Supply Chain Management Training - United Kingdom

Supply Chain Management Training Course Outline

Module 1: Logistics and Distribution

• Concepts of Logistics and Distribution
  • Scope and Definition
  • Importance of Logistics and Distribution
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Structure
• Integrated Logistics and Supply Chain
  • Logistics Concept and Planning for Logistics
  • Financial Impact of Logistics
  • Globalisation, Integration, and Integrated Systems
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Customer Service and Logistics
  • Importance of Customer Service and its Components
  • Conceptual Models of Service Quality
  • Measuring Customer Service
  • Customer Service Explosion
• Channels of Distribution
  • Physical Distribution Channel Types and Structures
  • Channel Selection and Outsourcing Channels
• Issues and Challenges for Logistics and the Supply Chain

Module 2: Planning for Logistics

• Planning Framework for Logistics
  • Strategic Planning and Logistics Design Strategy
  • Product Characteristics and Product Lifecycle
  • Packaging and Unit Loads
• Logistics Processes
• Supply Chain Segmentation
• Logistics Network Planning
• Logistics Management and Organisation
• Multichannel Fulfilment
• Manufacturing Logistics

Module 3: Procurement and Inventory Decisions

• Basic Inventory Planning and Management
  • Need to Hold Stocks
  • Types of Stockholding/Inventory
  • Stockholding Policy Implications
  • Inventory Costs and Reasons for Rising Inventory Costs
  • Inventory Replenishment Systems
  • Demand Forecasting
• Inventory and Supply Chain
  • Different Inventory Requirements
  • Lead-Time Gap, Inventory, and Time
  • Analysing Time and Inventory
  • Inventory Planning for Manufacturing and Retailing
• Procurement and Supply
  • Procurement Cycle
  • Scope of Procurement
  • Managing the Suppliers
  • Expediting
  • Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment

Module 4: Warehousing and Storage

• Principles of Warehousing
• Storage and Handling Systems (Palletised and Non-Palletised)
• Order Picking and Packing
• Receiving and Dispatch
• Warehouse Design
• Warehouse Management and Information

Module 5: Freight Transport

• International Logistics: Modal Choice
• Maritime Transport
• Air Transport
• Rail and Intermodal Transport
• Road Freight Transport

Module 6: Operational Management

• Cost and Performance Monitoring
• Benchmarking
• Information and Communication Technology in the Supply Chain
• Outsourcing
  • Services and Decision Criteria
  • Selection Process
• Outsourcing Management
• Security and Safety in Distribution
• Logistics and Environment
• Humanitarian Logistics