Objectives
By the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to:
-Identify and explain Logistics definitions and concepts that are relevant to Managing the Supply Chain;
-dentify how Supply Chains complete in terms of time, cost, quality and sustainability. Also, how there are supportive capabilities and soft objectives;
-Show how different Supply Chains may adopt different and distinctive strategies for competing in the marketplace.
-Develop the marketing perspective on Logistics and the need for close coordination between the two function;
-Explain how customer segmentation works, and to emphasise its importance to logistics;
-Outline the role of demand forecasting and the links with marketing;
-Explain the connection between quality of service and customer loyalty;
-Show how current segmentation practice can be re-engineered to set logistics priorities.
-Explain the concept of value and its implications for managing the supply chain;
-Explain how total costs can be divided up in different ways and how they can be applied to managing the Supply Chain;
-dentify how better cost information can be used to create more value.
-Identify the challenges that Internationalization presents to Logistics Management;
-Analyze the structure and management of a Global Logistics Network.
-Introduce Time-Based competition definitions and concepts;
-Show how the lead time needs to be managed to serve customer expectations;
-Explain how organisations compete through responsiveness.
-Explain the processes by which material flow is planned and executed within a Focal Firm and between Partners in a Supply Chain;
-Explain the initiatives that have been developed to overcome poor coordination in Retail Supply Chain.
-Explain how Just-In-Time can be used to avoid the Build-Up of Waste within and between Supply Chain Processes;
-Introduce the Concept of the Agile Supply Chain as a Broad-Based Approach to Developing responsiveness advantages;
-Explore the Challenges of Coping with Volatile demand situations;
-Explain how capabilities can be developed and specifically targeted at thriving in conditions of Market Turbulence.
-Explain the need to coordinate processes, and the opportunities for collaboration between partners within Supply Chains;
-Introduce a range of options for Buyer-Supplier Relationships;
-Describe the Spectrum of Supply Relationships.
-Value contributions that procurement can make to the Supply Chain;
-What procurement does or the Basic Procurement Process, Strategically, Tactically and Operationally;
-Four Operating Principles for good procurement practice aimed at leveraging supply market value;
-Align Internally before turning Attention Externally
-Involve procurement early and completely to develop category strategies
-Focus on total cost of ownership, not just price
-After the order has been placed, the harder work of supplier relationship management begins;
-The new Talent Profile for Procurement Professionals.
-Collect together the Four Major Changes that are impacting on Supply Chain Strategies (the what);
-Identify how management of the Supply Chains of the future will be affected by the advance of new structures and approaches to aligning the organisation, external partners and management development;
-List key issues in managing the transition towards future Supply Chains.
