Course Description
Effective development and management of a supply chain network is an invaluable source of sustainable advantage in today’s turbulent global marketplace, where demand is difficult to predict and supply chains need to be more flexible as a result.
This course delivers all of the skills, knowledge, and information that you need to kick-start your learning and become an effective and highly skilled supply chain manager.
What Do Participants Learn?
- Minimize Costs And Enhance Your Customer Value Through Effective Development And Management Of Supply Chain Network.
- Consider The Networks Of Relationships, Sustainability, And Product Design, As Well As The Logistics Of Procurement, Distribution, And Fulfillment.
- Examines The Tools, Core Processes, And Initiatives That Ensure Businesses Gain And Maintain Their Competitive Advantage.
- Manage Supply Chain Relationships And Understand Gain An Understanding Of Product Design In The Supply Chain
- Match Supply And Demand As Well As Creating A Sustainable Supply Chain
Who Should Attend?
- Supply Chain Managers
- Facility Managers
- The Staff Of Logistics-related Departments
- Anyone Interested In The Topic
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One: Logistics, The Supply Chain And Competitive Strategy
- Supply Chain Management Is A Wider Concept Than Logistics Competitive Advantage
- The Supply Chain Becomes The Value Chain
- The Mission Of Logistics Management
- The Supply Chain And Competitive Performance
- The Changing Competitive Environment
Section Two: Creating The Responsive Supply Chain
- Product 'push' Versus Demand 'pull'
- The Japanese Philosophy
- The Foundations Of Agility
- A Routemap To Responsiveness
Section Three: Measuring Logistics Costs And Performance
- Logistics And The Bottom Line
- Logistics And Shareholder Value
- Logistics Cost Analysis
- The Concept Of Total Costing
- Customer Profitability Analysis
- Direct Product Profitability
- Cost Drivers And Activity-based Costing
Section Four: Managing The Global Pipeline
- The Trend Towards Globalization In The Supply Chain
- Gaining Visibility In The Global Pipeline
- Organizing For Global Logistics
- Thinking Global, Acting Local
- The Future Of Global Sourcing
Section Five: The Supply Chain Of The Future
- Emerging Mega-trends
- Shifting Centers Of Gravity
- The Multi-channel Revolution
- Seeking Structural Flexibility