Is DDMRP suitable for mid-market manufacturers?

It can be. The methodology was designed for environments with deep bills of materials and long lead times, which fits many mid-market manufacturers in process and discrete industries. The constraint is implementation effort. Buffer positioning, profile sizing and team training are not light.

Mid-market teams without a dedicated planning function often look at probabilistic overlays first, since they deliver per-SKU buffer sizing without a full methodology change.