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Acknowledgments

If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. SIR ISAAC NEWTON TO ROBERT HOOKE, FEBRUARY 5, 1676

This book is truly built on the shoulders of many giants. From the original work of the practitioners who developed MRP, including Joe Orlicky, George Plossl, Richard (Dick) Ling, and Ollie Wight, to the great thinkers behind Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints—Taiichi Ohno, W. Edwards Deming, and Eliyahu Goldratt. The authors have stood on the shoulders of these giants to unite these different theories and methodologies and take a leap forward—into a future of planning with relevant visibility that mitigates the volatile, uncertain, and variable world that seems impossible to plan. We have known many of these giants personally and wish to express our appreciation to them.

Collectively the authors would like to thank the International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) and members of the Demand Driven Institute Global Affiliate Network for a great partnership in bringing demand driven concepts to the mainstream throughout the world. Additionally, the authors would like to thank various members of the APICS community for their amazing input and support in trying to restore the promise and effectiveness of formal planning. Those people include Keith Launchbury, Ken Titmuss, Bob Reary, and Abe Eshkenazi.

The authors would like to point out particular individuals who have made a lasting contribution to the demand driven body of knowledge. These people include Greg Cass, Debra Smith, Erik Bush, David Poveda, Dick Ling, Paddy Ramaiyengar, Kirk Black, Caroline Mondon, and Laurent Vigouroux.

The authors would like to highlight a few individuals and organizations that have been instrumental in spreading the DDMRP message. Caroline Mondon and the Fapics organization led an amazing charge in France. Philippe Bornert, Bernard Milian, and the whole Agilea team have been instrumental in supporting that charge in France. Ken Titmuss and the SAPICS organization brought these concepts to Africa. David Poveda was instrumental in starting a massive proliferation in South America.

Chad Smith would like thank his wife, Sarah, and two daughters, Sophia and Lily, for putting up with the prolonged absences and locked office door. The support and love of these three people has kept him going. Additionally, Chad would like to thank Carmine Mainiero and Nick Mantenuto for their dedication in bringing demand driven concepts to a global giant in the world of fast-moving consumer goods; what a learning experience! Chad would also like to acknowledge the team at Demand Driven Technologies and its CEO, Erik Bush, in believing in bringing real and sustainable results to customers. Chad would additionally like to thank the team at Constraints Management Group, LLC, for an amazing journey for nearly 20 years. Finally, Chad would like to thank his partner and coauthor Carol Ptak for a very rewarding and fulfilling partnership.

Carol Ptak would like to thank her husband, Jim, for the understanding and the support to keep going and to thank her parents, Dorothy and Bud, who taught her from the youngest age that she was limited only by her imagination. Carol would especially like to thank Chad Smith for an incredible experience and partnership—far beyond any imagination. Chad opened all our eyes to the deeper truth of a new world of planning. It has been an honor and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.