Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment Definition

Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) is "a business practice that combines the intelligence of multiple trading partners in the planning and fulfilment of customer demand". The CPFR links best practice in sales and marketing (e.g. such as category management) to supply chain planning and execution processes to increase availability while at the same time reducing inventory, transportation and logistics costs (Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards Association, 2004).

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• AMR Research (2001) Beyond CPFR: Collaboration Comes of Age. The Report on Retail E-Business, April 2001.
• Bozarth, C. (2011) Introduction: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR): A Tutorial. [online] Available at: (scm.ncsu.edu/scm-articles/article/introduction-collaborative-planning-forecasting-and-replenishment-cpfr-a-tu) [Accessed: 7 January 2012].
• Chen, B., Ip, W.H. and Li, Y. (2006) The Study and Application of CPFR Model its Analysis in China. International Conference on Service Systems Management, IEEE.
• deMin, J.E. (2005) Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) and the Network: Cracking the Bullwhip! CPFR and the Network, Vol. 3.

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