CPFR stands for which of the following?

• A. Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment.
• B. Continuous Production Forecasting and Review.
• C. Cooperative Planning for Retail.
• D. Customer Purchase Forecasting and Replenishment.

Answer: (A)

CPFR is about partners in a supply chain working together to plan, forecast, and replenish. The phrase Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment captures this joint approach, where trading partners share data, align their forecasts, and coordinate replenishment to reduce stockouts and excess inventory. This collaboration across the planning and replenishment cycle is what makes CPFR effective, improving forecast accuracy and overall supply chain efficiency. The other options miss one or more of these elements: they either imply a non-collaborative or limited scope, or place forecasting with the wrong party, rather than with trading partners working together.