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Objectives
- The broad objective is to provide participants with conceptual tools and analytical frameworks to lead and deal with the challenges faced by logistics and supply chain executives.
- The course focuses on strengthening the participants' understanding of the complexities and analytics oflogisticsand supply chains and on developing effective operational strategies.
- It strives to develop the participants' ability to evaluate a firm’s strategy, to formulate managerial policies to guide operations and to expand management focus to a global perspective.
Outlines
Part One:
- Understanding, what Logistics and the Supply Chain are about?
Definitions of logistics and Supply Chain management.
- Logistics costs components & effects on return on investment (ROI).
- The interrelations and connections of Buying, Making, Moving, and Selling activities.
- History and the development.
- A view of the future.
Part Two:
- Key Aspects of Supply Chain Management:
- The cost/service balance.
- Customer service principles.
- Lead times throughout the supply chain.
- Adding value.
- Production options/changes.
- Trade off principles & opportunities.
Part Three:
- · 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.
- · Why a Supply Chain approach will change traditional ways?
- 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 effectiveness.
Part Four:
- · Impacts to the Supplier/Customer relationships:
- A practical effect on lot sizes/order quantities.
- Reducing costs.
- Sharing developments.
- Eliminating internal and external barriers.
- Interfacing versus integrating relationships.
- Role of forecast in supply chain.
- Case Studies.
Part Five:
- · Implementing a Logistics/Supply Chain management approach:
- The changes needed with suppliers and customers.
- The changes need to internal organization and management practices.
- Potential action needed.
- Guarding against futures of higher stock levels and competition gains.
- Breaking down traditional silo/closed management.
Who Should Attend
This course is especially recommended for Directors, Heads of Department, Staff Officers, Managers and Analysts responsible for:
- Logistics Operations & Support.
- Supply Chain Management.
- Procurement, Acquisition & Sourcing.
- Contracting.
- Transportation & Fleet Management.
- Material, Inventory & Resource Support.
- Product Lifecycle Management.
- Logistics Planning & Policy.
Duration
5 Days
