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Objectives

• Participants attending the Course will:
  • Understand what logistics and supply chain management are fundamentally about .
  • Appreciate that time is cash .
  • See that movement to the customer is all that adds value .
  • Work with all of the supply chain players pays .
  • Look ‘outside of the box’ .
  • Apply the 8 Rules for Effective Supply Chain Management .

The Delegates

• Supply, Buying, Purchase, Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain Professionals
• Those who need to develop their limited understanding about Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Those who are looking for business gains and benefits from managing their supply chains more effectively

The Contents

• Introduction and course overview.
• Understanding What Logistics and the Supply Chain Are About :

• • Definitions of logistics and Supply Chain management
  • The interrelations and connections of Buying, Making, Moving, and Selling activities
  • History and the development
  • Understanding the Supply Chain dynamics
  • Supply Chain Operations Reference Models (SCOR)
  • The Theory of Constraints (TOC)

• Key Aspects and Rules of Supply Chain Management:

• • The cost/service balance
  • Customer service principles
  • Internal organizational structures
  • Inventory principles
  • Lead times throughout the supply chain
  • Adding value
  • Production options/changes
  • Trade off opportunities

• The Benefits of Adopting a Supply Chain Approach :

• • Understanding the sub functional conflicts
  • Benefits within and between functions
  • Taking a supply chain view of total acquisition costs
  • Accepting that competitive advantage comes from the Supply Chain
  • Looking at demand amplifications, and the “Forester” effect
  • Appreciating the effects of uncertainty and unresponsiveness
  • Seeing how we currently manage the supply chain
  • Changing the way we manage the Supply Chain for greater effectiveness

• Strategic Approaches And Impacts To Supplier/Customer Relationships :

• • Practical effects on lot sizes/order quantities
  • Reducing costs
  • Sharing developments and collaborating
  • Eliminating internal and external barriers
  • Interfacing versus integrating relationships
  • Segmentation and product formatting
  • Business strategies and the supply chain
  • Supply chain planning
  • Gaining competitive advantage
  • Considering outsourcing
  • Using postponement and consolidation logistics
  • Examining demand planning
  • Approaches of Quick Response (QR), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and
  • Collaborative Planning and Forecast Requirements (CPFR)
  • The Lean Supply Chain

• Making Supply Chain Improvements and Implementing a Logistics/Supply Chain Management Approach :

• • Manufacturing and retailer case studies
  • The major lessons and key aspects from experience
  • Key questions to be answered
  • The changes needed with suppliers and customers
  • The changes need to internal organisation and management practices
  • Potential action needed
  • The ‘doing nothing’ future, with ‘lessons from experience’
  • Guarding against futures of higher stock levels and competition gains
  • Breaking down traditional silo/closed management
  • A 5 step approach to Logistics and Supplier Development

• Course summary.

Notes:

• Great Discount for companies and governmental Organizations .
• All programs are held in five star hotels .
• All lecturers have sufficient knowledge and experience to implement the programs at an optimal level .
• Large package of services is offered to the participants .

The Discount

10% in case of Three P. (or more)