Course Description

 

Effective upstream Supply Chain Management is increasingly about doing the "right things” and then doing "things right” within the Supply Chain in order to improve and sustain overall business performance

 

Appreciation of the strategic forces involved and mastery of the tactics and operational techniques required in delivering the benefits of supply chain management is an essential part of the toolkit of any manager working in today’s increasingly global supply environment.

 

This course aims to enable participants to effectively and efficiently, plan and project manage change within the supply chain, thereby protecting their organisations against uncertainty and taking advantage of opportunity when it arises.

Course Objective

 

By the end of the programme participants will be able to:

 

·  Understand the strategic concept of supply chain and its tactical and operational application

·  Understand the critical impact of effective planning and project management on the supply chain

·  Demonstrate knowledge of logistics operations and associated supply chain issues, and their impact on supply chain performance

·  Critically analyze and evaluate best practice solutions identifying those best suited to the management of change

·  Devise and utilize effective measures of performance to maintain and sustain improved supply chain operations

·  Lead in the management of projects and improvement programmes using and applying checklists and models for the planning, execution and improvement of existing and future supply chain operations.

 

Who Should attend?

 

·         Project managers, managers and professionals who understand the basics of project management

Course Outline

 

Day 1

 

·         Session 1

o    Introductions, course objectives, learning outcomes agreed, key messages

·         Session 2

o    Strategic contribution of the supply chain

·         Session 3

o    Supply chain process

·         Session 4

o    Components and drivers of the supply chain

 

Day 2

 

·         Session 1

o    Supply Management

·         Session 2

o    Inventory management

·         Session 3

o    Logistics management

·         Session 4

o    Systems management

 Day 3

 

·         Session 1

o    Risk management

·         Session 2

o    Planning and process improvement

·         Session 3

o    Project management  - the process

·         Session 4

o    Project management - analysis

 

Day 4

 

·         Session 1

o    Project management - planning  

·         Session 2

o    Project Management – implementation

·         Session 3

o    Project Management – evaluation

·         Session 4

o    Project Management - Case Study

Day 5

 

·         Session 1

o    Project Management - Case Study

·         Session 2

o    Performance measurement and improvement

·         Session 3

o    SCM Best Practice and Trends

·         Session 4

o    Course conclusion; Review and Participants Action Plans