Proficiency In Supply Chain Management

Introduction

Supply Chain Management (SCM) involves optimizing your operations to maximize both speed and efficiency. Supply chain management influences your ability to satisfy the expectations of your customers and achieve competitive advantage. It determines the effectiveness and efficiency with which you handle ordering, production, storage and distribution activities. Any expected or unexpected supply chain disruptions may devastate your business aspirations. Supply Chain Management is an essential element to operational efficiency. Because of the vital role SCM plays within organizations, employers seek employees with an abundance of SCM skills and knowledge. SCM impacts customer service by making sure the right product assortment and quantity are delivered in a timely fashion. For instance, by developing a more efficient supply chain, we can deliver orders faster to customers. All else being equal, customers will choose the company that meets their needs fastest, giving you a competitive advantage in your industry. Besides Customer satisfaction, effective SCM also Reduce Inventory Cost, provides better medium for information sharing between partners, maintain better trust between partners, provides efficient manufacturing strategies, improve process integration, improve bottom line, increase cash flows, improves quality and gives higher profit margin. It is for these reasons that supply chain management has become such an important topic in business and strategic management issues.

How Will You Benefit

At the end of the 2 days course, all participants will be able to:

• Understand the different areas of the supply chain and their interrelationships.
• Be familiar with the key decisions in the process of Sourcing & Procurement.
• Identify storage, maintenance and handling systems required in different logistic situations.
• Be familiar with the guidelines for stock management so as to optimize resource acquisition decisions.
• Use analytical techniques to manage distribution routes.
• Organize logistics processes between the company’s production and logistics centre

 Audience

• Procurement, Logistics, Warehouse, Sales, Planning Managers
• Procurement, Logistics, Warehouse, Sales, Planning Executives/Officers/Supervisors
• Procurement, Logistics, Warehouse, Sales, Planning Team Leaders and Clerical staff

Methodology

• Lectures
• Presentation
• Group discussions/interactions
• Case studies

Module