Logistics, Materials & Supply Chain Management

·The Contents of the 12 Modules include:

Module 1 - Logistics and Supply Chains, Value and Value Chains

·The beginnings of trade and the need for the movement of people and products

·Historical developments, the development of infrastructure

·Differences and relationships of logistics and supply chains, supply partners and networks

·Value and value chains

Module 2 - Logistics and Supply Chain Strategy

·Understanding supply and demand, business models, economies of scale, the business life cycle

·Corporate and business strategy, customer value and customer service strategy

·Supply chain strategy, push and pull strategies, value added functions of supply chains

·Developing logistics strategy, cost and risk factors

Module 3 - The Relationship Between Marketing and Logistics

·Relevance of the 4Ps to marketing logistics, the importance of customer value

·Order cycle times and stages, measuring customer service, customer retention

·Consequences of stockouts, the Pareto Principle, the classification of stock/inventory items

·Market driven supply chains, market segmentation

Module 4 - Industrial and consumer products

·The product life cycle, logistics strategies for each stage

·Product characteristics, dimensions, weight, volume, values, substitutability, risk characteristics

·Product packing and packaging materials

·Product pricing, policies, constraints and strategies, incentive pricing, quantity discounts

Module 5 - Sourcing and Procurement

·Supplies and suppliers, principles of sourcing, supplier appraisal, partnership sourcing

·Procurement and purchasing objectives for continuous operations, continuity of supply

·Procurement strategies for manufacturing, distributive and service-providing organizations

·Economic order quantity, documents used in procurement and purchasing

Module 6 - Receipt and Storage of Stock/Inventory

·Receiving procedures, quality inspections, sources of incoming consignments, documentation

·The storage and control of stock/inventory, storage systems, economy of movement, palletisation

·Storage equipment, manual and mechanised materials handling

·Functions of warehouses, location, layout and design, floors, doors, lighting, security

Module 7 - Stock/Inventory Control, Order Processing and Issuing

·Stock/inventory control, identification, prevention of fire, theft, pilfering, fraud and damage

·Common stock levels set, their purposes and control

·Issues of stock/inventory to users or customers, authorisation, control and documentation

·Order processing or fulfillment, order preparation, picking and marshalling, packing and despatching

Module 8 - Transportation

·Considerations in selecting modes of transportation: road, rail, water, air, pipeline.

·Duties of freight forwarders, why they are used, freight handling

·Unit loads and palletisation, containerisation: advantages, bulk freight and groupage

·Intermodal transportation, piggy-back rail-truck, own vehicle fleet operation considerations

Module 9 - Operations Management

·Role of operations management in supply chains, product design and development

·Production strategies, levels, planning, control; product range, mix, specialisation and diversification Methods of production: job, batch, flow

·Inspections and quality control, work study and work measurement, quality assurance

Module 10 - Lean Logistics and Supply Chain Management

·Lean principles and lean thinking in logistics and supply chain management, reducing wastes

·Just-in-time and the kanban, pull demand driven supply systems

·One and two tier suppliers, agile supply chains, linear and parallel processing

·Supplier relationships, buyers and sellers markets, partnership sourcing methodology

Module 11 - Facility and Site Location

·The importance of facility location for trading, distributive, service-providing businesses

·Distribution centres, locations and purposes, factory and plant facility location, warehouse location

·Reverse logistics, returns, defective products, liability laws, product recall, outsourcing logistics

·Reverse logistics in eCommerce, avoiding losses and damages in transit, insurance

Module 12 - Project Management, Disaster Management and Humanitarian Aid & Relief

·Project management, activities, project teams; industrial, commercial and humanitarian projects

·Primary project objectives, focus, scope, specifications, quality/cost relationship

·Emergency planning and disaster/emergency management, humanitarian logistics

·Communication and incident assessment, rapid action, considerations, mobilisation