What is collaborative forecasting, planning and replenishment (CPFR)?
(CPFR) Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment is a business practices that combines the intelligence of multiple trading partners in the demand planning and fulfillment of customer demand. CPFR was pioneered by Wal-Mart as a next step to efficient consumer response (ECR) and vendor managed inventory (VMI) and is now promoted by the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards Association (VICS). CPR is a proven retail supply chain improvement process.