Deep Dive
Demand and Capacity Management (DCM)
Enable more resilient supply chains through standardized demand and capacity collaboration.
From Reactive Planning to Proactive Collaboration
Today’s supply chains operate in an increasingly complex and volatile environment. Companies face fluctuating demand, capacity constraints, supply chain disruptions, and limited transparency across organizational boundaries.
Demand and Capacity Management (DCM) addresses these challenges by enabling collaborative demand and capacity planning across the value chain. Through Catena-X, business partners exchange relevant demand and capacity information in a standardized and interoperable way while each participant retains full control over which information is shared, with whom, for what purpose, and for how long.
Benefits of DCM
Why this training matters
Understand. Collaborate. Add Value.
Whether you are sharing data, consuming data, implementing Catena-X solutions or advising customers on their Catena-X journey, understanding DCM is becoming an increasingly valuable capability.
This training helps you understand:
Demand and Capacity Information Exchange
Learn the principles of collaborative planning and data sovereignty, and understand how demand and capacity information is exchanged within Catena-X.
Collaborative Planning
Understand how customers and suppliers collaborate to identify potential bottlenecks, coordinate mitigation measures and improve planning visibility through standardized information exchange.
Controlled Information Sharing for Collaborative Planning
Discover how DCM enables collaborative planning across organizational boundaries while preserving data sovereignty and supporting earlier identification of potential supply and capacity risks.
Standards and Interoperability
Explore Catena-X standards, semantic models and interoperable applications, and enable collaborative planning across organizational boundaries.
Who should attend?
No matter whether your organization acts primarily as a customer, supplier, advisor, or technology provider, this training will help you understand how DCM creates value across the ecosystem.
- Data Providers sharing demand or capacity information with business partners
- Data Consumers using demand and capacity information for planning and decision-making
- Supply Chain, Operations and Procurement Professionals
- OEMs, Tier-1 Suppliers and Tier-n Suppliers
- Consultants supporting organizations during their Catena-X adoption
- Solution Providers developing Catena-X-enabled applications and services
- Business and IT Experts seeking a practical understanding of the DCM use case
- Anyone interested in collaborative, data-driven supply chain planning within Catena-X
What you will learn
Understand DCM. Enable Better Collaboration and Strengthen the Supply Chain.
- Fundamentals of DCM in Catena-X
- Business challenges DCM is designed to address
- Principles of demand and capacity sharing, collaborative planning
- One-Up-One-Down principle and data sovereignty concepts
- Onboarding and Participation in DCM
- Identification and Resolution of bottlenecks and surplus situations
- DCM as key building block for resilient and interconnected supply chains
- Final knowledge check to reinforce your learning progress
DCM Features covered:
Core Business Process
Comments
Request for Update
Nesting
Load Factors
Demand Volatility Metrics
Supply Chain Disruption Notification
Continue your Qualification Journey
Become a recognized Catena-X Use Case Expert
This training is part of the Catena-X qualification portfolio and can serve as a stepping stone towards becoming a recognized Catena-X Expert.
Participants who have successfully completed the Catena-X Basic Training are eligible to pursue the Demand and Capacity Management (DCM) Use Case Expert Qualification.
Qualification Fees
Item | Catena-X e.V. Members | Non-Members |
Use Case Training | €400 | €500 |
Use Case Expert Qualification | €200 | €300 |
Your Learning Path
Catena-X Basic Training
DCM Use-Case Training
DCM Use-Case Expert Qualification
Become a recognized Catena-X Expert
From Individual to Company Qualification
The Catena-X Qualified Demand & Capacity Management Use Case Expert status is initially awarded per individual.
Companies may obtain a company-level qualification (“Catena-X Demand & Capacity Management Use Case Experts”) once a sufficient number of employees have successfully completed the individual qualification.
Companies with more than 10 employees
At least 6 individuals must be qualified
Companies with fewer than 10 employees
More than 50% of the workforce must be qualified
Once these requirements are fulfilled, companies can apply for the company-level qualification.
Details & Requirements
If you meet the requirements for obtaining a company-level qualification, you may apply for a company-related attestation of qualification.
Item | Catena-X Member | Non-Member |
Catena‑X Qualified Demand & Capacity Management Use Case Experts | 250 € | 350 € |
Please note: The application fee is due upon submission of the application and is non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the evaluation.
The application fee covers the verification of eligibility criteria, review of qualification records, issuance of the company qualification and ongoing qualification administration.
As part of the application process, Catena-X verifies:
- The total number of employees within the company
- The number of individual Catena-X Qualified Demand and Capacity Management Use Case Experts
- The issue dates and validity of individual qualifications
The most recently obtained individual qualification must be valid for at least 10 months at the time of application.
- The number of permanent employees at the time of application is decisive.
- Changes in employee numbers during the validity period do not require any retrospective adjustment.
- Requirements are reviewed again only when reapplying after the qualification expires.
The company-level qualification:
- becomes valid upon receipt of payment
- is issued only after payment has been received
A company may only use the designation “Catena-X Qualified Demand & Capacity Management Use Case Experts” after the qualification has been officially awarded.
Getting started
Access to the Training
To get access to the DCM Deep Dive Training, you must first register on the Catena-X Campus and complete the Catena-X Basic Training (free of charge).
1. Get Access to the Training
To gain access to the training, please click on the button "Start Training" below. If you aren't enrolled already, start the enrollment process by filling out the registration form and providing the required information, including billing details. Once your enrollment has been processed, the training will be activated and you can start learning.
2. Individual Qualification
After successfully completing the training, you can apply for the "Catena-X Demand and Capacity Use Case Expert" Qualification. This allows you to present yourself as a regognized Catena-X Expert and use the official label to highlight your expertise.
3. Company Qualification
Once a sufficient number of employees have successfully completed individual qualification, companies may obtain their company-level qualification as "Catena-X Demand and Capacity Use Case Experts" (see "From Individual to Company Qualification").
