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Introduction

This seminar is aimed at both suppliers and buyers who need an overview of the key drivers involved when viewing supply chains from a logistics/demand point of view. Supply Chains are the ultimate source of competitive advantage so the purpose of this seminar is to explain and appreciate what logistics and supply chain management are fundamentally about so that delegates are able to:

Apply key techniques to control lead time in the movement of goods and materials to customers and users.
Find the right cost and service balance.
Use practical skills to take back to the workplace to change current methods.
Work better with all supply chain players.
Apply practically the 8 Rules for Effective Supply Chain Management.

Objectives

Participants attending the program will:

Understand what logistics and supply chain management are fundamentally about
Appreciate that time is cash
See that movement to the customer is all that adds value
Work with all of the supply chain players pays
Look 'outside of the box'
Apply the 8 Rules for Effective Supply Chain Management

Training Methodology

Delegate discussion and involvement
Case studies
Exercises
Best practice examples
Supportive comprehensive course manual enabling practical application and reinforcement

Organisational Impact

Examine the company supply chain operations and activities
Analyse the key areas of operations
Identify and Understand key performance indicators
Succeed in improving operations
Gain a competitive advantage

Personal Impact

Appreciate changes to business processes that are taking place
Gain the financial benefits that effective supply chain management can bring
Determine how time builds up in supply chains and that time is cash
Be able to understand, recall and apply improvements after the seminar for work based application
Apply best in class practices
Learn from other delegates experiences and practices

SEMINAR OUTLINE

DAY 1

Understanding What Logistics and the Supply Chain Are About

Definitions of logistics and Supply Chain management
The interrelations and connections of Buying, Making, Moving, and Selling activities
History and the development
Understanding the Supply Chain dynamics
Supply Chain Operations Reference Models (SCOR)
The Theory of Constraints (TOC)

DAY 2

Key Aspects and Rules of Supply Chain Management

The cost/service balance
Customer service principles
Internal organizational structures
Inventory principles
Lead times throughout the supply chain
Adding value
Production options/changes
Trade off opportunities

DAY 3

The Benefits of Adopting a Supply Chain Approach And Appreciating The Changes Needed To Traditional Ways

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
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 greater effectiveness

DAY 4

Strategic Approaches And Impacts To Supplier/Customer Relationships

Practical effects on lot sizes/order quantities
Reducing costs
Sharing developments and collaborating
Eliminating internal and external barriers
Interfacing versus integrating relationships
Segmentation and product formatting
Business strategies and the supply chain
Supply chain planning
Gaining competitive advantage
Considering outsourcing
Using postponement and consolidation logistics
Examining demand planning
Approaches of Quick Response (QR), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and
Collaborative Planning and Forecast Requirements (CPFR)
The Lean Supply Chain

DAY 5

Making Supply Chain Improvements and Implementing a Logistics/Supply Chain Management Approach

Manufacturing and retailer case studies
The major lessons and key aspects from experience
Oil and Gas in the UK experiences
Key questions to be answered
The changes needed with suppliers and customers
The changes need to internal organisation and management practices
Potential action needed
The 'doing nothing' future, with 'lessons from experience'
Guarding against futures of higher stock levels and competition gains
Breaking down traditional silo/closed management
A 5 step approach to Logistics and Supplier Development
The Supply Chain Rules (Encore); the rules to give competitive advantage from effective Supply Chain Management

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