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NEW BOOK just released July 2005 The process of building to customer demand, often called Postponement, has enabled companies to: Ship an increasing variety of products Provide very short lead times Carry little or no finished goods inventory Compete effectively with offshore manufacturers This book explains thoroughly how it's done, and includes numerous examples of real-world companies using the process and how they do it.     "Tom Wallace and Bob Stahl have hit the nail on the head! Building to Customer Demand describes how we do it at Dell - and it certainly works for us"     Greg Kelly     Director, Americas Fulfillment     Dell, Inc.   Register at www.tfwallace.com and we'll keep you updated on items related to  your demand/supply management processes, including: Access to white papers and articles.  Take a look at the white paper S&OP: the Next Generation, and get a glimpse into the future of this powerful decision-making tool. Curious about how S&OP integrates with Lean Manufacturing? Download the one-pager, Lean Manufacturing and S&OP: You Need 'Em Both. Advance notice of books by Tom Wallace and his co-authors - including Sales & Operations Planning:  Best Practices, co-authored by John Dougherty, due for release in the first quarter of 2006. When and where Tom is speaking in your area.  Tom and his co-authors "wrote the book" on subjects that are fundamental to balancing demand and supply, and they speak and teach frequently on these topics. Can't fit a seminar into your schedule?  No problem.  You can see and hear Tom and Bob Stahl on our CD-videos. Sales & Operations Planning: A Visual Introduction is perfect for individuals or in a team setting. This year we'll offer two new CD-videos: Procurement in the New World of Manufacturing by Bob Stahl (available October), and Building to Customer Demand by Bob Stahl and Tom Wallace (due November) Concerned that your company may not be doing some of these processes as well as it could, and hence losing sales and profit opportunities? You may want to obtain Tom and Bob's new workbook containing the Effectiveness Checklists for Balancing Demand and Supply (available October). Make sure you are notified as they become available by registering on our Web site.