies, techniques, and values of a Demand Driven Adaptive Enterprise through, DDOM, DDS&OP and AS&OP Models. Contact Nilson.
Alfonso Navarro Bustamante MBA, DDPP, DDDP, DDLP, IC3PM, IBP (S&Op), TOC, Lean Expert
is Member of the Board, International Speaker and Consultant in Strategy, Supply Chain and Operations Management with more than 20 years of successful experience in large companies in Latin America and Asia. He is a well known consultant recognized for their significant results refocusing strategy of his clients, building Sustainable Competitive Advantages, redesigning their Supply Chains, building and improving their S&OP processes, and achieving superior performance in service levels, inventory turnover, sales, thereby increasing their profitability and reducing the pressure of more investment because of the growth or financial situations of these organizations. As international speaker and postdegree professor, he has trained thousands of executives and professionals in these areas. He is former Country Manager of Goldratt Consulting, TOC and Lean Expert, and CEO of K2 Solutions, a Demand Driven Institute´s affiliate for Latin America and Partner of Supply Chain Excellence Community. Contact Alfonso
Colombia
David Poveda DDPP, DDLP
Civil Engineer, Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia, 1984
M.A.Sc Project Management, University of British Columbia, 1988
Managing Director, Industrias Metálicas Corsan, 1992-1997
Lean-TOC Consultant 1997-2013
Director, Owner, Flowing Consultoría
Senior Partner FlowSoft, DDMRP based software
Certified Demand Driven Planner, CDDP, Certified Critical Chain Project Manager, IC3PM
External professor in undergraduate and graduate courses at EIA in different time periods since 1989. Member of the board of several companies since 1999, including Procopal, PQP, Clínica Medellín, Incoal, etc. Contact David
Juan Camilo Trujillo, DDPP
Juan Camilo Trujillo Cadavid. Mechanical Engineer and Production Post Graduate Program of Universidad Eafit. CDDL / DDPP certified by the DDI. In the last 20 years he has led the operations area of several manufacturing companies. Expert in Lean Manufacturing, DDMRP, TOC, MRP I and II. Professor in the MBA of Universidad Eafit and Fundación Universitaria Ceipa. Teacher in the Post Graduate Program of Costs of the Universidad Eafit and the Icesi University (Throughput Accounting). Co-founder of the company WA SOLUTIONS. His last position was Vice President of Operations of Compañía de Empaques S.A. to then dedicate himself to the company WA SOLUTIONS as Executive Director. Contact Juan Camilo.
Diego Valencia, DDPP
Diego Alejandro Valencia Ramírez. Manufacturing Engineer Graduate Program of Universidad EAFIT, Financial Management Specialist Graduate Program of Universidad de Medellin and Master in Supply Chain Management & Logistics from Universität de Barcelona. CDDL / DDPP certified by the DDI. In the last 15 years, he has led the Logistics and Supply Chain Planning area of several manufacturing companies. Professor in the Manufacturing Engineer Program of Universidad EAFIT. Currently serves as Senior Consultant for Supply Chain Planning implementations throughout Latin America for the company WA SOLUTIONS S.A.S. Contact Diego Valencia.
Alex Donoso, MBA, MSCM, CLTD, DDPP
Alex was born in Ecuador, he holds an international Master Degree in Supply Chain Management & Logistics ( España) and an Executive Master Degree in Business Administration (Ecuador). He is an Mechanical Engineer with over 17 years of experience in Supply Chain Business, Supply Chain Design, Manufacturing and optimization process. He is founder and Director of Centro Ecuatoriano para la Excelencia Operacional (APICS Channel Partner and Demand Driven Affiliate). He has led key processes of the internal supply chain, as well as the generation of new business through projects oriented to design, optimization and execution of the extended supply chain for companies in sectors such as: automotive, petrochemical, agroindustrial, food and beverages, mass consumption, technology, lubricants, metalworking among others. Please visit his Linkedin Profile or contact Alex. Contact Alex.
Ecuador
Mexico
Bruno Acosta, DDPP, DDLP, CPIM, CSCP, Jonah, CLTD, SCOR-P
Bruno has 26 years in Supply Chain bussiness, 15 years as Business Process Improvement Consultant. Actuary by National University of México. Founder of SAPIX Technologies. APICS Master Instructor for CPIM & CSCP programs, APICS Master instructor for Instructor Training. Experienced Consultant for Automotive, Aerospace and Food Processing Industries. President of the APICS Querétaro Chapter, TOC Expert, SCOR(R) (Supply Chain Operations Reference model) Implementation Consultant, Contributor to the SCOR V.12 (body of knowledge ), ERP Implementator. Bruno have helped several companies to develop competitive advantages and evolve their Supply Chains. Contact Bruno.
Bruno Acosta Rojas, DDPP, CPIM P1
Bruno is a Supply Chain Professional with more than 6 years of experience in Supply Chain Management (HS.0141), Negotiation (HS.0181) and Production Planning (HS.0101). Knowledge in CPIM (HT.0006), CSCP (HT.0007), CLTD (HT.0037), SCOR Practitioner (HE.0233), and of course, DDMRP (BP.179). He has participated in Consultancy projects and DDOM implementations in the Automotive and Aerospace industries. He´s currently working as a Production Planner at Michelin and his main objective is to become a Supply Chain Spartan! Contact Bruno.
Gustavo Benitez, CPIM, CSCP, DDPP, DDLP, DDOP
Senior Business Professional with over 30 years’ experience with world-class companies managing major projects around the world. Mr. Benitez’ management experience includes sales of large-scale ERP and Supply Chain software and implementations, process and supply chain improvement, BI software sales and implementations, IT services for the financial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and food processing industries. Mr. Benitez is a Master CPIM and CSCP recognized by APICS, DDPP and DDLP recognized by DDI and also a certified consultant for Glomark-Governan in their Economic Value Creation Methodology focusing in measuring the economic value of IT projects. He has consistently produced outstanding results in reducing costs, increasing productivity and improving quality. He is a frequent speaker and instructor for the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) and was selected to receive the State of Nuevo Leon's Quality Award for his exceptional achievements within Vitro IT operations.
Juan Fernando Colin Galvan DDPP, CFPIM, CSCP, CIRM, CLTD, CTSC, CPF, ACPF
Fernando is a Mechanical Engineer, with postgraduate studies on Industrial Engineering and a Masters Degree on Industrial System Analysis with post MB studies on Production Management. His professional experience includes roles such as Materials Manager, Logistics Manager, Senior Business Analyst, Relationship Manager and Industrial Engineering Head. He is a former instructor and lecturer for APICS/ASCM courses and conferences as well as an engineering professor. Contact Fernando.
Osvaldo Elizondo, CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, DDPP, DDOP
Osvaldo has over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Management. Holds Demand Driven Planner Professional (DDPP), Demand Driven Leader Professional (DDLP), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and Certification in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) Certifications. Currently serves as Business Partner and Supply Chain / Demand Driven Consulting Director in Advanced Value Chain Institute for North America projects and as Professor in the Post Graduate of Supply Chain program in UANL University. Contact Osvaldo.
Martha Espíndola, MBA IPADE, CPIM, SCOR-P, DDPP
An experienced Supply Chain and Operations Consultant, with comprehensive strategic planning and implementations skills that directly affects EBITDA, Cash Flow and Customer Service. More than 25 years of experience of a wide array of industries such as Retail, Automotive Medical, Electronic, Appliance and Services. Contact Martha.
Jesús Mendoza, CLTD, CPIM, DDPP, DDLP, DDOP
Industrial Engineering with a master’s degree on System´s Engineering, has over 12 years working in supply chain for the manufacturing sector (Automotive and Aerospace), working with companies as Bombardier, Nexteer and ZF, in these companies has helped to improve the planning processes (tactical and operational). And has participated in consultancy projects also with manufacturing companies. ASCM CPIM and CLTD certificated and instructor since 2018. Jesus is passionate about systemic thinking and its applications to solve problems also about TOC body of knowledge, strongly beliefs that well applied tools can help to improve processes but more important people’s life. Contact Jesus.
Omar Moya, CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, SCOR-P, DDPP
Omar believes in the transformation capability of Supply Chain Management and he has devoted his career to being a living proof of it by performing most of the Supply Chain roles and leading successful implementation of S&OP processes, MPS, MRP deployment among others. Currently he holds a position directly related with the transformation of the end to end Supply Chain at AMPHENOL, creating a vision and moving the cross-functional teams along than path, to achieve both tactical and strategic goals. He has had the opportunity to deliver external consulting services for one of the main consulting firms in the region, recording success on that endeavor. He has served on the Board of Directors for APICS El Paso/Juarez chapter. Contact Omar.
Ricardo Ramirez, DDPP
I'm Ricardo Ramírez, an Industrial & Systems Engineer, throughout my professional journey, I've been able to work in various manufacturing companies applying Demand Driven Concepts in Mexico and Colombia, some of my achievements as a professional are:
1.- Industrial Engineer at University of Monterrey (2020 Generation)
2.- DDPP – Certified Demand Driven Planner
3.- Experimentation for Improvement – McMaster University
4.- Strategic Management – University of Virginia
5.- Supply Chain Operations – Ludwig- Maximillians Universität München
6.-Competitive Strategy – Rutgers University
7.- Data Analytics for lean six sigma – Hogeschool van Amsterdam
8.- Six Sigma Advanced Define and Measure Phase – University System of Georgia
Contact Ricardo.
Ian Robles, DDPP, DDDP
Consultant in Supply Chain, Business Processes, SCOR Model, ERP systems, MRP, DDMRP, DDOM and ERP system implementer for SAPIX Technologies. Ian is one of the youngest to obtain Demand Driven Planner Professional (DDPP) certification in 2018. He is a mechatronics engineer from Tecmilenio University. He has applied Demand Driven knowledge in industries such as automotive, aeronautics, and services. He has participated in supply chain and business process consulting projects. He has the experience of having participated in various supply chain management and engineering events representing Mexico on different occasions. Contact Ian.
AFRICA
Edward Josling DDPP
Eddie has more than 23 years of experience implementing ERP/MRP in various of manufacturing and distribution companies in South Africa as well as in the middle east. Eddie is currently the lead manufacturing and supply chain planning consultant for Kiira Consulting, a Microsoft Partner focusing on delivering and support of Microsoft Dynamics SCM ERP systems. After having experienced the challenges planners experienced with traditional MRP and production scheduling methods, Eddie’s focus has shifted to DDMRP and is now passionate to help enable companies to become demand driven. Eddie holds an honors degree in Management Accounting. Contact Edward
Liezl Smith CPIM, CSCP, DDPP, CPF, ACPF, SCOR-P, PrENG
Liezl Smith got her Industrial Engineering degree from Stellenbosch University in 1997 and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Engineering Management at the University of Pretoria. She was one of first in the world to obtain the APICS CSCP designation – Certified Supply Chain Professional – from APICS, the Association for Operations Management. She has also earned the APICS CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) designation from APICS. She is one of the first in Africa to obtain CPF and ACPF designations – Certified Professional Forecaster and Advanced Certified Professional Forecaster - from the Institute of Business Forecasting. Other certifications obtained are SCOR-P from the APICS Supply Chain Council and CDDP from the Demand Driven Institute. She is also certified a European Master Logistician through the European Logistics Association (ELA). She is currently an authorized instructor for APICS CPIM, APICS CSCP, IBF CPF and ISCEA CDDP certification programs and trains all over the world. She was a member of the volunteer Board of Directors of SAPICS, the Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa for the last 9 years. Contact Liezl
Ken Titmuss CFPIM, CSCP, SCOR-P, CPF, PLS, CS&OP, CSCA, CLTD, DDPP, DDDP, DDOP, DDLP, AEFP
Ken is an APICS Master Instructor for the CPIM, CSCP, CLTD as well as for the APICS Instructor Development Programs: Train-the-Trainer and Learning Dynamics for Instructors. In addition, he has obtained his SCOR-P qualification from the Supply Chain Council as well as the CPF certification from the Institute of Business Forecasting, the PLS qualification from ASTL, the CS&OP certification and more recently CDDP, CDDL, DDPP. DDLP and DDFP from the DDI. Contact Ken
Alan Jansen Van Vuuren DDPP, DDDP, DDLP, DDOP
Alan started his career in 2009 in supply chain consulting before joining and international supply chain solutions business in 2013. In 2016 Alan’s focus shifted to supply chain planning and more specifically Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP). Alan is now a certified DDP and DDBRix trainer and also guest lectures at multiple universities. His aim to is enable companies to become demand driven as well as to assist them with their complex supply chain planning challenges. Alan is now CEO of B2Wise South Africa. Contact Alan
Pierre van Zyl DDPP
Pierre is currently leveraging DDMRP principles to enhance product accessibility for the largest retail bank in South Africa. With the latest Demand Driven Planner Instructors credentials, Pierre ensures that training remains the cornerstone of the change management plan.
AUSTRALASIA
Nick Botton DDPP, DDLP
Nick is the General Manager for b2wise APAC and has been involved in multiple successful DDMRP transformations in Australia. With a degree in Psychology and Business, Nick has spent his career in Sales and Operations between the hospitality and chemical manufacturing industries. As the first certified instructor in Australia, Nick is using his operational experience and newly found passion for Demand Driven to lead the charge for positive change in the supply chain industry down under and beyond. Contact Nick
ASIA
China
Jianhong Fei DDPP, DDLP, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Masters of Supply Engineering and Logistics
Jianhong Fei has more than 20 years of cross-functional and cross-regional supply chain and operations management experience in Fortune 500 companies including KSB Pump, Emerson Electric, Ingersoll Rand and Allegion Security. She has served as AP Order Process Manager, AP SIOP Manager, AP Operational Excellence Manager, Senior Manager of Manufacturing and Material Management(Planning , Purchasing , Warehousing and Logistics. She brings a wealth of practical experiences in supply chain strategy & management and emphasizes hands on experiences coaching lean six sigma continuous improvement projects and programs.
India
Milan Gupta DDPP
Milan has a passion for Supply Chain, science, and simplicity. He has been a practitioner of DDMRP, Theory of Constraints, and CCPM in projects management. He has travelled and worked with clients in USA, Australia, China, and India. Having delivered the results and harmony by using flow based approaches, Milan is committed to spreading the awareness and adoption for improving flow of information, materials and cash in organizations in his homeland, India. He is an advocate of combining the power of academic world's scientific approach with the intuition and experience of a practitioner's world. Milan is a TOCICO certified Supply Chain practitioner and a MITx certified Supply Chain analyst. He holds Engineering degree from IIT Bombay & is an MBA from IIM Lucknow, and currently lives in New Delhi, India.
Ganesh Iyer DDPP
Ganesh is a Co-Founder at SSA Consulting Group. He has over 25 years of experience with his career spanning both IT Consulting & Business Process Consulting across US, Asia Pacific, Middle East & South East Asia. He is focused on improving the flow and productivity across all critical value chains driving Profit Leadership™ in organisations. He has delivered several Regional and Global Transformation initiatives in the fields of manufacturing (pharma/ chemical/ oil & gas/ refinery/ energy / FMCG/ white goods/ retail), services (logistics/ finance/ retail/ ITES/ jewellery), & led deployment of various business application systems. Contact Ganesh
Deepak Nagar DDPP
Deepak has more than 33 years of experience as manager, entrepreneur, professor, leader. He is the Co-Founder of Yagna Entrepreneur Success Services LLP which works with Owners and Managers of Medium Enterprises to improve profit, ROI and Cash-Flow by implementing Theory of Constraints and DDMRP initiatives. Deepak has facilitated TOC/DDMRP adoption since 2009 in wide variety of environments (Godrej & Boyce, Ashok Piramal Group, Kirloskar Brothers, Wipro Lighting, Kohli Industries, Ramdevs Motors, Bullows Paint Equipments, SMI Coated Products, Mitsu Chemplast Ltd, Pradeep Metals Ltd). He is Mechanical Engineer from MNIT Jaipur and PGDM from IIM Bangalore. He works out of Pune.
Ravindra K. Tulsyan DDLP, DDPP, CIRM, CPIM-F, CSCP, SCOR-P, CLTD
Ravindra Tulsyan, popularly known as Ravi, is a highly effective change leader and ERP/SCM/business process guru. In his career starting 1982, he has had very wide and deep insight of business problems of more than 150 companies, in India and abroad, in all kinds of manufacturing, distribution and service businesses. He is the pioneer of ERP and business process movement in India.
Korea
Jungsook Lee DDLP, DDPP
JungSook is currently a president of Smartflow, which is currently focusing on education of Demand Driven methodology and implementation of Demand Driven INTUIFLOW SCM solutions.
Smart Flow's Demand Driven SCM methodology is based on global partnership with Demand Driven Institute and Demand Driven Technologies and Jung Sook's experience in applying MRP and ERP as an ERP consultant at LG CNS, and DDMRP research and practical experience of TOC/DDMRP implementation at TOC VISION.
She has led to implement DDMRP at Amore Pacific, HYUNDAI MOBIS, UNITUS etc and got the doctoral degree with the thesis to compare MRP VS DDMRP. Her translated books were Critical Chain(Eliyahu M. Goldratt, 2002), Necessary But not Sufficient(Eliyahu M. Goldratt,2005), Lean Project Leadership(Lawrence P. Leach, 2010), Orlicky’s Material Requirement Planning(Carol Ptak and Chad Smith, 2011).
As the first DDMRP Ph.D, DDPP, DDLP instructor in Korea, She works for applying DDMRP, DDOM, DDS&OP to help companies gain SCM competitiveness.
Singapore
Freddy Cabrera DDPP
Freddy Cabrera is a lead consultant with over 12 years of experience in supply chain digital transformations, S&OP, and S&OE at Argon&CO, a global pure supply chain consulting firm.
Based in Singapore, Freddy leads projects across Southeast Asia, bringing his extensive expertise to industries such as FMCG, Chemicals, and metallurgy. Since 2017, he has been at the forefront of implementing DDMRP to drive value and efficiency in supply chain operations. Freddy is dedicated to helping organizations optimize their supply chain strategies, ensuring they can adapt to the dynamic market landscape and achieve sustained success.
HOW DO I BECOME A DDI ENDORSED INSTRUCTOR?
DDI takes it commitment to delivery quality very seriously. DDI Endorsed Instructors must complete a rigorous qualifying process and must continue to stay current in order to maintain endorsement. Any instructor candidates should have extensive experience as professional trainers to be seriously considered.
Below are the prerequisites for a DDI Endorsed Instructor:
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The candidate must be associated with a DDI Affiliate.
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The candidate must take the Demand Driven Planner™ program (live, online or self-study)
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The candidate must pass the Demand Driven Planner Professional™ exam.
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The candidate must enter the Instructor Development Workshop process (three sessions conducted on line or one session conducted live).
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The candidate must successfully team teach with a Master Instructor.
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The candidate must sign the Endorsed Instructor Agreement.
If you are interested in being a DDI Endorsed Instructor and you can meet these requirements (now or in the future) then feel free to contact us.
There is a path of progression for additional instructor endorsements from DDI. All paths start with the Demand Driven Planner endorsement. Below is a chart for the DDI instructor endorsement tree.
