CPFR 2.0 – Featuring Mike Doherty – Founding Partner, Demand Clarity & Darryl Landvater – Principal, Oliver Wight Americas
Join Jorge Risquez for a group and series that welcomes visionary leaders who are leveraging cutting-edge technologies to get closer to consumers through collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment.
Jorge’s guest is Mike Doherty, founding partner of Demand Clarity and Darryl Landvater, principal at Oliver Wight Americas, for a conversation about the concept of Flowcasting, and how it makes consumer demand at the retail store the focal point for the planning of inventory and replenishment throughout the retail supply chain.
About Mike Doherty
Mike Doherty is a founding partner of Demand Clarity Inc and specializes in helping people design and implement supply chain planning processes and enabling technologies. He is the co-author (with Andre Martin and Jeff Harrop) of Flowcasting the Retail Supply Chain – a book that outlines a consumer-driven, integrated approach for managing inventory flows for the extended retail supply chain.
Mr. Doherty has considerable experience implementing integrated, time-phased planning processes (including supplier scheduling) and supporting systems for both retailers and manufacturers and has worked with companies such as Canadian Tire, Loblaw Companies Limited, Home Depot Canada, West-Marine, Walmart Mexico, Princess Auto Ltd, Bunnings, and Procter & Gamble.
About Darryl Landvater
Darryl Landvater is an Oliver Wight business advisor, has been on the leading edge of supply chain processes and systems for over 35 years as a practitioner, consultant, educator, and software architect. He has written two books, holds three patents, was the consultant for pioneering implementations in a number of different industries, and has an excellent track record for success at all levels of the supply chain; both within an organization and between trading partners.
Darryl has worked in all geographic regions and with companies spanning a broad range of industries and businesses. These include textiles (Milliken), shipbuilding (General Dynamics Electric Boat), capital equipment (Houdaille), component parts (SKF), pharmaceuticals (Abbott), retail (Sony Canada), and consumer package goods/retail integration (Kraft and Sam’s Club/Walmart). He is known for client success including new and innovative approaches. His work with Milliken was a breakthrough for textiles with implementations in over twenty plants; integrating planning all the way from yarn through fabric and finishing. Darryl’s store-level/extended supply chain work includes Kraft, Sam’s Club/Walmart, Sony, and Princess Auto, and proves the integrated supply chain – from point of sale through raw material – is both feasible and highly profitable.
Darryl was one of the original Oliver Wight consultants working closely with Oliver Wight himself – both in consulting engagements and education – through books, video education, and seminars. Darryl is a frequent speaker, a former teacher trainer in the Peace Corps, and has a BS in Engineering Physics from Cornell.
About Jorge Risquez
An expert in global supply chains, Jorge began his career at Deloitte Consulting, where he spent 10+ years in the supply chain practice, playing a crucial role in helping Fortune 500 companies such as Tyson Foods navigate their supply chain and inventory problems during major crises, including COVID-19.
As Co-Founder & CEO of bops, Jorge leads with a growth mindset, leveraging his technical acumen and an extensive track record of using technology to solve supply chain problems.
Series Sponsors
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