Organizations are increasingly finding that they must rely on effective supply chains, or networks, to successfully compete in the global market and networked economy where business relationships extends beyond traditional enterprise boundaries and seeks to organize entire business processes throughout a value chain of multiple companies. Successful SCM requires a change from managing individual functions to integrating activities into key supply chain processes involving collaborative work between buyers and suppliers, joint product development, common systems and shared information.

Course Objectives

The Course will provide participants with both a theoretical and practical understanding of the key concepts of Supply Chain Management and how managers can incorporate this in their corporate strategy by engaging them in developing supply chain management systems and linking their effectiveness to the organizations Return On Investment.

This four-day theory and practical training will among other topics cover:

• The Evolution of SCM and latest trends
• The Role of Procurement/Purchasing in SCM
• The Role of Logistics in SCM
• SCM and its impact on ROI
• TQM in Manufacturing and Service Delivery
• TQM¬¨‚Ć and the Tools of Quality Control
• TQM and Benchmarking
• JIT Philosophy- applicable to every organization
• JIT and the elimination of waste along supply chains

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand their supply chain
• Designing and managing a supply chain
• Identifying weak links in a supply chain
• Calculating risks in a supply chain
• Selecting suppliers
• Procurement techniques including e-Procurement
• TQM and JIT concepts and their application in supply chain management

Who should attend?

 The course is designed for supply chain managers but can also be attended by various other professionals in the supply chain process. These will include:

• Supply Chain Managers/Professionals
• Logistics Managers/Professional
• Plant Managers
• Quality Control Managers
• Systems Integrators

Course special feature

• Negotiation Theory
• Negotiation Games: How to arrive at win-win situations

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