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Training content
This Advanced Supply Chain Management course will cover:
Understanding the Supply Chain
- Overview of supply chain functions within the organisation
- Supply chain management definitions
- The golden rules of supply chain management
- Supply chain models and types
- The global supply chain and integration
Role and importance of the Integrated Supply Chain
- Fundamentals of Procurement
- Fundamentals of Logistics
- Fundamentals of Warehouse Management
- Fundamentals of Transportation
- Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy
Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
- Introduction to the principles of SRM
- The importance of the buyer/supplier relationship
- Developing the SRM strategy
- Collaboration and joint working
- Motivating suppliers and continuous improvement
Goals and objectives of Supplier Management
- Key roles and responsibilities
- Identify and agree deliverables from suppliers
- Aligning the goals with the procurement strategy
- Involving the relevant stakeholders
- Identifying risks and their impact/probability
The Strategic Warehouse
- Defining the role and responsibilities of the warehouse function
- Utilizing the supply chain compass within the warehouse
- Space allocation and product driven category management strategies
- Inventory management strategies – including optimum stock levels, obsolete/slow moving stock
- Effective forecasting and planning
Strategic Management of Inventory and all types of Stock
- Inventory classification and audits – ABC analysis or the 80/20 rule
- Implementing leading edge strategies – MRP, JIT, Kaizen, and Kanban
- Effective forecasting and peak demand planning
- Inventory cost reduction techniques
- Effectively managing inventory risk
Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy
- The processes and activity mix - costs, customer expectations and strategy
- Logistics planning levels and making tactical decisions.
- Logistics and customer relations - defining the optimum service level
- Logistics concerns about service variability and constraints
- Logistics information and management information systems
Supply Chain Risk Management
- Understanding the various risks in the supply chain
- Identifying supply chain instabilities and risks
- How to reduce supply chain risks
- Using risk management tools and techniques
- Supply chain resilience
Supplier Management
- Transforming the supplier relationship
- Supplier evaluation criteria
- Appropriate supplier methodologies
- Total Cost Approach
- Shrinking the supplier base
Costs
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Why choose LCT International?
We have trained over 2,500 delegates from almost 600 client organisations
Complimentary Heathrow transfer (one-way)
Endorsed by various organisational and subject specific accrediting bodies
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London Corporate Training (LCT)
London Corporate Training have been established in the education, consulting and training industries for two decades. They work as a training team from their head office in London and aim to ensure all of their course participants receive the highest...
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