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Advanced Supply Chain Strategy

Ref MM 321
Dates 28 June - 2 July 2010
Venue Kuala Lumpur
Fees US$ 4450
CPE Credits 30

 

INTRODUCTION

Effective strategic leaders are able to ensure their organisations become an industry pace setter by reducing costs whilst at the same time, improving service levels. In every Supply Chain, service levels are paralleled with costs to serve; therefore changes to costs inevitably will have an effect on service levels. Practiced by many supply chain leading organisations, changing what is done and how it is done, will enable the delivery of improved service, with less cost.

In this training session we will show you how to deliver this unique business benefit. which will also enable you to practically apply the key principles from many case studies that give clear evidence on those world class practises that successfully deliver supply chain improvements and business benefit.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Leaders, senior managers and company directors
  • Owners and operators of companies with supply operations
  • Procurement, buyers and purchasing managers
  • Production and manufacturing managers
  • Logistics, warehouse and distribution managers
  • All of those who need an understanding of the relationships between cost, service and productivity in supply operations

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

  • Apply a thorough understanding of the costs of supply chain operations. 
  • Improve internal and external customer service levels.
  • Understand and apply cross functional trade offs
  • Make structured improvements to reduce costs whilst also, improve service.
  • Apply international best practice

ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT

  • Clearer understanding of the links of costs and service in all of the company operations and activities
  • Use the right key performance indicators to cover all supply chain  activities
  • Apply continual improvement, monitoring and control
  • Become a sector leader and a world class company

PERSONAL IMPACT

  • Understanding the cost side of supply chain operations
  • Use analytical tools to identify cost reduction opportunities
  • Make cost and service improvements
  • Gain a framework for continual improvement
  • Use best in class practices

COMPETENCIES EMPHASISED

  • Analysis
  • Performance measurement
  • Financial Appraisal
  • Evaluation
  • Improving
  • Implement change
  • Sharing and understanding others points of view

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

  • Interactive and participation
  • Pragmatic and “what will work”
  • Discussion and flip chart
  • PowerPoint and Video presentations
  • Exercises and action times
  • Appreciate  varied case studies showing best practice examples
  • Checklists for later reference/reinforcement/application of main points
  • Share experiences with other delegates from varied industries
  • Learn from a former practitioner who is also a chartered master trainer and author of books on subjects such as the supply chain, procurement, inventory, logistics and leadership

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

DAY 1 - The Supply Chain

Using Supply Chain Management for organisational benefit

  • Supply Chain Definitions
  • The 8 Supply Chain Rules
  • Customers and demand
  • Competitive advantage
  • Strategy definitions
  • Supply Chain Models
  • Supply chain performance measures
The Global Supply Chain
  • Risks and benefits
  • Regional and cultural differences
  • Using the appropriate Incoterms

DAY 2 - Understanding Lead Time and the Service Concept

Lead time in Supply Chains

  • Importance of lead time
  • Overview of lead time
  • Mapping
  • Reducing lead time

Customer and Supplier expectations

  • Demand drives supply
  • Keys for Customer Value
  • Understanding the Customer and the Supplier
  • Customer and Supplier Service
  • Customer and Supplier Satisfaction
  • Customer and Supplier Success

DAY 3 - Inventory Strategy and Procurement Strategy

Inventory management

  • Managing inventory in the supply chain
  • Forrester effects
  • Dealing with supply and demand variability
  • Inventory strategy outline
Procurement in the supply chain
  • Role of procurement
  • total cost approaches
  • Category management
  • Balancing risk and spend
  • Procurement strategy outline

DAY 4 - Logistics Networks and Collaboration Strategy

Logistics and Facility Network design

  • Network design
  • Models of location
  • Network decisions
  • 0utsourcing and the use of 3/4PL
Using Strategic Alliance and Collaboration methods
  • Alliance formation stage
  • Frameworks
  • Types of alliances
  • Supplier Development
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Collaboration strategy

DAY 5 - Supply Chain Strategy

Alternative supply chain and logistics approaches

  • Cross docking
  • Vendor management inventory
  • JIT
  • Lean supply chains
  • Agile supply chains
Understanding the strategic fit
  • Decision phases
  • Process view
  • Supply chain strategy:
  • Competitive strategy
  • Supply chain design
  • Achieving the strategic fit
Rethinking the supply chain
  • Supply chain futures
  • Reengineering supply chains
  • Organisation development
  • Models for chang

 

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