Strategic Supply Chains, Logistics and Warehouse Management

This course provides delegates with an in-depth:

• Exploration of the key elements within successful supply chain management including: forward demand planning techniques and approaches, effectively enhancing efficiency, managing bottleneck situations and concludes with the development and enhancement of effective risk management within the supply chain environment.
• Understanding of global logistics management, from the impacts upon supply chain efficiency, through to the use of hub strategies, and fleet management whether in house or via a 3PL or 4PL outsource arrangement.
• Understanding of end-to-end Warehouse Management system, from the role and contribution of the warehouse function, through to optimizing the cost of warehousing, and concluding with effective inventory management techniques and models to ensure that safety stock, mission critical items and slow/obsolete inventory items are affectively managed to provide availability at optimal cost.

The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to apply the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.

Supply Chain Management – Enhancing Responsiveness

• Demand Forecasting techniques
• The impacts of volume, variation and demand
• Use of SCADA Systems to enhance efficiencies

Supply Chain Management – Improving Flow

• Key Supply Chain Diagnostic Tools
• Effective identification and management of “Bottlenecks”
• Establishing cycle time and continuous improvement

Supply Chain Management Techniques

• Kaizen
• Lean, Agile, Lagile Supply Chain Structures
• Supply Chain Risk

 Just-in-time (JIT) Inventory Management

• Ensuring data and informational flows
• Ensuring Supplier Process capability
• The future of JIT

Role and Contribution of Logistics within the organization

• Effective Management of Inbound Logistics
• Effective Management of Outbound Logistics

Managing Logistics Assets

• Key data flows within Logistics Management
• Use of Hub Strategies
• Reducing Logistics Cost Base techniques

Global Logistics Management

• Managing Multi-Modal Logistics
• Effective use of Incoterms 2020
• Use of Reverse Logistics and Backhaul

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

• Environmental aspects of Supply Chain
• Corporate Social Responsibility within the Supply Chain
• Diagnostic toolkit and reporting

Role and Contribution of the Warehouse Function to the Organization

• Establishing SKU Systems
• Effectively managing quality assurance/goods receipt, pick/pack and despatch processes

Warehouse Management Techniques

• Reducing Cost of Warehouse function
• Effective management of Slow Moving & Obsolete Stock
• Effective Stock Taking Strategies

Inventory Management Techniques

• ABC/XYZ, EOQ, Mean & Standard Deviation
• Managing Mission Critical Inventory
• Managing Safety Stock

Creating and Utilizing Forward Demand Plans

• Creating effective forward demand plans
• Engaging with internal customers
• Overcoming challenges within demand planning

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning

• Supply Chain Managers
• Quality Managers
• Business Improvement teams
• Logistics & Distribution Managers
• Freight Expediters
• Inventory Managers
• Stock Controllers

Upon completion of this course, you will:

• Understand and apply effective forward demand planning techniques.
• Develop improved supply chain efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Effectively manage supply chain risk.
• Effectively manage global multi-modal logistics.
• Appreciate and utilize hub strategies to improve customer lead time and satisfaction whilst reducing the cost to serve.
• Utilize effective fleet management techniques.- Develop and enhance effective inventory control and stock management/analysis techniques.
• Understand the role and key contributions of the warehouse function to the organization and its competitive strategy and revenue flows.
• Optimize the cost of warehousing.
• Develop and enhance effective inventory control and stock management/analysis techniques.
• Implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.