Contents: Introduction; Customer Connectivity Marketing; Typical Problems in Logistics; The DRP Management Process; DRP in Manufacturing Environment; Tools of the Trade; Forecasting; Solving Logistics Problems; Transportation Planning; Financial Planning and Budgeting Simulation; Management Issues; DRP Implementation Plan; Inventory Recording Accuracy; Methods for Posting Distribution Demands to the Master Production Schedule; Methods for Handling Changes in Supplying DCs; Methods for Planning DC Shipping Schedules; Index. Offers specific solutions to problems for retailers, wholesalers, and distributors in addition to manufacturers.