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Training Course in Inventory Management - (PR 1095)

Introduction</h2>
Knowledge of inventory management is critical for effectively managing procurement and the supply chain; however, inventory is commonly not understood. Therefore, inventory levels that are too high are held with attendant cost increases and product obsolescence.
Under this training course in inventory management, participants will also engage in specialized training and may earn certifications integral to inventory and warehouse management success. Among these critical training areas are:
<h3>Warehouse Management System Training</h3>
Participants in the inventory management course will explore the sophistication of warehouse management systems, gaining insights into how technology can optimize inventory control and warehouse operations.
<h3>Certificate Inventory and Management</h3>
This inventory management course offers an avenue towards earning a certificate in inventory management, providing professional recognition for competencies developed during the training.
<h3>Foundations of Inventory Management</h3>
Here, the building blocks of effective inventory management are elaborated, laying out the fundamental processes crucial for maintaining optimal stock levels without unnecessary expenditures.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Inventory Managers</li>
<li>Non-inventory people who need to gain an awareness of the issues and key drivers of stock control operations</li>
<li>Inventory, Stock, Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehouse, and Distribution Professionals</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this inventory management course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Appreciate that time is cash.</li>
<li>See that movement to the customer is all that adds value.</li>
<li>Work with all of the supply chain players' pay.</li>
<li>Look "outside of the box".</li>
<li>Use the appropriate methods.</li>
<li>Apply the 8 Rules for Effective Supply Chain Management.</li>
<li>Evaluate current procedures.</li>
<li>Examine how lead time builds up.</li>
<li>Change methods of managing inventory.</li>
<li>Provide practical skills to eliminate wasteful costs.</li>
<li>Avoid those internal problems that limit performance.</li>
<li>Understand and implement world-class tools for managing inventory in the supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
<ul>
<li>Stock and inventory analyzing.</li>
<li>Productivity improvements.</li>
<li>The role of inventory in the supply chain.</li>
<li>Balancing cost and service requirements.</li>
<li>Continual improvement.</li>
<li>Best-in-class practices.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Inventory Management and The Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory management definition.</li>
<li>Types of stock.</li>
<li>Demand amplifications.</li>
<li>Demand replenishment in networks.</li>
<li>Managing the flows.</li>
<li>Type I and II supply chains in inventory management.</li>
<li>The supply chain rules in inventory management.</li>
<li>Inventory management and statistics.</li>
<li>Concept of service level.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Inventory Management Key Concepts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fundamental component: demand analysis.</li>
<li>Fundamental component: demand forecasting.</li>
<li>Inventory fundamental component: supply lead time.</li>
<li>Fundamental component: cost and benefits.</li>
<li>Inventory management benefits.</li>
<li>Inventory management policies.</li>
<li>Managing inventory in organizations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Inventory Management Replenishment Methods and Systems</h3>
<ul>
<li>Basic mechanics of inventory management systems.</li>
<li>The stock time curve.</li>
<li>Stock components.</li>
<li>Stock investment.</li>
<li>Free stock calculation.</li>
<li>Simple replenishment methods, for example, Min/Max.</li>
<li>Accurate replenishment methods include Reorder Point and Reorder Level (ROP/ROL).</li>
<li>Requirements planning systems include Materials/Manufacturing Resource/Requirements Planning (MRP / MRPII).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Stock Control-Coding</h3>
<ul>
<li>Different coding methods.</li>
<li>Importance of inventory receipts.</li>
<li>Identifying surplus and obsolescent stock.</li>
<li>Checklists to help in deciding the best option.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Stock Control-Recording</h3>
<ul>
<li>Separation of powers.</li>
<li>Legal issues.</li>
<li>How do we get inaccuracies?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Stock Control-Checking</h3>
<ul>
<li>Roles and responsibility.</li>
<li>Requirements.</li>
<li>Job Descriptions.</li>
<li>Authority levels.</li>
<li>Tolerances and approvals.</li>
<li>The stock check program.</li>
<li>Options for stock-checking methods.</li>
<li>Reconciliations/discrepancies.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Inventory Management Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory performance.</li>
<li>Assessing the stock level.</li>
<li>Models for implementing inventory control.</li>
<li>Determining stock targets.</li>
<li>Inventory management questions.</li>
<li>Inventory KPIs in warehouses/stores.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Inventory Management Strategies</h3>
<ul>
<li>Push/Pull.</li>
<li>Quick response (QR).</li>
<li>Efficient consumer response (ECR).</li>
<li>Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR).</li>
<li>Lean and agile approaches.</li>
<li>Quality management.</li>
<li>Postponement.</li>
<li>Cross docking.</li>
<li>Consolidation.</li>
<li>Vendor-managed inventory (VMI).</li>
<li>Consignment stocking.</li>
<li>Co-managed inventory (CMI).</li>
<li>Direct product profitability (DPP).</li>
<li>Economic value added (EVA).</li>
<li>Collaborative supply chains.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Inventory Management Improvements</h3>
<ul>
<li>Using the supply chain.</li>
<li>Using the theory of constraints.</li>
<li>Practical inventory improvements.</li>
<li>Call-offs and telemetry.</li>
<li>EDI and ICT.</li>
<li>Keys to reducing stock levels.</li>
<li>The 7 Rules for planning inventory.</li>
<li>Model for planning inventory.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Professional Development and Career Advancement</h2>
This inventory management course supports professional growth by incorporating a comprehensive inventory training approach, including theory and practical applications. It opens doors for career advancement in areas such as:
<ul>
<li>Warehouse Management Certification</li>
<li>Inventory Analyst Training</li>
<li>Inventory Management Training</li>
</ul>
Through this inventory management course, professionals will learn warehouse and inventory management systems in depth, preparing them to manage and optimize inventory control in various business settings successfully.">

Cairo (Egypt)

05 - 16 May 2024

5400 Euro

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Distribution & Retail Management Training Course - (PR 2062)

Introduction</h2>
Distribution and retail management business have long been a central element of efficient operation within industrial and economic systems. Yet, its recognition as an independent, pivotal business function is relatively recent.
The discipline of retail management encompasses a comprehensive range of activities and responsibilities engineered to attract customers to brick-and-mortar stores or digital shopping platforms to satisfy their purchasing requirements.
An immense diversity of retail outlets exists today, each vying for customer attention and requiring increasingly sophisticated management expertise. The implementation of sound warehousing and distribution management is paramount to ensure the availability of the appropriate merchandise at the correct price, location, and time for consumers.
By exploring advanced concepts and practices, participants in the retail management course will be equipped with the skills necessary to navigate and succeed in the evolving landscape of retail and sales management.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Warehousing professionals.</li>
<li>Logistics and transportation professionals.</li>
<li>Sourcing, procurement, and supplier management professionals.</li>
<li>Retail professionals.</li>
<li>This retail management business course is for individuals seeking a deeper understanding of warehousing, distribution, and retail management to create substantial value for their businesses.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the conclusion of this distribution and retail management training course, participants will be proficient in:
<ul>
<li>Critically evaluating procedures to innovate and optimize methods.</li>
<li>Discarding activities that contribute to wasteful costs.</li>
<li>Executing effective picking strategies for e-procurement scenarios.</li>
<li>Grasping the nuances of various distribution methods.</li>
<li>Enhancing customer service quality.</li>
<li>Comprehending the essential elements that comprise a retail strategy.</li>
<li>Developing and maintaining a competitive edge within the retail marketplace.</li>
<li>Applying practical tools and techniques to craft an effective retail strategy.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this retail management business course, the target competencies will be able to:
<ul>
<li>In-depth understanding of the retail landscape and its dynamics.</li>
<li>Techniques for augmenting customer satisfaction through adept distribution management.</li>
<li>Comprehension of the integral role of supply chains in retail operations.</li>
<li>Acumen in managing retail warehouse operations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Foundations of Retail Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Grasping the essence of retail business and management.</li>
<li>Recognizing and fulfilling customer needs and aspirations.</li>
<li>Meeting those needs and expectations.</li>
<li>Exploring the variety and spectrum of retail formats.</li>
<li>Insight into the operational aspects of retail outlets.</li>
<li>Managing personnel within a retail context.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Distribution and Inventory Management in Retail</h3>
<ul>
<li>Analyzing channels of distribution specific to retail business management.</li>
<li>Assessing the efficacy of third-party logistics versus in-house distribution.</li>
<li>Enhancing the distribution of online retail platforms.</li>
<li>Principles and techniques of inventory management.</li>
<li>Utilizing information systems for strategic planning and control.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: The Strategic Role of the Warehouse</h3>
<ul>
<li>Identifying the necessity of warehouses within the retail chain.</li>
<li>Investigating warehouse functions and their impact on retail business management.</li>
<li>Fitting warehouses within the more prominent retail supply chain.</li>
<li>Balancing the aspects of sorting and storage in warehouse management.</li>
<li>Supply and demand variables of warehouses in retail management.</li>
<li>Applying ABC Analysis or the 80/20 rule to warehouse operations.</li>
<li>Understanding throughput capacities and product formatting.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Modern Layout Options, Methods, and Equipment</h3>
<ul>
<li>Options for receiving procedures in retail management.</li>
<li>Various storage in retail management.</li>
<li>Picking/assembly alternatives options.</li>
<li>Dispatching methodologies within the retail environment.</li>
<li>Streamlining flow organization within warehouse settings.</li>
<li>Loading bays.</li>
<li>Selection of suitable equipment and racking systems.</li>
<li>Design implications for warehouse layouts.</li>
<li>Timing and strategic operational planning.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Evaluating Productivity and Service Levels</h3>
<ul>
<li>Examination of fixed versus variable costs in retail operations.</li>
<li>Overview of typical cost factors in retail management.</li>
<li>Model for recognizing the interplay between productivity, utilization, and performance.</li>
<li>Goal-setting for productivity and cost efficiency.</li>
<li>Importance of performance metrics and indicators.</li>
<li>Catering to the needs of internal and external customers.</li>
<li>Strategies for boosting outgoing service levels.</li>
<li>The repercussions of subpar service to mastering retail management.</li>
</ul>
As part of this retail management training course, participants will delve into the complexities of merging traditional and digital sales channels to deliver a cohesive omnichannel customer experience. This section is specifically designed for those aiming for a masters in retail management or seeking comprehensive retail manager training.">

06 - 10 May 2024

4900 Euro

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Strategic Purchasing & Supply Management Course - (PR 4002)

Introduction</h2>
Developing and implementing carefully crafted strategies for acquiring all goods, parts, equipment, and services have become critical in all organizations wishing to reduce operating costs while improving quality and productivity.
This strategic purchasing and supply chain management program explores key concepts of strategic cost/price analysis, value analysis, and total cost of ownership. It will move today's supply management organization from its typical tactical focus to the strategic focus needed to embrace the strategic role of purchasing in supply chain management and achieve world-class performance.
In today's competitive landscape, recognizing the strategic role of purchasing in supply chain management is pivotal. Purchasing decisions and processes are central to a company's overall strategy.
This strategic purchasing and supply chain management course delves into the intricate nature of purchasing and how it contributes to a sustainable and efficient supply chain model. Discussion on advanced supply chain management techniques will provide students with insights into modern procurement practices.
Upon completing this strategic purchasing and supply chain management course, participants will be awarded a purchasing and supply chain management certificate, which echoes their expertise in the field and prepares them for advanced roles within their organizations. This certificate validates acquiring skills necessary to handle strategic purchasing and supply chain management effectively.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Senior procurement managers.</li>
<li>Supply chain directors.</li>
<li>Operations managers.</li>
<li>Strategic planning executives.</li>
<li>Logistics managers.</li>
<li>Sourcing professionals.</li>
<li>This strategic purchasing and supply chain management course is for individuals interested in pursuing purchasing and supply management careers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this strategic purchasing and supply chain management course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Explore the elements of cost in the supplier's price.</li>
<li>Understand the differences in international labor rates.</li>
<li>Develop a purchasing coding system.</li>
<li>Learn how volumes should impact price.</li>
<li>Discover supplier's different pricing models.</li>
<li>Explore issues of supplier/contractor overhead expenses.</li>
<li>Experience the development of a purchase price index.</li>
<li>Obtain supplier's price breakdowns.</li>
<li>Learn how to get more time to work on strategic issues.</li>
<li>Develop skills in negotiation planning and strategies.</li>
<li>Understand methods of price and cost analysis.</li>
<li>Apply concepts of value analysis.</li>
<li>Understand the development of should cost.</li>
<li>Learn the types of TCO systems.</li>
<li>Learn about implementing TCO analysis.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
<ul>
<li>Supplier pricing models.</li>
<li>Supply management mission and vision.</li>
<li>Cost analysis.</li>
<li>Use of price indexes.</li>
<li>Price analysis.</li>
<li>Preparation for negotiation.</li>
<li>Strategic approaches in supply management.</li>
<li>Developing what the price should be.</li>
<li>Spend analysis.</li>
<li>Price/volume analysis.</li>
<li>Value analysis.</li>
<li>Total cost of ownership.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Setting the Strategic Direction</h3>
<ul>
<li>Defining the supply management mission and vision.</li>
<li>Stages to world-class supply management.</li>
<li>Change and become more strategic.</li>
<li>Supply management skill sets.</li>
<li>Developing the spend analysis.</li>
<li>Creating time to be strategic.</li>
<li>The ABC (Pareto) analysis.</li>
<li>Material/services purchasing code development.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: How Do You Know That You Obtained a Good Price</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supplier pricing models.</li>
<li>Defining cost and price analysis.</li>
<li>Difference between cost and price analysis.</li>
<li>Selection tool.</li>
<li>Methods of price analysis.</li>
<li>Historical analysis.</li>
<li>Working with producer price indexes.</li>
<li>Developing the organization's purchase price index.</li>
<li>Estimating cost relationships.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Getting a Better Price by Analyzing Cost</h3>
<ul>
<li>Methods of cost analysis.</li>
<li>Major elements of cost.</li>
<li>What and how important are supplier overheads?</li>
<li>Sources of cost information.</li>
<li>Developing "should cost."</li>
<li>Requesting supplier cost info.</li>
<li>Issues in analyzing supplier cost breakdown.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Using Price Volume, International Labor, and Value Analysis</h3>
<ul>
<li>Global industrial labor rates.</li>
<li>Working with currency exchange rates.</li>
<li>Cost volume profit analysis.</li>
<li>Fixed and variable costs are defined.</li>
<li>Use of cost volume relationships.</li>
<li>Calculating fixed and variable costs algebraically.</li>
<li>Defining value analysis?</li>
<li>The test for a value list.</li>
<li>The supplier value checklist.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Concepts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Change in supply management.</li>
<li>Definitions of TCO.</li>
<li>Objectives of TCO.</li>
<li>Barriers to TCO.</li>
<li>Process flow diagrams.</li>
<li>Approaches to TCO.</li>
<li>Dollar model.</li>
<li>Value model.</li>
<li>Total cost modeling of the supply chain.</li>
<li>Implementing TCO.</li>
</ul>">

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Supply Chain Risk Management Training Course - (PR 4003)

Introduction</h2>
Effective supply chain professionals must ensure their organizations become industry pacesetters by better managing their supply chains to achieve reduced costs while improving service levels.
However, global trade has brought about proportionally high levels of risk and uncertainty. This uncertainty creates a risk spiral accompanied by increased costs and reduced service levels. Risk is found in all supply chains, but these risks can be avoided, managed, or deflected with analysis, preparation, and action.
Smart organizations must, therefore, find ways to manage risk, uncertainty, and variability while looking to reduce cost and improve service.
<h3>The Importance of Supply Chain Risk Management</h3>
Managing the risks associated with the supply chain is critical for the stability and success of any organization. This supply chain risk management course encapsulates the importance of understanding the risk management process in the supply chain. It integrates the practical approaches toward achieving supply chain risk management certification.
In conclusion, the supply chain risk management course provides comprehensive insights into the importance of risk management in supply chain management. Participants will complete the course with the tools, techniques, and strategic mindset required to manage risks within the supply chain effectively and add value to their organizations.
The supply chain risk management course paves the way for professionals aiming to become skilled supply chain risk managers, fully equipped with the expertise to navigate the complexities of modern supply chains with confidence.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Head of procurement.</li>
<li>Procurement professionals</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
<li>Risk management professionals.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this supply chain risk management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Apply a thorough understanding of supply chain activities.</li>
<li>Identify, analyze, and evaluate supply chain risk.</li>
<li>Understand the key aspects of reducing risk.</li>
<li>Use risk management tools and techniques.</li>
<li>Make supply chain organizational improvements.</li>
<li>Understand the current supply chains.</li>
<li>Access them for risk and vulnerability.</li>
<li>Examine how to mitigate risks.</li>
<li>Apply appropriate tools.</li>
<li>Make continual improvements.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
<ul>
<li>Analysis.</li>
<li>Evaluation.</li>
<li>Improving.</li>
<li>Change management.</li>
<li>Risk management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Understanding The Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supply chain definitions.</li>
<li>The 8 supply chain rules.</li>
<li>Customers, competitive advantage, and demand.</li>
<li>Supply chain models and types.</li>
<li>The global supply chain.</li>
<li>Incoterms 3000 and reducing risk.</li>
<li>Recognizing risks in the supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Identifying Supply Chain Instabilities and Risks</h3>
<ul>
<li>Internal supply chain risks.</li>
<li>PESTLE risks.</li>
<li>Inventory risks.</li>
<li>Financial risks.</li>
<li>Disruption risks.</li>
<li>Security risks.</li>
<li>Mismanaged relationship risks.</li>
<li>Procurement risks.</li>
<li>Logistics risks.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Understanding the Risk Spiral</h3>
<ul>
<li>Consequences.</li>
<li>Outcomes.</li>
<li>Analyzing the key drivers of risk.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Reducing Supply Chain Risk</h3>
<ul>
<li>Improving visibility.</li>
<li>Reducing variability.</li>
<li>Maintaining velocity.</li>
<li>Restoring confidence.</li>
<li>Enabling agility and synchronicity in the supply chain.</li>
<li>Applying supplier relationship management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Using Risk Management Tools and Techniques</h3>
<ul>
<li>Risk mitigation options.</li>
<li>Risk mitigation matrix.</li>
<li>Risk management principles.</li>
<li>RAG assessment.</li>
<li>The role of procurement and supply chain strategy.</li>
<li>Evaluation and prioritization of risks.</li>
<li>The risk management matrix.</li>
<li>Developing a risk management culture.</li>
<li>Contingency and risk management planning.</li>
<li>Supply chain resilience.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Rethinking the Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supply chain futures and predictions.</li>
<li>Agility.</li>
<li>Network design.</li>
<li>China supply chain effects.</li>
<li>Going “Green”.</li>
<li>Professional leaders/manager development.</li>
<li>Reengineering supply chains end to end to minimize risk.</li>
<li>Organization development.</li>
<li>Change models.</li>
</ul>">

05 - 09 May 2024

3500 Euro

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Project Management for Supply Chain Professionals Course - (PR 4006)

Introduction</h2>
Supply management manages relationships, information, and materials across organizational boundaries to deliver enhanced customer service and economic value. Supply managers aim towards synchronizing and amalgamating these flows by implementing a specific ordering of work activities across time and place, with a beginning, an end, clearly identified inputs and outputs, and a structure for action.
Project Management is also a structured process of managing workflow in a specific order across time and place. The close similarities between these two processes provide a firm foundation to expand the supply manager’s worldview to adopt project management principles and techniques.
This supply chain project management course focuses on integrating project management principles into the supply management process. In this course, you will learn how project management concepts could be applied to enhance supply management.
In this supply chain project management course, You will also gain an understanding of the tools and techniques used to initiate, execute, manage, and control a project. Possible initiatives for the improvement of supply management through the application of project management concepts will be emphasized.
<h3>Understanding Supply Chain Project Management</h3>
As part of our exploration into understanding and learning what supply chain project management is, we must acknowledge its significance in optimizing processes and delivering value in supply chains.
Professionals in this field leverage methodologies that form the backbone of supply chain and project management, which will be covered extensively in this course. By learning these best practices, you will be better prepared to achieve supply chain project management certification and effectively lead a supply chain project.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement managers.</li>
<li>Inventory managers.</li>
<li>Warehouse managers.</li>
<li>Supply chain managers.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this supply chain project management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Organize, plan, launch, track, and close a project.</li>
<li>Create a clear project objective and work breakdown structure.</li>
<li>Master project planning, execution, and control skills.</li>
<li>Identify the skills necessary to lead or serve on a project team.</li>
<li>Utilize project management-related techniques.</li>
<li>Create an accurate project timeline.</li>
<li>Incorporate uncertainties in project time and cost plans.</li>
<li>Use various project scheduling techniques.</li>
<li>Plan a project balancing the scope, time, cost, and quality constraints.</li>
<li>Complete project cost estimation and financial evaluations.</li>
<li>Build and maintain effective and efficient project procedures and processes.</li>
<li>Identify improvement opportunities to manage supply chains better.</li>
<li>Demonstrate proficiency in developing project plans and making sound decisions.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
<ul>
<li>Project management.</li>
<li>Project planning and monitoring.</li>
<li>Project scheduling and budgeting.</li>
<li>Risk management planning.</li>
<li>Team building.</li>
<li>Relationship management.</li>
<li>Principled negotiations.</li>
<li>Trend analysis and forecasting.</li>
<li>Project reporting.</li>
<li>Change management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Setting Up The Scene</h3>
<ul>
<li>Project management terminology and life-cycle project phases.</li>
<li>Overview of the project management process.</li>
<li>Key areas of project management body of knowledge.</li>
<li>Supply management and project management: similarities and differences.</li>
<li>Types of integration.</li>
<li>Impact of early decisions on project success.</li>
<li>Classical project phases.</li>
<li>Project scope – parameters constraints.</li>
<li>The concept of value-for-money project delivery.</li>
<li>The project supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: The Project Environment – Objective Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>Opportunities and problems.</li>
<li>Identifying, analyzing, and managing project stakeholders.</li>
<li>Project charter development.</li>
<li>Beyond SMART objectives.</li>
<li>Introduction to project planning.</li>
<li>Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).</li>
<li>Task characteristics and duration assessment.</li>
<li>Planning and scheduling methods, including critical path scheduling.</li>
<li>The importance of schedule updating.</li>
<li>Incorporating planning in planning and scheduling.</li>
<li>Principles of project estimating.</li>
<li>Understanding resource estimating in projects.</li>
<li>Cost estimation techniques.</li>
<li>Implementing cost control.</li>
<li>Contingency and escalation.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: The Project Environment – Subjective Parameters</h3>
<ul>
<li>Project quality and reliability issues.</li>
<li>Project information management.</li>
<li>Supply chain project management</li>
<li>Project communication management.</li>
<li>Project risk management.</li>
<li>Risk vs. uncertainty.</li>
<li>Risk mitigation strategies.</li>
<li>Contingency planning.</li>
<li>Performance measures and indicators.</li>
<li>Project process maturity.</li>
<li>Root cause analysis.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Effective Project Relationships Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Suppliers/contractors selection.</li>
<li>Project manager skills.</li>
<li>Building and sustaining professional relationships.</li>
<li>Trust and trust-building.</li>
<li>Principled negotiations.</li>
<li>Leadership skills.</li>
<li>Dealing with professional disagreements.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Project Execution and Closure</h3>
<ul>
<li>Change control processes.</li>
<li>Identifying measurements of project success.</li>
<li>Project monitoring.</li>
<li>Integrating project scope, time, and cost.</li>
<li>Leading and lagging indicators.</li>
<li>Project plan update.</li>
<li>Project reporting: to whom and to what level?</li>
<li>Closing and evaluation of the project.</li>
<li>Project success factors.</li>
<li>Application of lessons learned.</li>
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Purchasing Techniques, Negotiating & Cost Reduction - (PR 4010)

Introduction:</h2>
In the swiftly advancing business landscape, organizations increasingly scrutinize their purchasing and procurement strategies as a significant portion of their revenue—often more than 50%—is invested in goods and services. From raw materials to expedited shipping services, the call to boost profits through strategic cost reduction is a high priority.
This purchasing and negotiation strategy for cost reduction course is designed to propel attendees toward world-class performance in cost reduction by imparting a deep understanding of the effective methods, processes, and techniques utilized in purchasing and negotiating strategies.
Through engagement, participants in the purchasing and negotiation strategy for cost reduction course will learn not only about potential opportunities for optimization but also actively work towards implementing key strategies to realize tangible supply management savings.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Purchasing supervisors.</li>
<li>Purchasing managers.</li>
<li>Buyers.</li>
<li>Senior buyers.</li>
<li>This purchasing and negotiation strategy for cost reduction course is for personnel who seek to deepen their understanding of the purchasing function.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
Participants will complete this purchasing and negotiation strategy for cost reduction course with the knowledge and skills to:
<ul>
<li>Embark on the path to world-class cost reductions in purchasing and procurement.</li>
<li>Master the processes involved in data mining and the development of strategic plans.</li>
<li>Identify and leverage methods of cost improvement and purchasing cost reduction techniques.</li>
<li>Establish and understand the role of the purchase price index in cost reduction strategies in procurement.</li>
<li>Report and track cost improvements through a structured cost reduction program.</li>
<li>Differentiate and evaluate the concepts of cost reduction vs. cost avoidance.</li>
<li>Analyze and negotiate supplier prices using advanced purchasing negotiation techniques.</li>
<li>Eliminate processes that add little value while focusing on core competencies.</li>
<li>Implement best practices in qualifying suppliers and procurement cost reduction.</li>
<li>Understand the importance of planning in successful negotiations.</li>
<li>Understand the importance of rating and valuing the issues in a negotiation.</li>
<li>Negotiate important issues in various contract clauses.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
Participants in the purchasing and negotiation strategy for cost reduction course will develop skills in:
<ul>
<li>Crafting detailed spending profiles.</li>
<li>Prioritizing duties for maximum effectiveness.</li>
<li>Identifying cost reduction opportunities.</li>
<li>Evaluating and negotiating prices.</li>
<li>Deciphering supplier pricing structures.</li>
<li>Formulating strategic purchasing plans.</li>
<li>Preparing comprehensively for negotiation processes.</li>
<li>Defining negotiation issues.</li>
<li>Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).</li>
<li>Executing successful negotiations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Continuous Improvement in Cost and Productivity:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Recognizing the impetus for change in purchasing negotiation strategies.</li>
<li>Perception of the purchasing function from a cross-functional viewpoint.</li>
<li>A model for purchasing savings and the impact on overall cost reduction.</li>
<li>Total Cost of Ownership models and their significance.</li>
<li>Skill sets are critical for continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.</li>
<li>Cost reduction initiatives.</li>
<li>Procedure for reporting cost savings effectively.</li>
<li>Techniques in data mining for procurement negotiation training.</li>
<li>Strategic focus and spend analysis using ABC analysis.</li>
<li>Embracing modern methods for analyzing procurement expenditures.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Defining Cost Reduction Opportunities:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Engaging user groups in brainstorming to uncover purchasing cost reduction potentials.</li>
<li>Developing company purchase price indexes and comparisons with external benchmarks.</li>
<li>Grasping the supply market dynamics and supplier pricing methodologies.</li>
<li>Techniques for benchmarking and its relevance to purchasing negotiation.</li>
<li>Mapping processes to eliminate activities that contribute minimal value.</li>
<li>Strategic plan development for purchasing materials or services.</li>
<li>Resisting price increases.</li>
<li>You will never be better than your suppliers.</li>
<li>Supplier performance measurement.</li>
<li>Cost-saving methods.</li>
<li>Tactics for resisting price increases and fostering a cost reduction strategy in procurement.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Methods of Price Evaluation:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Price justification.</li>
<li>Model for selecting analysis methods.</li>
<li>Methods of price analysis.</li>
<li>Competition</li>
<li>Historical prices.</li>
<li>How much profit is fair?</li>
<li>Methods of cost analysis.</li>
<li>Breaking down the elements of cost.</li>
<li>Developing "should cost".</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Successful Negotiations:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Our responsibilities as agents.</li>
<li>Negotiation skill sets.</li>
<li>Steps in negotiation preparation.</li>
<li>Methods of persuasion.</li>
<li>What does win-win mean?</li>
<li>Determining the issues.</li>
<li>Defining issues for specific contract provisions.</li>
<li>Payment terms.</li>
<li>Progress payments.</li>
<li>Warranties.</li>
<li>Spare parts.</li>
<li>Rating and valuing issues.</li>
<li>Standards of ethics in Purchasing and Contracting Conduct.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Determining Strengths and Weaknesses:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Self-evaluation of negotiation positions and procurement negotiation training.</li>
<li>Assessing the Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA).</li>
<li>Analyzing the counterparty's position to optimize negotiation outcomes.</li>
<li>Negotiation objectives diagram.</li>
<li>Utilizing negotiation planning forms.</li>
<li>Preparing the negotiation team effectively.</li>
<li>Tips for achieving success during the actual negotiation process.</li>
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19 - 23 May 2024

3500 Euro

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The Complete Course on Purchasing Management Process - (PR 4019)

Introduction</h2>
World-class organizations view applying best practices in purchasing as essential skill sets needed by all employees involved in the procurement process. This certified purchasing management course focuses on the common gaps in performance that must be filled for supply management to provide the continuous improvements needed for organizations to meet their strategic objectives.
This certified purchasing management course develops the skills required to be proactive rather than reactive in procurement activities, showcasing purchasing creativity, flexibility, and supply market knowledge. Participants will learn how to measure purchasing contributions to the organization so that this critical function can be elevated to be recognized as a core organizational competency, aligning with best practices in the certified purchasing management course.
At the heart of every successful business lies a robust purchasing management process overseen by trained and certified purchasing managers capable of shaping the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement function. This comprehensive purchasing manager training course aims to equip professionals with the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to excel in their roles, thereby contributing significantly to the bottom line of the organizations they represent.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Purchasing supervisors.</li>
<li>Purchasing managers.</li>
<li>Buyers.</li>
<li>Senior buyers.</li>
<li>Procurement professionals</li>
<li>This certified purchasing management course is for personnel who must understand the purchasing function.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the end of this certified purchasing management course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Develop high-performance purchasing organizations.</li>
<li>Create strategic purchasing plans that align with certified purchasing manager training.</li>
<li>Improve internal customer service through effective purchasing management processes.</li>
<li>Eliminate low value-added processes and focus on advanced certificate skills in purchase management.</li>
<li>Be taught how to develop spending profiles.</li>
<li>Show analytics to guide procurement strategies.</li>
<li>Explore many ways of reporting Key Performance Indicators KPI.</li>
<li>Use past supplier performance data to select better purchasing manager roles and responsibilities.</li>
<li>Understand the most important competencies for purchasing personnel essential in training for purchasing managers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this certified purchasing management course, the target competencies will be able to improve the following:
<ul>
<li>Strategic sourcing.</li>
<li>Developing spend analysis to focus on improvement initiatives.</li>
<li>Cost containment strategies.</li>
<li>Developing sourcing strategies that are part of a certified purchasing manager program.</li>
<li>Procurement measurements that define performance in purchasing manager training programs.</li>
<li>Reducing low-value activities within the purchasing management process.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: The 1st Steps To Becoming World Class</h3>
<ul>
<li>4 Stages to world class.</li>
<li>Evaluating how purchasing is viewed today through the lens of a corporate purchasing manager.</li>
<li>Strategic sourcing.</li>
<li>Developing spend profiles and the ABC analysis.</li>
<li>Creating new job descriptions for the purchasing of the future.</li>
<li>Defining purchasing personnel required skill sets in line with the certified purchasing manager course.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Evaluating Your Operation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Defining best practices in purchase management.</li>
<li>Conducting a purchasing gap analysis.</li>
<li>Formulating a vision and mission for purchasing.</li>
<li>Developing the purchasing department strategic plan.</li>
<li>Establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for procurement.</li>
<li>Creating a company purchase price index through purchase order management tools.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Continuous Improvement and How To Get It</h3>
<ul>
<li>Cost reduction initiatives in the role of the purchasing manager.</li>
<li>Methods of cost containment from a certified purchasing manager course.</li>
<li>Identifying waste in the supply chain.</li>
<li>Analyzing supplier cost elements.</li>
<li>Commodity/service strategic planning.</li>
<li>Strategies for resisting price increases in purchasing management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Suppliers Classification System</h3>
<ul>
<li>Methods of supplier qualification.</li>
<li>Implementing supplier performance metrics in alignment with the responsibilities of a purchasing manager.</li>
<li>Applying supplier performance to purchasing decisions.</li>
<li>Process mapping to eliminate low-value activities.</li>
<li>eProcurement as part of the purchasing management process.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Improving the Image of Procurement</h3>
<ul>
<li>Engaging global sourcing in the purchasing manager course.</li>
<li>Comparing international labor rates.</li>
<li>Developing and maintaining a customer focus.</li>
<li>Addressing basic issues in corruption and fraud prevention.</li>
<li>Enhancing the level of procurement professionalism.</li>
<li>Keeping current in the purchasing management profession.</li>
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Online

19 - 23 May 2024

1500 Euro

Singapore (Singapore)

27 - 31 May 2024

5000 Euro

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Advanced Procurement Skills & Professional Training Course - (PR 4027)

Introduction</h2>
This advanced procurement skills and professional course aims to enhance the skills of procurement professionals and senior buyers in organizations. Topics such as advanced negotiation, procurement techniques, business continuity, and contingency planning for procurement are discussed and practiced through simulations to reinforce learning.
The advanced procurement skills and professional course underscores the strategic importance of procurement departments by imparting concepts and practices to maximize departmental effectiveness, thus reducing costs throughout the supply chain.
The advanced procurement skills and professional program provides an exceptional opportunity for procurement and logistics management professionals to develop leadership skills for fostering collaboration, managing conflicts, implementing time management techniques, and cultivating an adaptive mindset to change. Participants will gain insight into best practices leading to world-class procurement activity alongside practical tools for immediate application.
Participants of this advanced procurement professional training will exit the advanced procurement skills and professional course with an advanced procurement certification and enhanced procurement technical skills, ready to apply their knowledge to their professional roles, contributing significantly to organizational success.
<h3>Enhancing Procurement and Logistics Management</h3>
In the procurement sector, a procurement and logistics management certificate signifies a comprehensive understanding beyond the foundational procurement training course. This advanced procurement skills and professional course introduces the intricacies courses on procurement and courses on procurement management typically cover, elevating the proficiency of procurement professionals to a certified standard.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement managers and senior managers.</li>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Purchasing managers.</li>
<li>Senior buyers.</li>
<li>Buyers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the end of this advanced procurement management course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Review critical supply strategies.</li>
<li>Comprehend the principles of activity-based costing.</li>
<li>Discuss current forces of change in the procurement landscape.</li>
<li>Create rapport, build trust, and establish credibility in workgroups.</li>
<li>Recognize the centrality of communication to successful, productive workgroups.</li>
<li>Acquire the skills essential for forging strong supplier relationships.</li>
<li>Delve into business continuity and contingency planning for procurement.</li>
<li>Learn a robust category segmentation process.</li>
<li>Plan and execute successful negotiations.</li>
<li>Explore various negotiation approaches.</li>
<li>Maintain high standards of procurement ethics.</li>
<li>Effectively rate suppliers and assess their strengths and weaknesses.</li>
<li>Gain recognition within the organization for improved performance</li>
<li>Enhance skills in the advanced phases of strategic procurement.</li>
<li>Bolster procurement professionals' capability, skill, and morale through procurement learning and development.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this course, the target competencies will be able to develop:
<ul>
<li>Supply risk mitigation.</li>
<li>Formulating critical supply strategies for the future.</li>
<li>Crafting performance-based service contracts.</li>
<li>Employing advanced negotiation techniques.</li>
<li>Reducing the supply base judiciously.</li>
<li>Transforming supplier relationships.</li>
<li>Utilizing activity-based costing for informed decision-making.</li>
<li>Exemplifying change leadership.</li>
<li>Exercising communication leadership.</li>
<li>Developing negotiation countermeasures.</li>
<li>Advancing methods for controlling procurement negotiations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Performance Purchasing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Purchasing and its contribution to the organization.</li>
<li>The supply chain and its influence.</li>
<li>Influence of the external environment on procurement.</li>
<li>Procurement organization's structure and function.</li>
<li>The complete procurement cycle.</li>
<li>Engaging with different purchasing systems.</li>
<li>Critical supply strategies in action.</li>
<li>The essentials of the category segmentation process.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: The Supplier Relationship</h3>
<ul>
<li>Revolutionizing the supplier relationship.</li>
<li>Setting clear and functional specifications.</li>
<li>Collaborating with end-users for procurement success.</li>
<li>Formulating supplier evaluation criteria.</li>
<li>Deciding on the appropriate supplier methodologies.</li>
<li>Embracing the total cost approach in procurement.</li>
<li>Defining the organization's mission in nurturing supplier relationships.</li>
<li>How do you excel as a good customer to suppliers?</li>
<li>Ensuring communication, trust, and credibility are at the forefront.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Advanced Negotiation Skills</h3>
<ul>
<li>Techniques to avoid confrontational negotiating.</li>
<li>Developing active listening skills for negotiation.</li>
<li>Tackling negotiations with an agitated individual.</li>
<li>Strategies for dealing with back door selling approaches.</li>
<li>Understanding power closes used on the buyer.</li>
<li>Dissecting the other negotiator's source of power.</li>
<li>Identifying negotiating pressure points.</li>
<li>Approaches for negotiating with untrustworthy counterparts.</li>
<li>Mastery of advanced negotiation tactics and countermeasures.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Leadership Skills for Procurement Personnel</h3>
<ul>
<li>Enhancing communication techniques, including verbal, non-verbal, and written forms.</li>
<li>Adopting communication methods that yield productivity and reduce stress.</li>
<li>Promoting communication and interaction openness to develop trust.</li>
<li>Identifying effective interpersonal interaction techniques.</li>
<li>Responding to and perceiving change in procurement activities.</li>
<li>Analyzing and preparing for the human elements in response to changes.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Advancing Procurement Contribution</h3>
<ul>
<li>Attracting and retaining top supply management talent.</li>
<li>Instituting reliable supplier measurement systems.</li>
<li>Effectively implementing vendor rating practices.</li>
<li>Elaborating on steps in developing performance-based contracts.</li>
<li>Structuring impactful action planning strategies.</li>
<li>Undertaking business continuity and contingency planning for procurement.</li>
<li>Discussing the principles and application of activity-based costing.</li>
<li>Delineating between price, cost, and value in procurement decisions.</li>
<li>Exploring strategies through which advanced procurement can amplify the organization's financial health.</li>
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Green Supply Chains Management Practices Course - (PR 4028)

Introduction</h2>
The time for action on greening supply chains has come. Daily headlines report food shortages and concerns about energy security and dangerous climate change. Current forecasts suggest that by 2050, the human population will grow to around 9 billion and that per capita consumption of hard and soft commodities is set to increase.
An incredible challenge lies ahead of us: already, the production, extraction, and consumption of basic commodities are contributing to humanity's unsustainable ecological footprint.
Resource access will be a major strategic corporate issue in the coming decades. We are convinced that the winners will be those companies that can demonstrate that their supply chains are clean and green.
<h2>What is Green Supply Chain Management?</h2>
Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) integrates environmentally friendly methods and technologies into supply chain management. Aspiring professionals can enhance their expertise and marketability by seeking certifications such as the green supply chain management certificate course and becoming certified green supply chain professionals or certified sustainable supply chain professionals.
The importance of green supply chain management rests on its ability to significantly reduce ecological impacts while offering substantial economic and competitive advantages. It leads to green supply chain management benefits, such as cost savings from reduced energy and waste management, improved customer satisfaction, and innovative product design, leading to green, sustainable supply chain solutions.
Delving into the impact of green supply chain management reveals a reduced carbon footprint and enhanced corporate image. The advantages of green supply chain management include environmental and operational efficiencies, making green supply chains an imperative for modern business. The greening of the supply chain represents a pivotal shift towards more sustainable business practices.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement Managers</li>
<li>Supply Chain Managers</li>
<li>Inventory Managers</li>
<li>Warehouse Managers</li>
<li>Supply Chain Professionals</li>
<li>Procurement Professionals</li>
<li>Also, this green supply chain management course is useful for all managers and senior managers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this green supply chains management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Understand what green supply chain management is fundamentally about.</li>
<li>Appreciate what is needed to enable a green supply chain.</li>
<li>Show the benefits that can be obtained.</li>
<li>Look outside of the box.</li>
<li>Understand how to apply a green supply chain migration strategy.</li>
<li>Recognize the new required policies.</li>
<li>Examine the organization's supply chain operations and activities.</li>
<li>Analyze the key areas of the supply chain.</li>
<li>Apply "Green" principles and see how "going green" makes commercial sense.</li>
<li>Succeed in introducing a green supply chain.</li>
<li>Understand the migration strategy to enable sustainable green supply chains.</li>
<li>Gain a competitive advantage.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this green supply chains management course, the target competencies will be able to improve:
<ul>
<li>Analysis.</li>
<li>Critical thinking.</li>
<li>Strategic direction.</li>
<li>Policy-making.</li>
<li>Implementation.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Introduction to Green Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>The 5 fundamental questions to be answered are the benefits, the costs, the power to influence, engagement, and the barriers.</li>
<li>Benefits of the green supply chain.</li>
<li>Traditional and green supply chains.</li>
<li>Green supply chains and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)</li>
<li>Drivers of green supply chain.</li>
<li>The green supply chain framework.</li>
<li>Impact on the bottom line through green supply chains.</li>
<li>Key contributors to the profitability of green supply chains.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Green Supply Chain Planning</h3>
<ul>
<li>Life cycle management.</li>
<li>Green Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Green Procurement</h3>
<ul>
<li>Procurement definitions, aims, and scope.</li>
<li>Benefits of green procurement.</li>
<li>Drivers of green procurement.</li>
<li>Challenges.</li>
<li>Factors affecting green procurement.</li>
<li>Moving toward green procurement</li>
<li>Reflections on green procurement.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Green Production</h3>
<ul>
<li>Benefits of green production.</li>
<li>Drivers of green production.</li>
<li>Challenges of green production.</li>
<li>Key components of green production.</li>
<li>Drivers of green logistics.</li>
<li>Benefits of green logistics.</li>
<li>Challenges in green logistics.</li>
<li>Moving towards green logistics.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Green Logistics & Packaging</h3>
<ul>
<li>Benefits of green packaging.</li>
<li>Drivers of green packaging.</li>
<li>Getting started with green packaging.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Green Marketing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Importance of green marketing.</li>
<li>Drivers of green marketing.</li>
<li>Challenges in green marketing.</li>
<li>Elements of green marketing.</li>
<li>Examples of supply loops.</li>
<li>Components of supply loops.</li>
<li>Drivers of supply loops.</li>
<li>Benefits of supply loops.</li>
<li>Supply loops.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Carbon Footprint Minimization Across the Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>Carbon measurement.</li>
<li>Carbon minimization.</li>
<li>Carbon monitoring.</li>
<li>Carbon reporting.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Migration Strategy</h3>
<ul>
<li>Phase I: Detailed analysis.</li>
<li>Phase II: Design and implementation.</li>
<li>Phase III: Organizational change management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Green Supply Chain Continuous Improvement</h3>
<ul>
<li>Benefits of continuous improvement in green supply chains.</li>
<li>Pre-requisites of continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Methodology of continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Green supply chain benchmarking.</li>
<li>Pareto analysis.</li>
<li>Example of green supply chain continuous improvement.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 10: Green Supply Chain Performance Evaluation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Benefits of performance evaluation.</li>
<li>Performance evaluation methodology.</li>
<li>Presenting findings of performance evaluation.</li>
<li>Using information from performance evaluation for making decisions.</li>
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Warehouse Management: Strategy, Implementation & Control Course - (PR 4032)

Introduction:</h2>
Warehouses and inventory management are critical components in effective procurement and supply chain management, instrumental in ensuring the efficient delivery of superior customer service. Often underrated, the warehouse and inventory controls play a pivotal role in maintaining appropriate stock levels and avoiding unnecessary cost implications and customer service issues.
Participants of this certified warehouse management strategy and implementation course will have the opportunity to attend warehouse management training seminars, which will delve into the fundamentals of warehouse management. These seminars equip professionals with industry-leading expertise and hands-on training for immediate application.
Upon successful completion, attendees will earn a warehouse management certification, solidifying their proficiency in warehouse management systems implementation, inventory control, and warehouse strategies and providing an in-depth understanding of the warehouse management course.
<h2>Certificate Course in Warehouse Management:</h2>
This comprehensive course serves as a warehouse management system course and a full-fledged certificate course in warehouse management. It offers participants a robust foundation in warehouse management strategy, the implementation of warehouse management systems, and overall warehouse control.
This warehouse management strategy and implementation course revolve around a warehouse management system, showcasing how participants can successfully implement a warehouse management system in their operations. Inclined towards practical application, this segment will guide attendees through the steps of warehouse implementation and ensuing control mechanisms.
The warehouse management strategy and implementation course also address the significance of a warehouse control system. Participants will explore the vital components of a comprehensive warehouse control system and learn how to create synergy between warehousing strategies and technological tools.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement managers.</li>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Warehouse managers.</li>
<li>Inventory managers.</li>
<li>Logistics professionals.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
Participants of this warehouse management certification will emerge with the ability to:
<ul>
<li>Evaluate procedures, change and improve methods, wasteful activities, and excess costs.</li>
<li>Discover all of the essential tools for effectively managing warehousing and inventory.</li>
<li>Achieving the best in class performance is exactly what this program is about.</li>
<li>Use all the practical skills to return to the workplace so that all those internal problems that limit performance are avoided.</li>
<li>Learn the principles of warehouse and inventory management.</li>
<li>Examine operations and activities.</li>
<li>Analyze the key areas of operations.</li>
<li>Identify and Understand key performance indicators.</li>
<li>Succeed in improving operations.</li>
<li>Improve personal productivity</li>
<li>Make needed changes to methods to improve customer service while achieving reductions in inventory.</li>
<li>Eliminate wasteful costs</li>
<li>Avoid those internal problems that limit performance.</li>
<li>Obtain added value for money.</li>
<li>Understand and implement the essential tools for managing warehouses and inventory in the supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
At the end of this warehouse management strategy and implementation course, the target competencies will be able to improve the following:
<ul>
<li>Proficiency in stock analysis.</li>
<li>Understanding of leveraging productivity improvements across operations.</li>
<li>Knowledge in the selection and maintenance of warehouse equipment.</li>
<li>Implementation of safe working practices and operations.</li>
<li>Application of frameworks for continuous improvement within the warehouse.</li>
<li>Realization of the financial benefits that effective warehouse and inventory management can contribute to an organization.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: The Role of the Warehouse:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Why do we need a warehouse?</li>
<li>What functions do they cover?</li>
<li>How do they fit into the supply chain?</li>
<li>The balance between sorting and storing.</li>
<li>12 initial questions to ask about warehousing activity.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Product Classification:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supply/demand variables.</li>
<li>ABC Analysis or the 80/20 rule.</li>
<li>Determining product handling groups.</li>
<li>Throughputs and product formats.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Layout Options: </h3>
<ul>
<li>Receiving options.</li>
<li>Storage options.</li>
<li>Picking/assembly options.</li>
<li>Dispatching options.</li>
<li>Using the floor and the height space.</li>
<li>Organizing for flow.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Methods and Equipment:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Warehouse structures.</li>
<li>Loading bays.</li>
<li>Selecting forklift trucks.</li>
<li>Selecting racking.</li>
<li>Implications for warehouse layouts.</li>
<li>Operational timings and planning.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Health and Safety:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Duty of care.</li>
<li>Inspections and risk assessment analysis.</li>
<li>Equipment maintenance and care.</li>
<li>Raising people's awareness.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Security and Loss: </h3>
<ul>
<li>Minimizing internal theft.</li>
<li>Minimizing external theft.</li>
<li>Preventative measures will be briefly discussed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Productivity and Costs:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed and variable costs.</li>
<li>Typical costs involved.</li>
<li>A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilization, and performance.</li>
<li>Setting productivity and cost targets.</li>
<li>The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Service Levels:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Internal and external customers.</li>
<li>The three key customer service measures.</li>
<li>Customer service sampling.</li>
<li>Effects of substandard service.</li>
<li>Minimizing errors.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Warehouse Layout:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Different types of layouts have advantages and disadvantages.</li>
<li>Planning for flow in the warehouse.</li>
<li>Checklists to help in deciding the best option.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 10: Inventory and the Supply Chain:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory management definition.</li>
<li>Types of stock.</li>
<li>Demand amplifications.</li>
<li>Demand replenishment in networks.</li>
<li>Managing the flows.</li>
<li>Type I and II supply chains.</li>
<li>The supply chain rules.</li>
<li>Inventory and statistics.</li>
<li>Concept of service level.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 11: Inventory Key Concepts:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Key component: Demand analysis.</li>
<li>The key component of the demand forecasting.</li>
<li>The key component of the supply lead time is that.</li>
<li>Key component: Cost and benefits.</li>
<li>Inventory benefits.</li>
<li>Inventory policies.</li>
<li>Inventory in organizations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 12: Inventory Replenishment Methods and Systems:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Basic mechanics of inventory systems.</li>
<li>The stock time curve.</li>
<li>Stock components.</li>
<li>Stock investment.</li>
<li>Free stock calculation.</li>
<li>Simple replenishment methods, for example, Min/Max.</li>
<li>Accurate replenishment methods include Reorder Point and Reorder Level (ROP/ROL).</li>
<li>Requirements planning systems include Materials/Manufacturing Resource/Requirements Planning (MRP/MRPII).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 13: Stock Control-Coding:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Different coding methods.</li>
<li>Importance of inventory receipts.</li>
<li>Identifying surplus and obsolescent stock.</li>
<li>Checklists to help in deciding the best option.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 14: Stock Control-Recording:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Separation of powers.</li>
<li>Legal issues.</li>
<li>How do we get inaccuracies?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 15: Stock Control-Checking:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Roles and responsibility.</li>
<li>Requirements.</li>
<li>Job descriptions.</li>
<li>Authority levels.</li>
<li>Tolerances and approvals.</li>
<li>The stock check program.</li>
<li>Options for stock-checking methods.</li>
<li>Reconciliations/discrepancies.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 16: Inventory Performance:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory performance.</li>
<li>Assessing the stock level.</li>
<li>Models for implementing inventory control.</li>
<li>Determining stock targets.</li>
<li>Inventory questions.</li>
<li>Inventory KPIs in warehouses/stores.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 17: Inventory Strategies:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Push/pull.</li>
<li>Quick response (QR).</li>
<li>Efficient consumer response (ECR).</li>
<li>Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR).</li>
<li>Lean and agile approaches.</li>
<li>Quality management.</li>
<li>Postponement.</li>
<li>Cross docking.</li>
<li>Consolidation.</li>
<li>Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).</li>
<li>Consignment stocking.</li>
<li>Co-Managed Inventory (CMI).</li>
<li>Direct product profitability (DPP).</li>
<li>Economic value added (EVA).</li>
<li>Collaborative supply chains.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 18: Inventory Improvements:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Using the supply chain.</li>
<li>Using the theory of constraints.</li>
<li>Practical inventory improvements.</li>
<li>Call-offs and telemetry.</li>
<li>EDI and ICT.</li>
<li>Keys to reducing stock levels.</li>
<li>The 7 Rules for planning inventory.</li>
<li>Model for planning inventory.</li>
</ul>">

19 - 30 May 2024

6300 Euro

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Supply Chain Management: Concept, Solution & Application - (PR 4033)

Introduction</h2>
This supply chain management concept, solution, and application course is designed to dive into the core of supply chain management. It explores its concepts, solutions, and applications, focusing on enhancing understanding and practicality for suppliers and buyers.
Supply chain management is essential for creating a competitive advantage, and this supply chain management concept, solution, and application seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the logistics and demand aspects inherent to supply chains. We aim to explain the fundamental supply chain concept and how it ties into the overarching business strategy.
By integrating key concepts such as supply chain analytics applications, supply chain finance solutions, and integrated supply chain solutions throughout the supply chain management concept, solution, and application course, we strive to provide a holistic and actionable learning experience for all participants.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Purchasing supervisors.</li>
<li>Purchasing managers.</li>
<li>Buyers.</li>
<li>Senior buyers.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the end of this supply chain management concept, solution, and application course, participants will:
<ul>
<li>Grasp the basic concepts of supply chain management.</li>
<li>Understand the correlation between time and cost efficiency.</li>
<li>Recognize the value-adding aspect of customer-oriented processes.</li>
<li>Collaborate effectively with all supply chain stakeholders.</li>
<li>Innovate beyond conventional strategies.</li>
<li>Deploy the 8 Rules for effective supply chain management.</li>
<li>Control lead times for goods and material movement.</li>
<li>Achieve a cost and service quality balance.</li>
<li>Apply best practices and learned skills for workplace improvement.</li>
<li>Enhance supply chain planning solutions.</li>
<li>Apply practically the 8 Rules for Effective Supply Chain Management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
Participants in the supply chain management concept, solution, and application course will improve the following:
<ul>
<li>Acknowledge business process changes.</li>
<li>Realize the financial benefits of competent supply chain management.</li>
<li>Understand how time accumulation affects supply chains and profitability.</li>
<li>Retain and execute improvement strategies.</li>
<li>Align with best-in-class practices.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Fundamental Supply Chain Concepts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Definitions and importance of logistics and supply chain management.</li>
<li>Integration of buying, making, moving, and selling activities.</li>
<li>Evolution and history of supply chain management.</li>
<li>Dynamics and operations within the supply chain.</li>
<li>Supply Chain Operations Reference Models (SCOR).</li>
<li>The Theory of Constraints (TOC).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Key Aspects and Rules of Supply Chain Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>The cost/service balance.</li>
<li>Customer service principles.</li>
<li>Organizational structures.</li>
<li>Impact on supply chains.</li>
<li>Principles of inventory management.</li>
<li>Examination of lead times and their effects.</li>
<li>Adding value.</li>
<li>Production options/changes.</li>
<li>Focus on adding value through production options and trade-offs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Embracing Supply Chain Solutions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Understanding departmental conflicts.</li>
<li>The benefits of interdepartmental synergy.</li>
<li>A supply chain view of total acquisition costs.</li>
<li>Competitive advantages arising from effective supply chain management.</li>
<li>Looking at demand amplification and the "Forester" effect.</li>
<li>Appreciating the effects of uncertainty and unresponsiveness.</li>
<li>Seeing how we currently manage the supply chain.</li>
<li>Current supply chain management practices versus more effective alternatives.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: The Interplay of Strategy and Supply Chain Relationships</h3>
<ul>
<li>Strategic impact on order quantities.</li>
<li>Cost reduction.</li>
<li>Development sharing and collaboration strategies.</li>
<li>Overcoming external and internal transaction barriers.</li>
<li>Integration of supply chain relationships.</li>
<li>Segmentation and product formatting.</li>
<li>Business strategic alignment with supply chain decisions.</li>
<li>Exploring supply chain planning.</li>
<li>Competitive positioning strategies.</li>
<li>Outsourcing considerations and leveraging postpone-and-consolidate logistics.</li>
<li>Using postponement and consolidation logistics.</li>
<li>Examining demand planning.</li>
<li>Approaches of Quick Response (QR), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).</li>
<li>Collaborative Planning and Forecast Requirements (CPFR).</li>
<li>The lean supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Enhancing Supply Chains with Analytical Applications</h3>
<ul>
<li>Manufacturing and retailer case studies.</li>
<li>The major lessons and key aspects from experience.</li>
<li>Oil and Gas in the UK experiences.</li>
<li>Key questions to be answered.</li>
<li>The changes needed with suppliers and customers.</li>
<li>The changes need to be made to internal organization and management practices.</li>
<li>Potential action is needed.</li>
<li>The 'doing nothing' future, with 'lessons from experience.'</li>
<li>Guarding against futures of higher stock levels and competition gains.</li>
<li>Breaking down traditional silo/closed management.</li>
<li>A 5-step approach to logistics and supplier development.</li>
<li>The Supply Chain Rules (Encore).</li>
<li>The rules to give competitive advantage from effective supply chain management.</li>
</ul>">

Online

28 Apr - 02 May 2024

1500 Euro

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Tendering, Procurement, and Negotiation Skills Training - (PR 4034)

Introduction:</h2>
This comprehensive tendering, procurement, and negotiation skills training course will equip participants with the expertise to manage effective tendering and procurement activities within their organizations. Enhancing their negotiation skills is pivotal in ensuring successful outcomes in procurement processes.
Tendering is a crucial function that can greatly impact an organization's financial health, necessitating precise execution to maximize effectiveness and manage costs. Leadership in contemporary organizations understands that proficiency in managing tenders is essential for augmenting revenue.
This tendering, procurement, and negotiation skills program combines the essentials of tendering with procurement skills, aiming to identify and implement the best practices during the early stages of the contracting process. The intention is to enable participants to take the necessary steps to generate optimal total value for their organizations through effective procurement negotiation training and an in-depth understanding of the tendering process.
Effective procurement negotiation is the linchpin for achieving favorable contract terms and building valuable supplier relations. In this segment tendering, procurement, and negotiation skills course, participants gain hands-on experience in procurement negotiations, learning to leverage techniques that encompass both the strategic and tactical aspects of negotiation within procurement settings.
The tendering, procurement, and negotiation skills training covers various negotiation scenarios with practical exercises, ensuring that procurement professionals leave with a sharpened negotiation skill set appropriate for various procurement contexts.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Contracts professionals.</li>
<li>Purchasing professionals.</li>
<li>Project planning personnel.</li>
<li>Procurement professionals who are responsible for negotiations.</li>
<li>This tendering, procurement, and negotiation skills training course is for other individuals involved in planning, evaluating, preparing, and managing tenders, specifications, and procurement activities who seek to achieve excellence in these areas within their organizations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
Upon completion, participants in this tendering, procurement, and negotiation skills course should be able to:
<ul>
<li>Discuss elements of a good procurement process.</li>
<li>Develop methods of contractor performance measurement.</li>
<li>Learn methods of tender evaluation.</li>
<li>Analyze competitive bidding processes.</li>
<li>Produce tender evaluation criteria.</li>
<li>Select the right procurement strategy.</li>
<li>Review contract strategies.</li>
<li>Improve procurement and negotiation skills.</li>
<li>Learn about the methods of tender evaluation.</li>
<li>Understand the selection of new suppliers.</li>
<li>Apply past supplier performance for better selection.</li>
<li>Evaluate how cost savings are transferred to the organization's bottom line.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
At the end of this tendering, procurement, and negotiation skills course, the target competencies will be able to develop the following:
<ul>
<li>Enhance the effectiveness of roles within the organization.</li>
<li>Expertise in tendering processes.</li>
<li>Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities.</li>
<li>Advanced control of procurement negotiations.</li>
<li>Transform supplier relationships through procurement and tendering processes.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: How Tendering and Procurement Aligns with the Organization Strategy:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Influence of the external environment.</li>
<li>Adapting to new business models.</li>
<li>Critical supply strategies.</li>
<li>Transforming the supplier relationship.</li>
<li>Mastering the procurement cycle.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: The Tendering Process:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Elements of a good procurement and competitive bidding process.</li>
<li>Selecting the right contracting strategy.</li>
<li>Stages in the tendering process.</li>
<li>Developing tender evaluation criteria.</li>
<li>Negotiating with short-listed suppliers.</li>
<li>Determining if a good price was obtained.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Advanced Procurement Skills:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Deepening supplier relationships.</li>
<li>Defining the organization's objective in supplier relationships.</li>
<li>Being an exemplary customer.</li>
<li>Distinctions between Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and collaboration.</li>
<li>Optimizing the supply base.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: The Negotiation Process:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Steering clear of confrontational negotiations.</li>
<li>Effective communication techniques.</li>
<li>Innovative influence techniques.</li>
<li>Grasping the negotiator's power dynamics.</li>
<li>Handling negotiation pressure points and countermeasures.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Implementing Improvements in the Organisation:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Attraction and retention of procurement management talent.</li>
<li>Crafting a realistic personal action plan for improvement.</li>
<li>Business continuity and contingency planning for procurement.</li>
<li>Unpacking activity-based costing.</li>
<li>Pathways for procurement contribution to the organization's finances.</li>
</ul>
In each unit, procurement negotiation skills training and an understanding of negotiation skills for procurement professionals will be emphasized.
The tendering, procurement, and negotiation skills course will guide participants through the intricacies of procurement and negotiation, ensuring they are equipped with the tools and techniques to execute successful procurement tendering and negotiation processes.">

Dubai (UAE)

05 - 09 May 2024

3900 Euro

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Effective Global Procurement and Logistics Management - (PR 4035)

Introduction</h2>
This new approach to global procurement and logistics management seeks to optimize the value derived from procurement activities by combining traditional methods with advanced tools, techniques, and innovative approaches.
Participants in the effective procurement and logistics management course will gain insights into the category management methodology and acquire the necessary knowledge to apply this approach successfully implemented by world-class organizations.
The effective procurement and logistics management seminar illustrates how category management, encompassing supplier sourcing, management, development, and relationship management, significantly contributes to economic profit in stellar supply chains.
By the end of the effective procurement and logistics management course, attendees will understand how to realize these advantages, how effective global procurement is, and how the supply chain can create economic profit for world-class supply chains; we will also demonstrate how this can be achieved.
The effective procurement and logistics management course integrates a wealth of concepts key to understanding effective procurement and global procurement best practices. It aims to deliver a comprehensive educational experience that prepares professionals to navigate and excel in the complex, interconnected realm of global procurement and logistics.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
<li>Tender or bidding managers.</li>
<li>Project engineers and project managers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the conclusion of this effective procurement and logistics management course, participants will be equipped to:
<ul>
<li>Apply a profound understanding of supply chain activities.</li>
<li>Identify, analyze, and evaluate procurement opportunities.</li>
<li>Understand the key aspects of category management.</li>
<li>Utilize a suite of tools and techniques for procurement excellence.</li>
<li>Implement procurement and supply chain organizational enhancements.</li>
<li>Comprehend current procurement and supply chain activities.</li>
<li>Assess these for value opportunities.</li>
<li>Determine how to maximize value from procurement.</li>
<li>Understand procurement's role within the entire supply chain.</li>
<li>Employ pertinent tools for effective procurement.</li>
<li>Commit to ongoing procurement and supply chain improvements.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this effective procurement and logistics management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Analysis.</li>
<li>Evaluation.</li>
<li>Improvements.</li>
<li>Making change.</li>
<li>Sharing and understanding diverse perspectives.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Understanding Procurement and Category Management</h3>
This unit provides foundational knowledge on effective procurement and its functions in the global procurement process. Participants will learn:
<ul>
<li>Definitions of procurement and purchasing.</li>
<li>Envisioning effective procurement and its benefits.</li>
<li>The challenges of global procurement in the 21st century.</li>
<li>The relationship between procurement and the Supply Chain.</li>
<li>Achieving supply chain excellence through effective procurement strategies.</li>
<li>Competitive advantage via effective procurement practices.</li>
<li>Impact of the 2008 economic crisis on supply chains.</li>
<li>Options for structuring procurement organizationally.</li>
<li>Understanding global supply chain models and types.</li>
<li>Defining category management and its evolution.</li>
<li>Overview and consideration of category grouping.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Maximizing Value and Procurement Excellence by Using Varied Routes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Exploring the procurement excellence roadmap.</li>
<li>Description of the purchasing and supplier loops.</li>
<li>Advantages of employing category management.</li>
<li>Improvement of value through category management.</li>
<li>How does category management build from P2P and the procurement cycle?</li>
<li>Integration of approaches for effective procurement management.</li>
<li>The dual objectives of maximizing procurement value.</li>
<li>Value opportunities derived from a category management application.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Understanding the Supplier Sourcing and Selection Routes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Revisiting traditional purchasing.</li>
<li>The P2P and procurement cycle context.</li>
<li>Conducting value and risk analysis within effective procurement planning.</li>
<li>Implementing the Kraljic matrix in global procurement strategies.</li>
<li>Uncovering category management and value opportunities.</li>
<li>The role of volume concentration in global procurement.</li>
<li>Assessing best price evaluations.</li>
<li>Delving into low-cost country sourcing practices.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Understanding Collaborative Supplier Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Outlining supplier management objectives.</li>
<li>Exploring supplier and customer connections.</li>
<li>Examining supplier service within global procurement management.</li>
<li>Integration of supplier management and contract management.</li>
<li>Adopting best practices for contract management.</li>
<li>Defining supplier relationship management and its objectives.</li>
<li>Applying Supplier relationship management effectively.</li>
<li>Emphasizing collaboration in global procurement and logistics.</li>
<li>Defining the goals for supplier development.</li>
<li>Best practices for supplier development.</li>
<li>Learning from shifts in perspectives and post-implementation results.</li>
<li>Identifying the benefits and improvements in supplier management.</li>
<li>Understanding the outcomes of Category Management in the value opportunities.</li>
<li>Specification enhancements development.</li>
<li>Joint process development and linking prices with suppliers.</li>
<li>Navigating value chain disruption and managing supply chain risks.</li>
<li>Best practices within supplier management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Recognizing and Overcoming The Barriers to Category Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Identifying common barriers and challenges to effective procurement.</li>
<li>Addressing internal conflicts.</li>
<li>Perceptions of procurement.</li>
<li>Tackling the lack of creativity.</li>
<li>Requisite skill sets.</li>
<li>Building trust.</li>
<li>Managing the fear of change.</li>
<li>Strategies for overcoming barriers to effective procurement.</li>
<li>Implementing best practices for adopting innovative procurement concepts.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: The 4 Steps Model for Introducing Category Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Analyzing the current situation.</li>
<li>Identifying key questions.</li>
<li>Conducting thorough research and analysis for effective procurement planning.</li>
<li>Designing and improving procurement processes.</li>
<li>Key questions for effective procurement management</li>
<li>What needs doing?</li>
<li>Planning new processes and structures for global procurement.</li>
<li>Operating and reviewing new processes.</li>
<li>Making category management strategy an ongoing process.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Category Management and Rethinking The Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>Making projections about the future state of the supply chain.</li>
<li>Incorporating agility in global procurement strategy.</li>
<li>Design considerations for network design.</li>
<li>Understanding the effects of China's supply chains.</li>
<li>Embracing environmental sustainability (Going "Green").</li>
<li>Developing professional leaders/managers in global procurement.</li>
<li>The 10 improvements for reengineering end-to-end supply chains.</li>
<li>Improving supply chains through reengineering.</li>
<li>Creating economic profit through effective global procurement practices.</li>
<li>The 5 steps to achieving supply chain excellence.</li>
<li>Developing the supply chain strategy.</li>
<li>Supply chain strategy best practice.</li>
<li>A vision for future global procurement and logistics.</li>
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Effective Purchasing, Tendering & Supplier Selection Course - (PR 4036)

Introduction:</h2>
This effective purchasing and supplier selection management course aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the critical role of effective purchasing, tendering, and supplier selection in delivering customer satisfaction through an efficient supply chain.
Participants in the effective purchasing and supplier selection management course will gain insight into the advantages of effective purchasing and how to apply effective purchasing practices. This effective purchasing and supplier selection management course will explore purchasing management courses alongside the strategies for procurement supplier selection.
This effective purchasing and supplier selection management course provides participants with various skills and insights necessary for effective purchasing, tendering, and supplier selection. It is catered to professionals seeking training courses and those looking to purchase courses near their location. With an emphasis on practical application, attendees will emerge with the knowledge and tools required for efficient management supplier selection and enhanced purchasing strategies.
Enhance your skills and knowledge with our comprehensive purchasing management course. This course is perfect for anyone looking to purchase a course near them. The effective purchasing and supplier selection management course aims to cover everything from basic purchasing practices to expert supplier selection in procurement.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Purchasing professionals.</li>
<li>Those involved in defining the specification and evaluating supplier performance.</li>
<li>Those involved in preparing and analyzing bids.</li>
<li>Those with an involvement in supplier relationships.</li>
<li>Those whose role involves negotiation with outside agencies.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
By the end of this effective purchasing and supplier selection management course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Identify and reduce procurement risks by developing a robust action plan.</li>
<li>Enable enhanced performance from suppliers through structured evaluation and performance measurement.</li>
<li>Understand and strengthen your supply chain.</li>
<li>Strengthen the supply chain for more resilient operations.</li>
<li>Fortify operating relationships within the organization.</li>
<li>Uphold contracts based on measured performance and established criteria.</li>
<li>Gain a working understanding of the negotiation process.</li>
<li>Understand the essential tools of effective purchasing and its importance.</li>
<li>Engage with suppliers confidently and manage supplier relationships effectively.</li>
<li>Secure improved negotiated outcomes beneficial to the organization.</li>
<li>Leverage performance measurement as a crucial tool for driving supplier improvement.</li>
<li>Comprehend the key components of a well-structured tender.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
At the end of this effective purchasing and supplier selection management course, the target competencies will be able to improve the following:
<ul>
<li>Planning.</li>
<li>Tendering.</li>
<li>Negotiation.</li>
<li>Supplier management.</li>
<li>Measuring performance.</li>
<li>Communication.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: The Role of Purchasing in the Company</h3>
<ul>
<li>The impact of purchasing on the organization's success.</li>
<li>Exploring the purpose of a business in the context of purchasing.</li>
<li>Navigating the challenges of acting as a mediator between stakeholders.</li>
<li>Understanding the purchasing process and the procurement cycle.</li>
<li>Positioning the purchasing function strategically within the company.</li>
<li>Defining the vision, mission, and values of the purchasing department.</li>
<li>Structuring the purchasing department for optimal performance.</li>
<li>Identifying areas for performance improvement in purchasing practices.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Developing the Purchasing Strategy</h3>
<ul>
<li>Engaging with internal customers to meet organizational needs.</li>
<li>The importance of developing effective purchase agreements.</li>
<li>Involvement in specifying requirements and choosing purchasing courses near you.</li>
<li>Supplier selection methodology and management of supplier selection.</li>
<li>Criteria for pre-qualifying suppliers and ensuring they align with organizational goals.</li>
<li>Integrating supplier selection into the procurement process.</li>
<li>Leveraging market position to meet organizational needs effectively.</li>
<li>Quality management systems, such as ISO 9000, play a role in purchasing.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Selecting The Right Supplier and Evaluating Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Tailoring supplier capabilities to fulfill specific organizational requirements.</li>
<li>Adopting a total cost approach to purchasing and understanding the importance of supplier selection.</li>
<li>Analyzing costs.</li>
<li>Analyzing value propositions in purchasing.</li>
<li>Unearthing hidden costs and how they affect purchasing decisions.</li>
<li>Implementing life cycle costing techniques.</li>
<li>Utilizing price indices to make informed purchasing decisions.</li>
<li>Systematizing performance evaluation to ensure supplier compliance and effectiveness.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Tendering and Analyzing The Bid</h3>
<ul>
<li>Understanding specific process needs and the tendering process.</li>
<li>Differentiating between types of tenders.</li>
<li>Electronic commerce and e-auctions</li>
<li>Objectively evaluating bids to select the most advantageous offers.</li>
<li>Navigating terms and conditions of contracts to protect organizational interests.</li>
<li>Implementing standard contract clauses for clarity and legal compliance.</li>
<li>Selecting appropriate methods of payment to suit organizational cash flows.</li>
<li>Expediting agreements and dealing with potential contractor non-performance issues.</li>
<li>What if the contractor fails to deliver the legal issues?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Negotiating the Contract and Preparing a Plan of Improvement Action for Purchasing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Defining the scope and techniques of negotiation within supplier management.</li>
<li>Identifying obstacles to effective negotiation and how to overcome them.</li>
<li>Understand different negotiation styles and select the most appropriate.</li>
<li>Employing the right tools throughout the negotiation process.</li>
<li>Navigating through different phases of a negotiation successfully.</li>
<li>Establishing do's and don't during negotiation to achieve desired outcomes.</li>
<li>Focusing on key areas of world-class performance in purchasing training courses.</li>
<li>Evaluating performance gaps and developing improvement action plans for purchasing departments.</li>
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Sustainable Procurement Best Practices & Processes Course - (PR 4037)

Introduction</h2>
The procurement function has evolved significantly, transforming from an administrative role into a strategic entity essential to business success. It is no longer acceptable to merely transform requisitions into orders and passively await the delivery of goods or services. In today's competitive environment, procurement must deliver substantive value by providing products and services that foster the organization's overall well-being.
In this sustainable procurement best practices and process course, it is crucial to implement best practices in the procurement process to achieve this objective across four levels: strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency. This sustainable procurement best practices and process course offers essential insights and guidelines for attendees to develop and maintain high-performing procurement functions that adhere to best-in-class procurement practices.
Adhering to sustainable procurement best practices is imperative for organizations aiming to achieve efficient and responsible purchasing. This segment explores the best practices procurement departments can utilize to ensure procurement activities contribute positively to the company's sustainability goals and performance requirements.
By exploring best practices in procurement and procurement department best practices, participants will learn how to align their procurement actions with organizational objectives while promoting economic, environmental, and social benefits.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Contracts personnel</li>
<li>Purchasing personnel</li>
<li>Procurement personnel.</li>
<li>Project, engineering, operational, and maintenance personnel involved in the planning and execution of purchases and contracts.</li>
<li>This sustainable procurement best practices and process course is for individuals in organizations seeking to elevate the competency levels of their staff engaged in acquiring materials, equipment, and services.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
Participants in the sustainable procurement best practices and process course will achieve the following objectives:
<ul>
<li>Comprehend the progression and evolution of procurement.</li>
<li>Discuss the system inputs, outputs, and processes.</li>
<li>Construct meaningful performance measurements.</li>
<li>Recognize the necessary actions across all four levels.</li>
<li>Enhance skills in all aspects of strategic procurement.</li>
<li>Lead, planned, and oversaw the procurement process effectively.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
By the end of the sustainable procurement best practices and process course, participants will have developed competencies in:
<ul>
<li>Delivering real value more efficiently.</li>
<li>Minimizing non-value-adding activities.</li>
<li>Enhancing relationships among staff, customers, and suppliers.</li>
<li>Reducing the total cost of ownership.</li>
<li>Improving supplier performance and adhering to procurement negotiations best practices.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Seeing Procurement as a Dynamic, Interactive System</h3>
<ul>
<li>Analyzing the system approach versus the traditional functional approach.</li>
<li>Exploring the goal of best practice procurement.</li>
<li>Creating a strategic procurement plan.</li>
<li>Surveying the procurement process.</li>
<li>Integrating procurement within the supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Developing the Strategic Procurement Decisions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Understanding make/buy decisions.</li>
<li>Evaluating vertical integration.</li>
<li>Cultivating alliances and partnerships.</li>
<li>Exploring intercompany trade.</li>
<li>Discussing reciprocity and countertrade.</li>
<li>Strategizing supplier policy.</li>
<li>Coordinating strategies in procurement.</li>
<li>Structuring the purchasing organization.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Implementing the Tactical Procurement Decisions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Encouraging supplier involvement.</li>
<li>Performing value analysis.</li>
<li>Ensuring quality assurance.</li>
<li>Executing supplier selection.</li>
<li>Rating and ranking supplier performance.</li>
<li>Managing contracts effectively.</li>
<li>Utilizing IT systems and e-procurement solutions.</li>
<li>Enforcing policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Staffing the procurement department with best practices.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Dealing with Operational Procurement Decisions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Choosing appropriate ordering processes.</li>
<li>Managing quality issues promptly.</li>
<li>Follow-up procedures.</li>
<li>Managing overdue orders with efficiency.</li>
<li>Expediting processes.</li>
<li>Streamlining the payment process.</li>
<li>Strategizing to reduce procurement costs, especially for small-value purchase orders.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Contingency Procurement Decisions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Identifying different contingency situations.</li>
<li>Effective contingency management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Procurement Performance Measurement</h3>
<ul>
<li>Conducting spend analysis.</li>
<li>Calculating the total cost of ownership.</li>
<li>Evaluating supplier performance measurements.</li>
</ul>">

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Logistics & Supply Chain Management Training Course - (PR 4038)

Introduction</h2>
Developing and implementing carefully crafted strategies for acquiring all materials, goods, equipment, and services have become a critical issue in all organizations wishing to reduce operating costs while improving quality and productivity. This logistics and supply chain management training course explores key concepts forming the basis of procurement and supply chain logistics training.
The certified logistics and supply chain management course offers insightful perspectives on leading-edge issues confronting organizations in dynamic supply chain logistics management.
Throughout the certified logistics and supply chain management course, emphasis will be placed on the importance of certification courses in logistics and supply chain management for professionals seeking to establish their credibility and capitalize on career opportunities within this field.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Contracts, purchasing, logistics, and procurement personnel.</li>
<li>Project, engineering, operational, and maintenance personnel who are involved in the planning and execution of purchases and contracts.</li>
<li>Supply, buying, purchasing, logistics, materials, and supply chain professionals.</li>
<li>All involved in acquiring materials, equipment, and services in organizations whose leadership wants high levels of competency in these activities.</li>
<li>This certified logistics and supply chain management course is for those who seek to enhance their understanding of logistics and supply chain management.</li>
<li>This certified logistics and supply chain management course is for Those seeking business gains and benefits from effectively managing their supply chains.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the end of this certified logistics and supply chain management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Achieve an in-depth understanding of what constitutes best practice in the field.</li>
<li>Establish the mission, vision, and necessary knowledge to implement processes and methods for world-class performance.</li>
<li>Gain insight into the key drivers of supply chains from a logistics and demand perspective.</li>
<li>Grasp the essence of what procurement and supply chain logistics training is fundamentally about.</li>
<li>Review strategic procurement and its significance.</li>
<li>Examine examples of best practices in procurement and supply chain logistics management.</li>
<li>Review how to achieve optimal best pricing.</li>
<li>Understand how to develop spending analysis capabilities.</li>
<li>Foster a holistic and cross-functional view of the supply chain logistics course.</li>
<li>Emphasize the value of collaboration with various supply chain partners.</li>
<li>Consider the impact of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on supply chain performance.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this certified logistics and supply chain management course, the target competencies will be able to develop the following:
<ul>
<li>Delivering tangible value more rapidly.</li>
<li>Minimization of activities that do not add value.</li>
<li>Improved relationships between personnel, customers, and suppliers.</li>
<li>Reduction in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).</li>
<li>Enhanced supplier performance and strategic involvement.</li>
<li>Analysis skills.</li>
<li>Evaluation.</li>
<li>Continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Implementing necessary changes.</li>
<li>Managing supply chain risks.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Procurement as a Dynamic, Interactive System</h3>
<ul>
<li>The system approach vs. the traditional functional approach.</li>
<li>Goals of procurement.</li>
<li>Developing strategic procurement plans.</li>
<li>An overview of the procurement process.</li>
<li>The role of procurement within supply chain and logistics.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Developing the Strategic Procurement Decisions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Make/buy decisions.</li>
<li>Vertical integration considerations.</li>
<li>Forming alliances and partnerships.</li>
<li>Inter-company trade strategies.</li>
<li>Reciprocity and countertrade dynamics.</li>
<li>Crafting a supplier strategy.</li>
<li>Coordinating procurement strategies.</li>
<li>The purchasing organization.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Implementing The Tactical Procurement Decisions</h3>
<ul>
<li>In-depth supplier involvement.</li>
<li>Value analysis in procurement.</li>
<li>Assurance of quality in supply chain logistics.</li>
<li>Criteria for supplier selection and evaluation.</li>
<li>Supplier rating and ranking.</li>
<li>Contract management best practices.</li>
<li>Utilizing IT systems and embracing e-procurement.</li>
<li>Formulating effective policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Staffing the procurement department.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Dealing with Operational Procurement Decisions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Selecting the most appropriate ordering process.</li>
<li>Addressing quality issues.</li>
<li>Follow up.</li>
<li>Overdue orders.</li>
<li>Expediting.</li>
<li>The payment process.</li>
<li>Reducing the cost of procurement: small-value purchase orders.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Contingency Procurement Decisions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Planning for various contingency situations.</li>
<li>Effective contingency management in the supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Procurement Performance Measurement</h3>
<ul>
<li>Conducting thorough spending analysis.</li>
<li>Understanding and calculating the total cost of ownership.</li>
<li>Methods for measuring supplier performance accurately.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Understanding What Logistics and the Supply Chain Are About</h3>
<ul>
<li>Defining logistics and supply chain management.</li>
<li>Exploring the interrelation of buying, making, moving, and selling activities.</li>
<li>Historical development and impact of logistics and supply chain on businesses.</li>
<li>Understanding the supply chain dynamics.</li>
<li>Supply Chain Operations Reference Models (SCOR).</li>
<li>The Theory of Constraints (TOC).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Key Aspects and Rules of Supply Chain Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>The cost/service balance.</li>
<li>Customer service principles.</li>
<li>Internal organizational structures.</li>
<li>Inventory principles.</li>
<li>Lead times throughout the supply chain.</li>
<li>Adding value.</li>
<li>Production options/changes.</li>
<li>Trade-off opportunities.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: The Benefits of Adopting a Supply Chain Approach</h3>
<ul>
<li>Understanding the sub-functional conflicts.</li>
<li>Benefits within and between functions.</li>
<li>Taking a supply-chain view of total acquisition costs.</li>
<li>Accepting that competitive advantage comes from the supply chain.</li>
<li>Looking at demand amplification and the "Forester" effect.</li>
<li>Appreciating the effects of uncertainty and unresponsiveness.</li>
<li>Seeing how we currently manage the supply chain.</li>
<li>Changing the way we manage the supply chain for greater effectiveness.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 10: Strategic Approaches and Impacts to Supplier/Customer Relationships</h3>
<ul>
<li>Practical effects on lot sizes/order quantities.</li>
<li>Reducing costs.</li>
<li>Sharing developments and collaborating.</li>
<li>Eliminating internal and external barriers.</li>
<li>Interfacing versus integrating relationships.</li>
<li>Segmentation and product formatting.</li>
<li>Business strategies and the supply chain.</li>
<li>Supply chain planning.</li>
<li>Gaining competitive advantage.</li>
<li>Considering outsourcing.</li>
<li>Using postponement and consolidation logistics.</li>
<li>Examining demand planning.</li>
<li>Approaches of Quick Response (QR), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).</li>
<li>Collaborative Planning and Forecast Requirements (CPFR).</li>
<li>The lean supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 11: Making Supply Chain Improvements</h3>
<ul>
<li>Manufacturing and retailer case studies.</li>
<li>The major lessons and key aspects from experience.</li>
<li>Oil and Gas in the UK experiences.</li>
<li>Key questions to be answered.</li>
<li>The changes needed with suppliers and customers.</li>
<li>The changes need to be made to internal organization and management practices.</li>
<li>Potential action is needed.</li>
<li>The 'doing nothing' future, with 'lessons from experience.'</li>
<li>Guarding against futures of higher stock levels and competition gains.</li>
<li>Breaking down traditional silo/closed management.</li>
<li>The 5 steps approach to logistics and supplier development.</li>
<li>Encore: The supply chain rules.</li>
<li>The rules to give competitive advantage from effective Supply chain Management.</li>
</ul>">

12 - 23 May 2024

6300 Euro

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Managing & Negotiating with Consultants & Contractors - (PR 4040)

Introduction</h2>
This effective contract negotiation strategy for managers course is designed to empower hiring (line) managers, procurement specialists, and recruiters with the skills necessary to maximize return on investment throughout the entire lifecycle of engaging external consultants and contractors, from recruitment to contract termination.
The contracts negotiation and management course addresses how organizations can leverage the flexibility of a contractor's workforce and ensure a harmonious working relationship between contractors and internal staff, striving for seamless team collaboration.
The growing trend of outsourcing and shareholder pressure to reduce organizational headcount make the skills in identifying, attracting, and retaining top contractors and consultants increasingly valuable. This contracts negotiation and management course navigates the nuances of working with external talent while drawing parallels and distinctions from managing internal employees.
<h3>Contract Negotiation and Management</h3>
For participants looking to enhance their contract negotiation and management skills, this course provides insights into the dynamics of manager negotiation training, including approaches tailored specifically to the complexities of navigating negotiations with a contractor or negotiation consultant. The emphasis on principled negotiation strategies makes participants proficient in managing these critical interactions.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Engineering project professionals.</li>
<li>Project management professionals.</li>
<li>Construction Professionals.</li>
<li>Contract professionals.</li>
<li>Buyers professionals.</li>
<li>Purchasing professionals.</li>
<li>This effective contract negotiation strategy for managers course is for financial Personnel in organizations whose leadership wants advanced skill sets for those involved in major contracting and subcontracting activities.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the end of this effective contract negotiation strategy for managers course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Evaluate Bids and Proposals to select the best-fit contractor and consultants.</li>
<li>Prepare and understand Key Clauses in Contract Documents.</li>
<li>Apply different payment structures.</li>
<li>Negotiate as a principled negotiator.</li>
<li>Manage to boost the performance of consultants and contractors.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this contracts negotiation and management course, the target competencies will be able to improve the following:
<ul>
<li>Defining "Statements of Work" or Terms of Reference (TOR) as part of tender document.</li>
<li>Marketing intelligence and benchmarking for different types of consultants and contractors.</li>
<li>Developing a complete tender document with key contractual clauses.</li>
<li>Engaging in negotiations with consultants/contractors before and after contract award.</li>
<li>Tailoring payment structures for different scenarios.</li>
<li>Crafting practical Service Level Agreements (SLA).</li>
<li>Executing effective Contract Performance Management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Establishing the Need for External Advice</h3>
<ul>
<li>Understand, identify, and define the business need.</li>
<li>Prepare a cost-benefit analysis.</li>
<li>Defining the statement of work or Terms of Reference (TOR).</li>
<li>Leading EPC contractors with a global presence.</li>
<li>Market rates of technical contractors and management consultants.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Preparing for the Tendering</h3>
<ul>
<li>Conduct sourcing analysis.</li>
<li>Develop a contracting strategy.</li>
<li>Prepare a tender document.</li>
<li>Establish service level agreements.</li>
<li>Conduct tender briefing.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: The Bidding and Bid Evaluation Process</h3>
<ul>
<li>The competitive tendering process.</li>
<li>Pre-qualification.</li>
<li>Proposal and bid evaluation.</li>
<li>Contract pricing and price adjustments.</li>
<li>Cost analysis of proposals and bids.</li>
<li>Tender clarification.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Contract Development and Negotiation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Understanding the concept and principle of contract law.</li>
<li>Model contract formats are specific for consults and contractors.</li>
<li>Important contract terms to be included.</li>
<li>Pre-negotiation process.</li>
<li>Negotiating the contract terms, finance considerations, progress reporting, and payment.</li>
<li>Confidentiality, IPR, insurance, and warranties.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Contract Award and Performance Evaluation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Awarding of contract.</li>
<li>Monitoring progress and performance.</li>
<li>Tracking progress in achieving consultancy savings.</li>
<li>Managing risks and change control.</li>
<li>Contract administration.</li>
<li>Evaluating and learning from engagements.</li>
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Managing Vendor Qualification, Performance & Contract Compliance - (PR 4041)

Introduction</h2>
Are we doing the right things? Despite all our efforts, deliveries must be on time, over budget and below performance. How we approach our procurement has a marked effect on the result; therefore, we must ensure we use the right processes and criteria to select our suppliers and understand vendor management qualification and contract compliance.
This vendor management qualification and contract compliance seminar will use the system approach to demonstrate the optimal method for vendor qualification, enhance performance, and ensure contract compliance.
The ability to ensure contract compliance is a fundamental aspect of vendor management. This vendor management qualification certification course offers contract compliance training to help professionals understand the nuances of legal agreements and how to manage them effectively.
Participants who complete the vendor management qualification certification course can expect to walk away with the knowledge necessary to identify non-compliance and employ strategies to rectify it, thereby protecting their organizations from potential risks and losses.
<h2>Vendor Management Training for Effective Procurement</h2>
Effectively managing vendor relations is critical to procurement success, which is why vendor management training is so valuable. Procurement professionals will learn to effectively assess vendor qualifications, manage vendor performance, and ensure contract compliance by enrolling and seeking a vendor management training certification course. Vendor manager training can equip participants with best practices and methodologies to achieve successful outcomes when interfacing with suppliers and contractors.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Contracts, procurement, and project personnel.</li>
<li>Engineering, operational, quality, and maintenance personnel.</li>
<li>And all others involved in interfacing with contractors or suppliers in acquiring materials, equipment, parts, and services or anyone who wants to improve supplier performance and gain successful outcomes from contracting situations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this vendor management qualification certification course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Cover the vital steps in a proper supplier evaluation.</li>
<li>Match customer requirements with the correct supplier segmentation.</li>
<li>Develop meaningful performance measures.</li>
<li>Learn how to use those performance results for continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Cast the net wide enough to ensure an adequate number of suppliers to select from.</li>
<li>Select only the best suppliers to participate.</li>
<li>Measure their performance objectively.</li>
<li>Ensure that they perform according to expectations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
<ul>
<li>Vendor selection.</li>
<li>Vendor integration.</li>
<li>Vendor performance management.</li>
<li>Sourcing strategies.</li>
<li>Leadership.</li>
<li>Communication.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Vendor Qualification: Compiling an Approved Supplier List</h3>
<ul>
<li>Determining the goals and objectives of procurement.</li>
<li>Formulating a proper Procurement strategy.</li>
<li>Involving the end-user in determining the required technologies.</li>
<li>Developing an approved supplier list based on the required technologies.</li>
<li>Compiling supplier selection criteria.</li>
<li>Forming commodity teams to evaluate and provide supply solutions.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Supplier Assessment</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supplier initial questionnaire.</li>
<li>Detailed supplier investigation.</li>
<li>Quality management systems.</li>
<li>Performing a supplier assessment.</li>
<li>Process capability studies.</li>
<li>Certification of suppliers.</li>
<li>ISO Certification.</li>
<li>Setting acceptance criteria.</li>
<li>Engaging the supplier during the tender process.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Supplier Performance - What to Measure?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Carrot or stick?</li>
<li>The setting of objects that are aligned with the goals of the company.</li>
<li>Characteristics of a good performance measurement system.</li>
<li>Developing a supplier performance system.</li>
<li>Sources of data.</li>
<li>Common mistakes in data recording.</li>
<li>Implementing the system.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Supplier Performance – Interpreting the Results</h3>
<ul>
<li>Rating the individual supplier.</li>
<li>Ranking your suppliers.</li>
<li>Disseminating the results: what to do and what not to do.</li>
<li>Rewarding good behavior.</li>
<li>Supplier recognition.</li>
<li>Punishing bad behavior.</li>
<li>Corrective action procedures.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Remedies for Breach of Contract</h3>
<ul>
<li>What constitutes a breach?</li>
<li>The different types of breaches.</li>
<li>Different remedies are available.</li>
<li>Determining the quantum of damages.</li>
<li>Liquidated damages.</li>
<li>Equitable damages.</li>
<li>Court injunction.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Determining the Outcome</h3>
<ul>
<li>Project close-out report.</li>
<li>Time.</li>
<li>Performance/quality.</li>
<li>Cost.</li>
<li>Lessons learned.</li>
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Effective Purchasing and Contract Negotiation Strategies - (PR 4046)

Introduction</h2>
The art of negotiation stands as a cornerstone in the foundation of commercial business success. Often, the responsibility of negotiation is in the hands of those least equipped to forge an effective outcome, resulting in adverse effects on an organization's profitability and success.
This comprehensive procurement and contract negotiation strategies course provides essential, experience-based insights into the preparation and execution of successful negotiation strategies, equipping individuals with the necessary competencies and skills to excel and achieve favorable results.
The procurement and contract negotiation strategies seminar and purchasing negotiation training are invaluable resources for professionals looking to refine their procurement negotiation and purchasing negotiation tactics.
By participating in such a procurement and contract negotiation strategies program, individuals can work towards a contract negotiation certification, becoming certified contract negotiators with the knowledge to apply advanced supply chain negotiation strategies and engage effectively in contract negotiation in supply chain management.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Purchasing professionals.</li>
<li>Individuals involved at various levels in projects, site contract management, and engineering with supply chain involvement.</li>
<li>Personnel influencing the selection of materials, services, and sources of supply.</li>
<li>This procurement and contract negotiation strategies course is for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of the purchase process, regardless of their background or current role/position.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
Participants in the procurement and contract negotiation strategies course will learn to:
<ul>
<li>Grasp the significance of thorough planning for a successful negotiation journey.</li>
<li>Survey varying approaches in negotiations, instituting the most effective contract negotiation strategy</li>
<li>Uphold and recognize standards of ethics within procurement and negotiation.</li>
<li>Discern, rate, and bring value to the forefront of negotiation discussions.</li>
<li>Assess individual strengths and weaknesses, fostering procurement negotiation tactics.</li>
<li>Comprehend the crucial considerations in various contract clauses.</li>
<li>Embrace the essential elements of last-minute negotiation preparations.</li>
<li>Encounter common negotiation tactics and countermeasures.</li>
<li>Gain hands-on experience and bolster confidence through active negotiation of sample cases.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this procurement and contract negotiation strategies course, the target competencies will be able to develop:
<ul>
<li>Enhance contributions in Purchasing and understand its potential.</li>
<li>Self-assess current capabilities and identify areas for personal improvement</li>
<li>Bolster confidence when navigating diverse environments, cultures, and business levels.</li>
<li>Acquire a deft hand at managing challenging negotiating positions.</li>
<li>Demonstrate persuasive power and understanding toward others' challenges.</li>
<li>Challenge existing methods and systems with a discerning eye toward innovation.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: What Makes a Negotiation Successful?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Identifying personal and professional obstacles to successful negotiation.</li>
<li>Responsibilities of a purchaser in negotiations.</li>
<li>Identifying the phases of a negotiation.</li>
<li>Delving into the distinct phases of a negotiation.</li>
<li>Dissecting what separates successful negotiators from the rest.</li>
<li>Comparing and contrasting approaches in negotiations.</li>
<li>Emphasizing the mutual benefits in negotiation outcomes.</li>
<li>Applying appropriate negotiation styles as per situational need.</li>
<li>Protecting yourself and your company.</li>
<li>Using time strategically within the negotiation framework.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: The Expert Negotiator Has Many Talents</h3>
<ul>
<li>The skill sets and knowledge essential for expert negotiators.</li>
<li>The role of intuition and emotion in negotiation.</li>
<li>Understanding your present personal capability.</li>
<li>Establishing negotiator competencies.</li>
<li>Uncovering the learning gap.</li>
<li>Identifying what should be negotiated.</li>
<li>Preparing for the negotiation positioning.</li>
<li>Anticipating supplier's likely position perspectives.</li>
<li>The influence of long-term and short-term supplier relationships.</li>
<li>The crucial role of research in negotiation preparedness.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Valuing Issues for Both Sides</h3>
<ul>
<li>The dynamics between price and cost in negotiations.</li>
<li>Evaluating supplier pricing strategies.</li>
<li>Life cycle costing and improving added value.</li>
<li>Developing price indices.</li>
<li>Understanding the necessity of standard contracts.</li>
<li>Developing terms and conditions of contracts.</li>
<li>Managing ownership transfer and risk.</li>
<li>Warranties and spare parts issues.</li>
<li>Liquidated damages.</li>
<li>Navigating contractor contingencies.</li>
<li>Economic price adjustments.</li>
<li>Examining the tender process and its value-add.</li>
<li>Formulating effective tender assessment models.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: What Happens Inside Every Negotiation - Getting to "Yes"</h3>
<ul>
<li>Navigating negotiation within an e-commerce environment.</li>
<li>Testing the potential benefits of e-commerce.</li>
<li>Ethics in negotiation and tendering.</li>
<li>Developing a transparent and ethical organization.</li>
<li>Engaging with different cultures in negotiation.</li>
<li>The subtleties of telephone negotiations.</li>
<li>How do you communicate your needs?</li>
<li>How do you move the other party to your viewpoint?</li>
<li>The impact of listening.</li>
<li>The body language in understanding and deception is uncovering.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Common Negotiation Tactics & Countermeasures</h3>
<ul>
<li>Setting the frame for negotiation.</li>
<li>Choosing effective tactics and counter-tactics.</li>
<li>Managing bargaining.</li>
<li>Conceding tactically for advantage.</li>
<li>Keeping the seller engaged and motivated.</li>
<li>Overcoming deadlocks.</li>
<li>Avoiding common negotiation pitfalls.</li>
<li>Drawing lessons from historical negotiation outcomes.</li>
<li>Consolidating a list of 24 key actions for successful negotiation.</li>
</ul>">

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Warehouse and Stores Management Training Course - (PR 4047)

Introduction</h2>
This comprehensive warehouse and store management training course aims to provide an understanding of the inner workings and management of warehouses and stores. This warehouse and store management course is tailored for professionals who seek to enhance their skills and knowledge in warehouse and store management, providing them with the tools and insights needed to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations.
Warehouses and stores are often under-rated operations in organizations, yet they are essential in customer service. This warehouse and store management seminar aims to show how to implement all essential tools for managing warehousing and stores effectively.
This warehouse and store management course includes understanding warehouse management basics, leveraging warehouse management system training, and obtaining a certificate course in warehouse management for professionals looking to certify their expertise.
This warehouse and store management seminar serves as an introduction to warehouse management, providing the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to understand the complex nature of warehouse operations. The training is designed for individuals looking to establish a strong base in warehouse management basics, serving as an entry point to more specialized warehouse training programs.
By the end of this warehouse and store management seminar, participants will have a broader understanding of the operational aspects and be prepared for further warehouse management system courses and potential warehouse certification. It represents an investment in your professional growth in warehousing and store management.
<h2>The Warehouse Training and Performance</h2>
Within this course lie the key elements that govern effective training and performance in a warehouse setting. The warehouse training and performance unit focuses on implementing practices that optimize productivity and efficiency.
This warehouse and store management course represents an important stepping stone for those aspiring to achieve warehouse certification, providing the insights and foundational skills for a competent warehouse professional.
Whether attending and participating in in-store management training programs, our course will meet your professional training needs and help prepare you for the challenges and opportunities in warehouse and store management. As a part of our commitment to professional development, we guide participants through gaining a warehouse management certificate, confirming their expertise and proficiency in managing warehouse operations.
This segment will explore the pathways to warehouse management system certification, ensuring that participants can showcase their certified skills to employers and stakeholders upon successful completion. This comprehensive course strives to equip professionals with a robust skill set, providing a competitive edge through recognized warehouse management certification.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Warehouse managers.</li>
<li>Stores managers.</li>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this warehouse and store management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Evaluate procedures.</li>
<li>Change and improve methods.</li>
<li>Eliminate wasteful activities/costs.</li>
<li>Avoid all those internal problems that limit performance.</li>
<li>Obtain added value for money.</li>
<li>Improve customer service.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
<ul>
<li>Warehouse operations analysis.</li>
<li>Productivity improvements.</li>
<li>Equipment selection and maintenance.</li>
<li>Conducting safe operations.</li>
<li>Reducing costs and improving service levels.</li>
<li>Using a framework for continual improvement.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: The Role of the Warehouse</h3>
<ul>
<li>Why do we need a warehouse?</li>
<li>What functions do they cover?</li>
<li>How do they fit into the supply chain?</li>
<li>The balance between sorting and storing.</li>
<li>12 initial questions to ask about warehousing activity.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Product Classification</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supply/demand variables.</li>
<li>ABC analysis or the 80/20 rule.</li>
<li>Determining product handling groups.</li>
<li>Throughputs and product formats.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Layout Options</h3>
<ul>
<li>Receiving options.</li>
<li>Storage options.</li>
<li>Picking/assembly options.</li>
<li>Dispatching options.</li>
<li>Using the floor and the height space.</li>
<li>Organizing for flow.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Methods and Equipment</h3>
<ul>
<li>Warehouse structures.</li>
<li>Loading bays.</li>
<li>Selecting forklift trucks.</li>
<li>Selecting racking.</li>
<li>Implications for warehouse layouts.</li>
<li>Operational timings and planning.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Health and Safety</h3>
<ul>
<li>Duty of care.</li>
<li>Inspections and risk assessment analysis.</li>
<li>Equipment maintenance and care.</li>
<li>Raising people's awareness.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Security and Loss</h3>
<ul>
<li>Minimizing internal theft.</li>
<li>Minimizing external theft.</li>
<li>Preventative measures will be briefly discussed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Productivity and Costs</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed and variable costs.</li>
<li>Typical costs involved.</li>
<li>A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilization, and performance.</li>
<li>Setting productivity and cost targets.</li>
<li>The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Service Levels</h3>
<ul>
<li>Internal and external customers.</li>
<li>The three key customer service measures.</li>
<li>Customer service sampling.</li>
<li>Effects of substandard service.</li>
<li>Minimizing errors.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Warehouse Layout</h3>
<ul>
<li>Different types of layouts have advantages and disadvantages.</li>
<li>Planning for flow in the warehouse.</li>
<li>Checklists to help in deciding the best option.</li>
</ul>">

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Excellence in Warehouse and Inventory Management Course - (PR 4049)

Introduction:</h2>
Warehouses and inventory management are critical components for effective procurement and supply chain management, facilitating efficient delivery of superior customer service. Through proper warehouse management and inventory control, businesses can maintain optimal inventory levels, reducing associated costs and enhancing customer satisfaction.
In this warehouse and inventory management Excellence course, participants will delve into the foundational aspects of warehouse operations and inventory management, explore various systems, and gain insights into best practices within the industry.
Upon completing the warehouse and inventory management Excellence course, participants will receive a certificate in inventory control warehouse management, validating their enhanced skills and knowledge in effective warehouse and inventory management.
This certification demonstrates a commitment to professional development in warehouse and inventory management. It acknowledges the comprehensive understanding gained through this course, encompassing warehouse management and inventory control.
<h2>Inventory and Warehouse Management Best Practices</h2>
This course will focus on effective inventory and warehouse management best practices. Participants will learn about cutting-edge techniques and methodologies that improve warehouse operations and inventory processes. By implementing these best practices, businesses can achieve an inventory and warehouse management system that promotes efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
Understanding the intricacies of inventory and warehouse management processes is key to operational success. In this segment, the warehouse and inventory management Excellence course, we will cover the essential processes that span from stock receipt to item retrieval, ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in managing the flow of goods.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Supply chain and all logistics, materials, inventory, stock, warehouse, and distribution professionals.</li>
<li>It will also help those who need to develop their limited understanding of warehouse and inventory management.</li>
<li>It will be especially helpful to all those looking to make business gains and benefits and to any owners, operators, and directors of companies with warehouse and store operations who hold stock and inventory.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
At the end of this warehouse and inventory management Excellence course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Learn the principles of warehouse and inventory management.</li>
<li>Evaluate current procedures.</li>
<li>Examine operations and activities.</li>
<li>Analyze the key areas of operations.</li>
<li>Identify and Understand key performance indicators.</li>
<li>Succeed in improving operations.</li>
<li>Improve personal productivity.</li>
<li>Make needed changes to methods to improve customer service while achieving reductions in inventory.</li>
<li>Reduce wasteful costs.</li>
<li>Avoid those internal problems that limit performance.</li>
<li>Obtain added value for money.</li>
<li>Understand and implement the essential tools for managing warehouses and inventory in the supply chain.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
Upon completion of this warehouse and inventory management Excellence course, the target competencies will be able to improve:
<ul>
<li>Stock analyzing.</li>
<li>Making productivity improvements in all operations.</li>
<li>Warehouse equipment selection and maintenance.</li>
<li>Conducting safe working practices and operations.</li>
<li>Applying a framework for continual improvement.</li>
<li>Gaining the financial benefits that effective warehouse and inventory management can bring.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: The Role of the Warehouse:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Why do we need a warehouse?</li>
<li>What functions do they cover?</li>
<li>How do they fit into the supply chain?</li>
<li>The balance between sorting and storing.</li>
<li>12 initial questions to ask about warehousing activity.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Product Classification:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supply/demand variables.</li>
<li>ABC analysis or the 80/20 rule.</li>
<li>Determining product handling groups.</li>
<li>Throughputs and product formats.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Layout Options:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Receiving options.</li>
<li>Storage options.</li>
<li>Picking/assembly options.</li>
<li>Dispatching options.</li>
<li>Using the floor and the height space.</li>
<li>Organizing for flow.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Methods and Equipment:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Warehouse structures.</li>
<li>Loading bays.</li>
<li>Selecting forklift trucks.</li>
<li>Selecting racking.</li>
<li>Implications for warehouse layouts.</li>
<li>Operational timings and planning.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Health and Safety:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Duty of care.</li>
<li>Inspections and risk assessment analysis.</li>
<li>Equipment maintenance and care.</li>
<li>Raising people's awareness.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Security and Loss:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Minimizing internal theft.</li>
<li>Minimizing external theft.</li>
<li>Preventative measures will be briefly discussed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Productivity and Costs:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fixed and variable costs.</li>
<li>Typical costs involved.</li>
<li>A model for understanding the roles of productivity, utilization, and performance.</li>
<li>Setting productivity and cost targets.</li>
<li>The importance of having measurements and key indications of performance.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Service Levels:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Internal and external customers.</li>
<li>The three key customer service measures.</li>
<li>Customer service sampling.</li>
<li>Effects of substandard service.</li>
<li>Minimizing errors.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Warehouse Layout:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Different types of layouts have advantages and disadvantages.</li>
<li>Planning for flow in the warehouse.</li>
<li>Checklists to help in deciding the best option.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 10: Inventory and the Supply Chain:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory management definition.</li>
<li>Types of stock.</li>
<li>Demand amplifications.</li>
<li>Demand replenishment in networks.</li>
<li>Managing the flows.</li>
<li>Type I and II supply chains.</li>
<li>The supply chain rules.</li>
<li>Inventory and statistics.</li>
<li>Concept of service level.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 11: Inventory Key Concepts:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Key component: Demand analysis.</li>
<li>Key component: Demand forecasting.</li>
<li>The key component is supply lead time.</li>
<li>Key component: Cost and benefits.</li>
<li>Inventory benefits.</li>
<li>Inventory policies.</li>
<li>The inventory in organizations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 12: Inventory Replenishment Methods and Systems:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Basic mechanics of inventory systems.</li>
<li>The stock time curve.</li>
<li>Stock components.</li>
<li>Stock investment.</li>
<li>Free stock calculation.</li>
<li>Simple replenishment methods, for example, Min/Max.</li>
<li>Accurate replenishment methods include Reorder Point and Reorder Level (ROP/ROL).</li>
<li>Requirements planning systems include Materials/Manufacturing Resource/Requirements Planning (MRP / MRPII).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 13: Stock Control-Coding:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Different coding methods.</li>
<li>Importance of inventory receipts.</li>
<li>Identifying surplus and obsolescent stock.</li>
<li>Checklists to help in deciding the best option.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 14: Stock Control-Recording:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Separation of powers.</li>
<li>Legal issues.</li>
<li>How do we get inaccuracies?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 15: Stock Control-Checking:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Roles and responsibilities.</li>
<li>Requirements.</li>
<li>Job descriptions.</li>
<li>Authority levels.</li>
<li>Tolerances and approvals.</li>
<li>The stock check program.</li>
<li>Options for stock-checking methods.</li>
<li>Reconciliations/discrepancies.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 16: Inventory Performance:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory performance.</li>
<li>Assessing the stock level.</li>
<li>Models for implementing inventory control.</li>
<li>Determining stock targets.</li>
<li>Inventory questions.</li>
<li>Inventory KPIs in warehouses/stores.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 17: Inventory Strategies:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Push/pull.</li>
<li>Quick Response (QR).</li>
<li>Efficient Consumer Response (ECR).</li>
<li>Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR)</li>
<li>Lean and agile approaches.</li>
<li>Quality management.</li>
<li>Postponement.</li>
<li>Cross docking.</li>
<li>Consolidation.</li>
<li>Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).</li>
<li>Consignment stocking.</li>
<li>Co-Managed Inventory (CMI).</li>
<li>Direct Product Profitability (DPP)</li>
<li>Economic Value Added (EVA)</li>
<li>Collaborative supply chains.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 18: Inventory Improvements:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Using the supply chain.</li>
<li>Using the theory of constraints.</li>
<li>Practical inventory improvements.</li>
<li>Call-offs and telemetry.</li>
<li>EDI and ICT.</li>
<li>Keys to reducing stock levels.</li>
<li>The 7 rules for planning inventory.</li>
<li>Model for planning inventory.</li>
</ul>">

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Inventory and Stock Control Management Training Course - (PR 4051)

Introduction</h2>
Inventory management and stock control knowledge is critical for effectively managing procurement and the supply chain. However, it is commonly not understood. Therefore, inventory levels that are too high are held with attendant increases in costs and product obsolescence.
Enhance your expertise in supply chain management with our comprehensive inventory and stock control management training course. This course offers a stock control and inventory management certificate for professionals who complete the training, verifying their acquired skills in efficient inventory control management systems.
Upon completing the stock control and inventory management certificate course, participants will be awarded a certificate, signifying their mastery of inventory management and control techniques.
<h2>The Importance of Inventory Control Management</h2>
The importance of inventory control management must be balanced in today's competitive market. Optimizing inventory levels, establishing effective inventory management control techniques, and understanding the nuances of inventory management stock control are pivotal for operational success.
This inventory management and stock control course delves deep into the principles and practical applications of inventory and stock control, ensuring professionals are equipped with the knowledge to excel in stock control management training.
Join our store management and stock control courses to gain intricate insights into stock control inventory management and to ensure that your stock control and inventory management skills set you apart in the logistics and supply chain fields.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Logistic professionals.</li>
<li>Warehouse and store managers.</li>
<li>Purchasing professionals.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the end of this stock control and inventory management training, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Evaluate current procedures.</li>
<li>Examine how lead time builds up.</li>
<li>Change methods of managing inventory.</li>
<li>Provide practical skills to eliminate wasteful costs.</li>
<li>Avoid those internal problems that limit performance.</li>
<li>Understand and implement world-class tools for managing inventory in the supply chain.</li>
<li>Appreciate that time is cash.</li>
<li>See that movement to the customer is all that adds value.</li>
<li>Work with all of the supply chain players' pay.</li>
<li>Look "outside of the box".</li>
<li>Use the appropriate methods.</li>
<li>Apply the 8 rules for effective supply chain management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this inventory management and stock control course, the target audience will be able to improve the following:
<ul>
<li>Supply chain management.</li>
<li>Enhancing customer value.</li>
<li>Warehouse design.</li>
<li>Warehouse operation.</li>
<li>Inventory management.</li>
<li>Transportation management.</li>
<li>Stock and inventory analyzing.</li>
<li>Productivity improvements.</li>
<li>Balancing cost and service requirements.</li>
<li>A framework for continual improvement.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Inventory and the Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory management definition.</li>
<li>Types of stock.</li>
<li>Demand amplifications.</li>
<li>Demand replenishment in networks.</li>
<li>Managing the flows.</li>
<li>Type I and II supply chains.</li>
<li>The supply chain rules.</li>
<li>Inventory and statistics.</li>
<li>Concept of service level.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Inventory Key Concepts</h3>
<ul>
<li>Key component: Demand analysis.</li>
<li>The key component is demand forecasting.</li>
<li>Key component: Supply lead time.</li>
<li>Key component: Cost and benefits.</li>
<li>Inventory benefits.</li>
<li>Inventory policies.</li>
<li>Inventory in organizations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Inventory Replenishment Methods and Systems</h3>
<ul>
<li>Basic mechanics of inventory systems.</li>
<li>The stock time curve.</li>
<li>Stock components.</li>
<li>Stock investment.</li>
<li>Free stock calculation.</li>
<li>Simple replenishment methods, for example, Min/Max.</li>
<li>Accurate replenishment methods include Reorder Point and Reorder Level (ROP/ROL).</li>
<li>Requirements planning systems include Material/Manufacturing Resource/Requirements Planning (MRP/MRPII).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Stock Control-Coding</h3>
<ul>
<li>Different coding methods.</li>
<li>Importance of inventory receipts.</li>
<li>Identifying surplus and obsolescent stock.</li>
<li>Checklists to help in deciding the best option.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Stock Control-Recording</h3>
<ul>
<li>Separation of powers.</li>
<li>Legal issues.</li>
<li>How do we get inaccuracies?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Stock Control-Checking</h3>
<ul>
<li>Roles and responsibility.</li>
<li>Requirements.</li>
<li>Job Descriptions.</li>
<li>Authority levels.</li>
<li>Tolerances and approvals.</li>
<li>The stock check program.</li>
<li>Options for stock-checking methods.</li>
<li>Reconciliations/discrepancies.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Inventory Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory Performance.</li>
<li>Assessing the stock level.</li>
<li>Models for implementing inventory control.</li>
<li>Determining stock targets.</li>
<li>Inventory questions.</li>
<li>Inventory KPIs in warehouses/stores.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Inventory Strategies</h3>
<ul>
<li>Push/pull.</li>
<li>Quick Response (QR).</li>
<li>Efficient Consumer Response (ECR).</li>
<li>Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR).</li>
<li>Lean and agile approaches.</li>
<li>Quality management.</li>
<li>Postponement.</li>
<li>Cross docking.</li>
<li>Consolidation.</li>
<li>Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).</li>
<li>Consignment stocking.</li>
<li>Co-Managed Inventory (CMI).</li>
<li>Direct Product Profitability (DPP).</li>
<li>Economic Value Added (EVA).</li>
<li>Collaborative supply chains.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Inventory Improvements</h3>
<ul>
<li>Using the supply chain.</li>
<li>Using the theory of constraints.</li>
<li>Practical inventory improvements.</li>
<li>Call-offs and telemetry.</li>
<li>EDI and ICT.</li>
<li>Keys to reducing stock levels.</li>
<li>The 7 Rules for planning inventory.</li>
<li>Model for planning inventory.</li>
</ul>">

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Logistics & Transportation Management Training Course - (PR 4062)

Introduction</h2>
Effective management of the flow of materials throughout an organization's supply chain is critical. This logistics and transportation management course keeps you updated with the latest logistics models and practices.
The logistics and transportation management course focuses on optimizing transport, warehouse, and inventory management activities, integrating core concepts of transportation logistics certification, transport and logistics management, and transportation management training.
<h2>Specialized Training in Logistics and Transport Management</h2>
This logistics and transportation management course includes specialized training designed to align with the professional goals of obtaining credentials in the field. Participants aiming for certification, such as the Certificate in Transport Management, Certificate in Transport and Logistics, and Certificate in Logistics and Transport Management, will find the material particularly relevant.
This logistics and transportation management training will lay the groundwork for proficiency in logistics and transport management, enhancing one's ability to effectively manage the intricate dynamics of supply chain transportation and logistics management.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Logistic professionals.</li>
<li>Purchasing professionals.</li>
<li>Transportation coordinators.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
<li>Warehouse and store managers.</li>
<li>Inventory managers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this logistics and transportation management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Utilize modern purchasing management techniques.</li>
<li>Sharpen your negotiation skills.</li>
<li>Manage inventories more productively.</li>
<li>Improve control over warehouse and transportation operations.</li>
<li>Examine the most effective purchasing practices.</li>
<li>Learn new trends in supplier management.</li>
<li>Gain greater insight into the negotiation process.</li>
<li>Study the use of negotiation techniques.</li>
<li>Develop a strategy to manage inventories better.</li>
<li>Examine inventory reduction techniques.</li>
<li>Explore new methods and technologies in warehousing.</li>
<li>Analyze the function of transportation management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
Upon the end of this logistics and transportation management course, the target competencies will be able to evolve the following:
<ul>
<li>Supply chain management.</li>
<li>Enhancing customer value.</li>
<li>Warehouse design.</li>
<li>Warehouse operation.</li>
<li>Inventory management.</li>
<li>Transportation management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Managing The Purchasing Function</h3>
<ul>
<li>The 10 steps of purchasing.</li>
<li>Buyer skills development.</li>
<li>Objectives of supply chain management.</li>
<li>Supplier location and selection.</li>
<li>Types of contracts and purchase orders.</li>
<li>Supplier management.</li>
<li>Quality assurance.</li>
<li>Remedies for non-performance.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Negotiation Skills Development</h3>
<ul>
<li>Foundations of successful negotiations.</li>
<li>Overcoming difficulties in negotiations.</li>
<li>The impact of ethics.</li>
<li>Sharpening your skills.</li>
<li>Establishing negotiating goals.</li>
<li>Effective negotiating strategies.</li>
<li>Effective negotiating techniques.</li>
<li>Moving from confrontation to cooperation.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Inventory Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Inventory management systems.</li>
<li>Establishing inventory levels.</li>
<li>Supplier-managed inventory.</li>
<li>Consignment inventory.</li>
<li>Just-in-time inventory management.</li>
<li>Obtaining the benefits of standardization.</li>
<li>Utilizing ABC analysis.</li>
<li>Inventory management effectiveness measures.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Managing Warehouse Operations</h3>
<ul>
<li>Warehouse functions.</li>
<li>Utilizing warehouse systems.</li>
<li>Warehouse layout.</li>
<li>Inventory accuracy and cycle counting.</li>
<li>Barcoding identification systems.</li>
<li>Radiofrequency identification systems.</li>
<li>Improving warehousing productivity.</li>
<li>Overcoming barriers to performance.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Managing Transportation Operations</h3>
<ul>
<li>Correct application of Incoterms.</li>
<li>Air carrier selection criteria.</li>
<li>Ocean carrier selection criteria.</li>
<li>Obtaining insurance coverage.</li>
<li>Managing truck delivery operations.</li>
<li>Utilizing modern tracking technology.</li>
<li>Effective use of consolidation.</li>
<li>Measuring transportation performance.</li>
</ul>">

London (UK)

29 Apr - 03 May 2024

5200 Euro

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Supply Chain and Inventory Management Training Course - (PR 4066)

Introduction</h2>
The paramount supply chain will emerge as the victor in today's competitive environment. The chain offering unmatched value to its customers will secure a formidable competitive edge. This inventory and supply chain management course necessitates an expansive perspective that transcends the confines of the company, fostering full transparency across all stakeholders in the supply chain.
Upon completing this certified inventory and supply chain management course, participants will be awarded a prestigious certificate reinforcing their inventory and supply chain management expertise. This certification serves as a stepping stone toward enhancing one's career prospects in the rapidly evolving field of inventory management training.
Please inquire about our inventory management certificate course, which is accessible in multiple locations. Discover hands-on training that will empower you with profound knowledge of inventory management and its pivotal role within the supply chain—right in the vicinity of your area.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
<li>Senior buyers.</li>
<li>Purchasing professionals.</li>
<li>Inventory managers.</li>
<li>Warehouse and store managers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the conclusion of this certified inventory and supply chain management course, participants will be proficient in:
<ul>
<li>Defining and comprehending the intricacies of a supply chain.</li>
<li>Recognizing the pivotal role of inventory in the supply chain.</li>
<li>Calculating the requisite quantity of spare parts.</li>
<li>Identifying the quintessential inventory solution for spare parts.</li>
<li>Executing inventive strategies to minimize working capital.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this certified inventory and supply chain management course, the participants will be able to improve:
<ul>
<li>Supply chain management.</li>
<li>Warehouse design.</li>
<li>Warehouse operation.</li>
<li>Inventory management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: The Concept of the Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>Historical insight into ancient supply chains.</li>
<li>The fundamental concept of a supply chain and its significance in inventory management.</li>
<li>The five foundational processes in a supply chain.</li>
<li>The notion of the value chain and its impact on inventory strategies.</li>
<li>Metrics for gauging supply chain management performance.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Supply Chain Planning</h3>
<ul>
<li>Establishing a robust infrastructure encompassing inventory management in logistics.</li>
<li>Insights into manufacturers, warehouses, transportation, and retailers.</li>
<li>Exploring various supply chain scenarios and their implications on inventory.</li>
<li>Strategies for planning and optimization.</li>
<li>The pivotal role of inventory decisions in supply chain management.</li>
<li>Forrester effect.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Supply Chain Simulation</h3>
<ul>
<li>An interactive supply chain simulation underscores the interaction among the distinct entities within the chain.</li>
<li>Experiencing firsthand the functionality (or lack thereof) of a supply chain.</li>
<li>Analysis and extracted lessons that resonate with efficient inventory management certification.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Inventory Decisions in Supply Chain</h3>
<ul>
<li>Scrutinizing demand patterns and their influence on inventory in supply chain management.</li>
<li>The transformative effect of information on the supply chain.</li>
<li>Comprehensive inventory management decisions:</li>
<ul>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Selecting appropriate products for stock.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Determining optimal stock locations.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Quantifying the ideal inventory stockpile.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Linking the Supply Chain Processes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Procurement strategies and their relation to supply chain inventory management.</li>
<li>Operations that integrate inventory management strategies in the supply chain.</li>
<li>Insights into warehousing and distribution within the realm of logistics inventory management.</li>
<li>The crucial role of transportation in maintaining an effective inventory in supply chain management.</li>
<li>Strategies for returns/recycling in supply chain and inventory management.</li>
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Purchasing Management Masterclass Training Course - (PR 4069)

Introduction</h2>
Purchasing management is essential to modern organizations' success; successful organizations need highly trained and effective managers. Buying teams must effectively balance the requirement for high-quality materials and services with the lowest prices and low administrative costs and work with other departments and functions.
In this purchasing management course, purchasing teams will learn and be able to effectively balance requirements for high-quality materials and services at the lowest prices and low administrative costs and work with other departments and functions.
<h2>Strategic Purchasing Management</h2>
In an era where strategic purchasing management has become a pivotal element for organizational success, this certified purchasing manager course offers a comprehensive analysis of the purchasing management process.
Delving deep into the theory and practical aspects of purchasing and procurement management, participants will engage with purchasing management tools and learn about effective sourcing masterclass approaches.
This certified purchasing manager training course is designed to instill savvy procurement practices, using modern purchasing management definitions and concepts to drive international purchasing management toward excellence.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement and contracts personnel.</li>
<li>Purchasing, contract administration, projects personnel.</li>
<li>Buyers and senior buyers.</li>
<li>Personnel involved in the planning and management of the tender process.</li>
<li>Leaders in the acquisition of materials, equipment, and services.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this purchasing manager training program, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Understand the essential requirements for purchasing management.</li>
<li>Learn about team structures and roles.</li>
<li>Recognize the benefits of improved purchasing.</li>
<li>Implement the changes within the team and with other departments.</li>
<li>Explore the strategies and tactics for improved buying.</li>
<li>Understand the uses of tendering, negotiation, and other approaches.</li>
<li>Measure and improve purchasing performance.</li>
<li>Use key performance measures.</li>
<li>Develop the right organizational strategies for their team.</li>
<li>Master the roles and responsibilities of purchasers.</li>
<li>Negotiate with suppliers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this purchasing management course, the target competencies will be able to develop ability:
<ul>
<li>Strategic purchasing operations.</li>
<li>Item value analysis.</li>
<li>Departmental management.</li>
<li>Negotiation.</li>
<li>Purchasing ethics.</li>
<li>Supplier evaluation.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Effective Purchasing in Modern Organizations</h3>
<ul>
<li>What is the role of purchasing?</li>
<li>What do other functions want from purchasing?</li>
<li>Essentials for effective purchasing.</li>
<li>Concepts and approaches in purchasing management.</li>
<li>Team roles and responsibilities.</li>
<li>What do you want to achieve?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Tools for Effective Purchasing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Spend mapping.</li>
<li>Supply positioning.</li>
<li>Supplier intelligence.</li>
<li>Supplier selection.</li>
<li>Role of distributors and agents.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Financial and Non-Financial Purchasing Measures</h3>
<ul>
<li>Pricing mechanisms.</li>
<li>Value analysis.</li>
<li>Cost analysis.</li>
<li>Total cost of ownership.</li>
<li>Capital equipment life cycle costing.</li>
<li>Early involvement of other functions.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Use of Appropriate Sourcing Techniques</h3>
<ul>
<li>Use of tendering, negotiation, direct sourcing, and e-commerce.</li>
<li>Tendering, RFIs, and RFQs.</li>
<li>Negotiation preparation, strategy, and tactics.</li>
<li>Negotiation with other cultures.</li>
<li>E-procurement.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Implementing Purchasing Improvements</h3>
<ul>
<li>Using key performance measures to monitor and deliver improvements.</li>
<li>Metric hierarchies.</li>
<li>Implementing change.</li>
<li>Planning communications.</li>
<li>Planning for action.</li>
</ul>">

Istanbul (Turkey)

12 - 16 May 2024

4200 Euro

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Purchasing Management Mini Master Training Course - (PR 4078)

Introduction to Purchasing Management Course</h2>
International procurement is a complex process that has the potential to provide many benefits to the organization in the form of lower prices, higher quality, and improved supplier performance.
This comprehensive purchasing management course also prepares participants for the certified purchasing manager certification. This widely recognized credential represents a standard of excellence in the field of purchasing management.
<h2>Purchasing Management Course Overview</h2>
Understanding the purchasing management process is essential for professionals in this field. What is purchasing management? It refers to the strategic approach to managing and optimizing the acquisition of goods and services for an organization.
This mini master training course covers the importance of purchasing management. It provides purchasing manager training, tools, and insight into strategic purchasing management best practices.
<h2>Importance of Purchasing Management</h2>
The significance of skilled purchasing management in today's global market cannot be overstated. A well-designed purchasing management course like this one is critical for professionals seeking to make impactful contributions to procurement efficiency and the overall success of their organizations.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Experienced buyers and purchasing agents.</li>
<li>Purchasing managers and purchasing directors.</li>
<li>Supply chain management personnel responsible for international logistics.</li>
<li>Managers are interested in enhancing their management, negotiation, and buying skills.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the end of this certified purchasing management course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Develop their management skills.</li>
<li>Build their staff into a dynamic team.</li>
<li>Develop a strategic mindset.</li>
<li>Negotiate dynamically.</li>
<li>Target vision of excellence for their operation.</li>
<li>Locate, evaluate, and manage international sources.</li>
<li>Implement best practices in international procurement.</li>
<li>Manage the international movement of materials.</li>
<li>Examine management best practices.</li>
<li>Appraise powerful techniques for building teamwork.</li>
<li>Examine important aspects of strategic thinking.</li>
<li>Evaluate the key elements of operational excellence.</li>
<li>Examine how to locate and evaluate new sources internationally.</li>
<li>Consider the impact of the Internet on purchasing operations.</li>
<li>Review best practices in international purchasing.</li>
<li>Analyze ways of managing suppliers more effectively.</li>
<li>Study new concepts in inventory management.</li>
<li>Explore productive negotiating skills.</li>
<li>Understand the proper drafting of international contracts.</li>
<li>Plan for effective international transportation management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this certified purchasing management course, the target audience will be able to improve their ability in:
<ul>
<li>Management skills.</li>
<li>Leadership skills.</li>
<li>Strategic planning.</li>
<li>Purchasing methods.</li>
<li>Supplier communication.</li>
<li>Writing purchase orders.</li>
<li>Logistics methods.</li>
<li>Sourcing of materials.</li>
<li>Negotiation.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: People Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>The importance of socio-technical management.</li>
<li>Techniques for effective communication.</li>
<li>Motivating for results.</li>
<li>Enhancing your coaching skills.</li>
<li>Empowering employees for improved performance.</li>
<li>Characteristics of a successful manager.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Leading Teams</h3>
<ul>
<li>Obtaining the benefits of teamwork.</li>
<li>Characteristics of ineffective teams.</li>
<li>Characteristics of effective teams.</li>
<li>Productively managing conflict.</li>
<li>Understanding team member styles.</li>
<li>Creating a virtual team.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Strategic Planning</h3>
<ul>
<li>Analyzing the strategic planning process.</li>
<li>Achieving competitive advantage.</li>
<li>Utilizing dynamic SWOT analysis.</li>
<li>Focusing on vision and mission.</li>
<li>The importance of contingency planning.</li>
<li>Examples of strategic success and failure.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Negotiating for Results</h3>
<ul>
<li>Gaining insight into the negotiating process.</li>
<li>Characteristics of an effective negotiator.</li>
<li>Developing negotiating strategies.</li>
<li>Employing persuasive negotiation techniques.</li>
<li>Achieving the benefits of effective negotiating.</li>
<li>Negotiation exercises.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Operational Excellence</h3>
<ul>
<li>The Malcolm Baldrige" quality award-standard of excellence.</li>
<li>Lessons from the best-performing companies.</li>
<li>Benchmarking your operation against the best.</li>
<li>Creating employee commitment.</li>
<li>Managing continuous improvement.</li>
<li>Creating a high-performance organization.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: The Modern Buying Function</h3>
<ul>
<li>Globalization and its effects.</li>
<li>Utilizing the Internet for procurement.</li>
<li>Modern buying practices.</li>
<li>Assuring supplier performance.</li>
<li>Methods for determining price.</li>
<li>Procurement's role in the organization.</li>
<li>Procurement performance measurement.</li>
<li>Long-term contract pricing formulas.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: International Buying</h3>
<ul>
<li>International buying operations.</li>
<li>International counter-trade.</li>
<li>Achieving the benefits of global procurement.</li>
<li>Overcoming the difficulties of international buying.</li>
<li>Utilizing the learning curve.</li>
<li>Ensuring the quality of material deliveries.</li>
<li>International buying and inventory management.</li>
<li>Reducing costs in inventory management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: International Supplier Sourcing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Preparing to move beyond domestic sourcing.</li>
<li>Global sourcing.</li>
<li>Locating international sources.</li>
<li>Determining the type of supplier to utilize.</li>
<li>Single source vs. multiple source policy.</li>
<li>Source evaluation criteria.</li>
<li>Managing exchange rate risk.</li>
<li>Dealing with issues of ethics.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Negotiation and Contract Preparation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Insights into the negotiation process.</li>
<li>Characteristics of the effective negotiator.</li>
<li>Preparing to negotiate.</li>
<li>Negotiating techniques.</li>
<li>Obtaining the benefits of supplier partnering.</li>
<li>International buying legalities.</li>
<li>Drafting the international contract.</li>
<li>Dispute resolution mechanisms.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 10: International Movement Of Goods</h3>
<ul>
<li>International commercial terms.</li>
<li>Buying transportation services.</li>
<li>Utilizing air transportation.</li>
<li>Utilizing ocean transportation.</li>
<li>Securing marine insurance.</li>
<li>Calculating total landed cost.</li>
<li>Strategic purchase planning.</li>
<li>Re-engineering purchasing operations.</li>
</ul>">

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The Strategic Buyer Procurement Training Course - (PR 4084)

Introduction:</h2>
International strategic buyer procurement is a complex process that has the potential to provide many benefits to the organization in the form of lower prices, higher quality, and improved supplier performance. This strategic buyer procurement course aims to furnish participants with the strategic buyer procurement skills necessary to thrive in the modern marketplace.
Throughout this strategic buyer training course, participants will engage in a buyer training course designed to equip them with the necessary tools and knowledge to excel in their roles. By the end of the strategic buyer procurement course, attendees will have a clear picture of what a strategic buyer's role is and how to apply it effectively in their careers.
<h2>Understanding the Strategic Buyer Role:</h2>
In today's procurement landscape, understanding what a strategic buyer and the strategic buyer mean is crucial. A strategic buyer operates with a long-term outlook, focusing on developing relationships, leveraging market trends, and optimizing the supply chain to add value to the organization. This strategic buyer procurement course will delve into the definition of a strategic buyer and explore how this role is evolving in the procurement world.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Experienced buyers and purchasing agents.</li>
<li>Purchasing managers and purchasing directors</li>
<li>Supply chain management personnel responsible for international logistics.</li>
<li>Managers are interested in enhancing their management, negotiation, and buying skills.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
At the end of this strategic buyer procurement course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Locate, evaluate, and manage international sources.</li>
<li>Implement best practices in international procurement.</li>
<li>Effectively draft an international procurement contract.</li>
<li>Manage the international movement of materials.</li>
<li>Examine how to locate and evaluate new sources internationally.</li>
<li>Consider the impact of the Internet on purchasing operations.</li>
<li>Review best practices in international purchasing.</li>
<li>Analyze ways of managing suppliers more effectively.</li>
<li>Study new concepts in inventory management.</li>
<li>Enhance their negotiating skills.</li>
<li>Understand the proper drafting of international contracts.</li>
<li>Plan for effective international transportation management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Purchasing methods.</li>
<li>Supplier communication.</li>
<li>Writing purchase orders.</li>
<li>Logistics methods.</li>
<li>Sourcing of materials.</li>
<li>Negotiation.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: The Modern Buying Function:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Globalization and its effects.</li>
<li>Utilizing the Internet for procurement.</li>
<li>Modern buying practices.</li>
<li>Assuring supplier performance.</li>
<li>Methods for determining price.</li>
<li>Procurement's role in the organization.</li>
<li>Procurement performance measurement.</li>
<li>Long-term contract pricing formulas.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: International Buying:</h3>
<ul>
<li>International buying operations.</li>
<li>International counter-trade.</li>
<li>Achieving the benefits of global procurement.</li>
<li>Overcoming the difficulties of international buying.</li>
<li>Utilizing the learning curve.</li>
<li>Ensuring the quality of material deliveries.</li>
<li>International buying and inventory management.</li>
<li>Reducing costs in inventory management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: International Supplier Sourcing:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Preparing to move beyond domestic sourcing.</li>
<li>Global sourcing.</li>
<li>Locating international sources.</li>
<li>Determining the type of supplier to utilize.</li>
<li>Single source vs. multiple source policy.</li>
<li>Source evaluation criteria.</li>
<li>Managing exchange rate risk.</li>
<li>Dealing with issues of ethics.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Negotiation And Contract Preparation:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Insights into the negotiation process.</li>
<li>Characteristics of the effective negotiator.</li>
<li>Preparing to negotiate.</li>
<li>Negotiating techniques.</li>
<li>Obtaining the benefits of supplier partnering.</li>
<li>International buying legalities.</li>
<li>Drafting the international contract.</li>
<li>Dispute resolution mechanisms.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: International Movement Of Goods:</h3>
<ul>
<li>International commercial terms.</li>
<li>Buying transportation services.</li>
<li>Utilizing air transportation.</li>
<li>Utilizing ocean transportation.</li>
<li>Securing marine insurance.</li>
<li>Calculating total landed cost.</li>
<li>Strategic purchase planning.</li>
<li>Reengineering purchasing operations.</li>
</ul>">

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International Trade & Shipping Training Course - (PR 4094)

Introduction:</h2>
Today’s organization deals with ever-increasing levels of complexity when trading globally. Sourcing suppliers and managing quality, cost, and delivery through the supply chain requires managers to continually sharpen and update their skills to provide measurable best value for their organization effectively. An international trade and shipping course can equip professionals with the necessary skills and knowledge to navigate the dynamic realm of global trade.
This specialized part of the global, international trade and shipping course will focus on the importance of shipping in international trade and how professionals can acquire an international shipping certification. Participants will explore the challenges and intricacies of international shipping logistics, including strategies to maximize efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance. This international shipping and trade course is pivotal for anyone involved in global shipping and trade.
Upon completing the International Trade & Shipping Training Course, participants will receive a certificate course in international trade, signifying their enhanced understanding and capabilities in the complex domain of global commerce.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement management.</li>
<li>Purchasing professionals.</li>
<li>Supply chain management.</li>
<li>Vendor relationship management.</li>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>International trade professionals.</li>
<li>Transportation management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
At the end of this international shipping and trade course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Develop cost-effective international vendor sourcing strategies.</li>
<li>Develop an awareness of shipping options and cost structures.</li>
<li>Construct effective global supply chain management strategies.</li>
<li>Develop appropriate risk mitigation and marine insurance strategies.</li>
<li>Ensure vendor compliance with international standards and CSR.</li>
<li>Take away specific action plans to develop their role and organizational benefit further.</li>
<li>Understand the fundamental principles and tools for global supplier sourcing.</li>
<li>Learn about vendor auditing and compliance.</li>
<li>Recognize the shipping options, insurance, and incoterms.</li>
<li>Develop cost-efficient supply chain logistics.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
Upon the end of this international shipping and trade course, the target audience will be able to improve the ability:
<ul>
<li>International trade.</li>
<li>Foreign currency strategies.</li>
<li>Global industry standards.</li>
<li>Shipping management.</li>
<li>Supply chain and logistics.</li>
<li>Vendor sourcing strategies.</li>
<li>Customs handling.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: International Trade - Challenges and Opportunities</h3>
<ul>
<li>International trade – aligning strategy to organizational goals.</li>
<li>Overview of geographic opportunities by industry sector.</li>
<li>Common challenges faced by organizations trading internationally.</li>
<li>Vendor sourcing strategies.</li>
<li>Cross-cultural communication.</li>
<li>Foreign currency strategies (FX).</li>
<li>Managing global supply chains.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Vendor Sourcing & Management:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Constructing adequate specifications and vendor positioning statements.</li>
<li>Managing quality, cost, and delivery.</li>
<li>Incoterms.</li>
<li>Additional value creation from sourcing.</li>
<li>Geographic risk analysis - macro and micro levels.</li>
<li>Compliance with global industry standards.</li>
<li>Managing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).</li>
<li>Vendor auditing strategies and toolkit.</li>
<li>Service level agreements (SLA).</li>
<li>International contractual and legal best practices.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Shipping and Logistics Management:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Overview of shipping cost drivers.</li>
<li>Shipping options and impacts - consolidation, part container.</li>
<li>Creating cost-effective and risk-mitigating shipping strategies.</li>
<li>Marine insurance.</li>
<li>Establishing organizational cover levels.</li>
<li>Premium cost drivers and premium reduction strategies.</li>
<li>Use of emerging technologies, tracking, monitoring, and security.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Customs/Port of Entry:</h3>
<ul>
<li>The role of customs.</li>
<li>Calculating import duty tariffs.</li>
<li>Establishing correct import duty tariffs.</li>
<li>Customs systems and processes.</li>
<li>Use of a bonded warehouse.</li>
<li>Duty deferment options.</li>
<li>Use of freight forwarding agents.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Finance and Documentation:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Establishing the organizational trade cycle.</li>
<li>Impacts of the trade cycle on cash flows.</li>
<li>Advanced financial strategies for international trade.</li>
<li>International supply chain document roadmap.</li>
<li>Global best practice.</li>
<li>Action planning.</li>
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Advanced Purchasing Management Training course - (PR 4096)

Introduction</h2>
Managing the purchasing department of the 21st Century is a challenging task. Today's global economy makes the purchasing function increasingly complicated. In this procurement management training course, we will explore managing the various suppliers located thousands of kilometers from your plant while achieving actual cost savings.
Furthermore, in the advanced purchasing management course, we will discover how the purchasing department fits into the overall function of the supply chain operation. Lastly, in the advanced purchasing management course, we will cover how the purchasing department should be appropriately managed to achieve all of its Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which are critical for those seeking a certificate in procurement management.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Buyers.</li>
<li>Senior buyers.</li>
<li>The purchasing supervisors.</li>
<li>The purchasing managers.</li>
<li>Other personnel must understand the purchasing function, including those interested in the purchasing certification program or aiming to master procurement management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this course in procurement management, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Define the strategic role of the purchasing department.</li>
<li>Perform accurate supplier evaluation.</li>
<li>Develop effective negotiation strategies with all suppliers.</li>
<li>Explain the importance of value analysis in purchasing.</li>
<li>Evaluate the department's performance using proper Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).</li>
<li>Improve the efficiency of the purchasing department, guiding them towards becoming certified purchasing management professionals.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
At the end of this advanced purchasing management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Strategic purchasing operations.</li>
<li>Item value analysis.</li>
<li>Departmental management.</li>
<li>Negotiation.</li>
<li>Purchasing ethics.</li>
<li>Supplier evaluation.</li>
<li>Purchasing and logistics management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: The Strategic Function of Purchasing</h3>
<ul>
<li>What is The link between the purchasing function and organizational strategy management?</li>
<li>Create a purchasing mission statement.</li>
<li>How do you match the purchasing mission with the company's mission?</li>
<li>How do you write for department objectives?</li>
<li>What is the balance of quality, service, and price in purchasing and logistics management?</li>
<li>Things purchasing should strive for.</li>
<li>Type O purchasing manager.</li>
<li>Type S purchasing manager.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Supplier Evaluation and Negotiation</h3>
<ul>
<li>What is negotiating with suppliers?</li>
<li>Power in negotiation.</li>
<li>Plan for negotiation.</li>
<li>The 13 powers of negotiation.</li>
<li>How do you achieve the proper agreements with suppliers?</li>
<li>Factors used to evaluate suppliers on total performance.</li>
<li>What are The ways of promoting good supplier relations?</li>
<li>How do you create suppliers as good partners?</li>
<li>How do you choose suitable suppliers?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Value Analysis</h3>
<ul>
<li>What are the 16 vital strategic questions to ask?</li>
<li>How to Apply the 16 strategic questions?</li>
<li>How will these 16 questions reduce the total cost?</li>
<li>Optimize purchasing productivity.</li>
<li>Add value as a purchasing manager.</li>
<li>The 21st-century purchasing manager.</li>
<li>What is The difference between pushing papers and strategic thinking?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Managing and Evaluating Department Performance</h3>
<ul>
<li>Centralization versus decentralization.</li>
<li>Reasons for departmental performance appraisal.</li>
<li>Manage other buyers.</li>
<li>Management by objectives.</li>
<li>Continuous development for the buyers.</li>
<li>Key performance indicators for purchasing.</li>
<li>Choose the right KPIs for purchasing.</li>
<li>What is the correct number of departmental KPIs?</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Improving Purchasing Efficiency</h3>
<ul>
<li>Evaluate service to end-users.</li>
<li>Conduct the proper surveys.</li>
<li>Communicating better with end-users</li>
<li>Ethical behavior with suppliers.</li>
<li>Ethical behavior with end-users.</li>
<li>Ethical behavior within the department.</li>
<li>Purchase policies and procedures.</li>
<li>Train the staff.</li>
</ul>">

12 - 16 May 2024

3900 Euro

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Big Data Analytics for Supply Chain Optimization Course - (PR 4106)

Introduction:</h2>
This highly interactive and extensive big data analytics certification course will provide in-depth knowledge on tackling the complexities in modern supply chains and prepare professionals to face future challenges. The big data analytics for supply chain optimization course will be invaluable for individuals involved in supply chain and logistics.
The big data analytics for supply chain optimization training will equip them with the skills and techniques to predict market requirements while implementing strategies to optimize their activities, reduce costs, and enhance service provision.
Participants in the big data analytics for supply chain optimization course will learn state-of-the-art extensive data analytics methods for supply chain optimization, enabling them to decrease lead times, cut operational costs, and seamlessly transition into Industry 4.0.
Supply chain optimization is restructuring the supply and demand chain by utilizing big data analytics to improve efficiency and effectiveness. The core aim of a supply chain optimization course is to provide an in-depth understanding of how to analyze vast amounts of data, glean actionable insights, and apply optimization techniques to streamline supply chain processes.
Participants will explore various optimization strategies tailored to enhance each component of the supply chain, from forecasting and inventory management to logistics and distribution. With the primary focus on optimizing the supply chain, this unit promises to offer key competencies for fostering a data-driven culture within supply chain management.
<h2>Benefits of Taking this Big Data Analytics Course:</h2>
The subsection on the benefits of the data analytics course outlines the value professionals will gain by participating in this Big Data Analytics Training. Namely, it will significantly enhance the participant's capacity to leverage Big Data for informed decision-making and supply chain innovation. It promises a deepened understanding of current trends and hands-on experience with tools and approaches necessary for optimizing supply chain processes.
The certification achieved through this comprehensive Big Data analytics certification course is a testament to the participants' commitment to excellence and readiness for the evolving world of Industry 4.0.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Business improvement specialists.</li>
<li>Industry 4.0 pioneers and practitioners.</li>
<li>Supply chain managers.</li>
<li>Operation managers.</li>
<li>Project managers.</li>
<li>Finance managers.</li>
<li>IT managers.</li>
<li>Consultants. </li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
Upon completing this big data and analytics course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Utilize big data analysis tools and techniques to discern patterns in supply chain behaviors.</li>
<li>Construct virtual models of supply chains and select among alternatives to maximize profits.</li>
<li>Identify significant big data sources in their supply chain and logistics and optimize their utilization.</li>
<li>Analyze customer behavior patterns and anticipate potential shifts.</li>
<li>Strategically plan improvements in their supply chain using existing facilities and workforce.</li>
<li>Prepare for integrating supply chain 4.0 as an essential component of Industry 4.0. </li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Identification of significant big data sources within their supply chain.</li>
<li>Interoperability with other supply chains.</li>
<li>Dynamic simulation using significant big data analytics results and performing real-time cost/benefit analyses.</li>
<li>Conducting swift short-term forecasting for immediate decision-making.</li>
<li>Transitioning complex decision-making processes to artificial intelligence platforms.</li>
<li>Empowering personnel to make long-term strategic decisions while technology manages short-term operations. </li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Industry 4.0 and Its Impact on Supply Chain:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Introduction to Industry 4.0.</li>
<li>Industry 4.0 drivers and impacts.</li>
<li>Supply chain and logistics within Industry 4.0.</li>
<li>Envisioning supply chain 4.0 and the future of logistics.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Big Data in Supply Chain and Logistics:</h3>
<ul>
<li>The big data 5 V's in supply chain and logistics are:</li>
<ul>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Volume.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Velocity.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Variety.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Value.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Variability.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Veracity.</li>
</ul>
<li>Discovering sources of big data within supply chain and logistics.</li>
<li>Approach for data-driven supply chain optimization (highlighting k-means, Apriori, Aykin, and Babu algorithms).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Supply Chain Optimization:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Framework oriented on customer requirements.</li>
<li>Optimizing the sales operations.</li>
<li>Optimization of distribution.</li>
<li>Optimization of inventory management. </li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Optimization of Manufacturing Process:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Strategies for optimizing product design and fostering innovation.</li>
<li>Streamlining the production process through enhanced extensive big data analysis.</li>
<li>Leveraging big data analytics for improving logistics activities.</li>
<li>Employing advanced models as foundations for future predictive models.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Integration of Modern Software with Existing ERP Software:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Overview of the anyLogic cloud capabilities.</li>
<li>Ensuring seamless interoperability between anyLogic and existing ERP software platforms.</li>
<li>Integration of RFID and vehicle tracking systems for efficient connectivity.</li>
<li>Techniques for expedited data extrapolation to ensure swiffer analysis and computation.</li>
</ul>">

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Oracle Inventory Management Fundamentals Training Course - (PR 4107)

Introduction:</h2>
This inventory management training teaches you the fundamentals to implement Oracle inventory. Learn to define organization parameters, define items and units of measure, perform inventory transactions, and perform implementation activities.
This Oracle inventory management fundamentals course is designed for professionals seeking expertise in Oracle inventory management, offering a certificate in inventory and management at the culmination of the training.
Throughout the inventory management certificate course, participants will discover the fundamentals of inventory management, focusing on Oracle inventory. The curriculum is ideal for those looking for an inventory management training course or an inventory management certification.
Upon completing the Oracle inventory management fundamentals course, participants will receive a certificate validating their proficiency in inventory management, underscoring their readiness to contribute strategically to inventory management teams and decision-making processes.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Inventory managers.</li>
<li>Inventory professionals.</li>
<li>Logistic professionals.</li>
<li>Oracle administrators.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives:</h2>
At the end of this Oracle inventory management fundamentals course, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Set up organizations that correspond to your business units in Oracle applications.</li>
<li>Define inventory items for Oracle supply chain applications.</li>
<li>Perform inventory replenishment.</li>
<li>Perform ABC classification and cycle count.</li>
<li>Define items and enable lot control and serial control.</li>
<li>Perform inventory transactions.</li>
<li>Use mobile devices to perform inventory transactions.</li>
<li>Enable dual unit of measure control.</li>
<li>Understand how to perform inventory transactions using a mobile device.</li>
<li>Understand how to define material statuses.</li>
<li>Understand how to define and maintain a cycle count.</li>
<li>Create an ABC ranking of items to be used in cycle counting.</li>
<li>Understand the overall inventory process in Oracle inventory.</li>
<li>Understand how to view on-hand quantities.</li>
<li>Understand the structure of an inventory organization in Oracle Inventory.</li>
<li>Understand the planning and replenishment methods available in Oracle inventory, including min-max planning, reorder-point planning, replenishment counting, and Kanban replenishment.</li>
<li>Understand the role of an item-master organization.</li>
<li>Define items in the Oracle inventory.</li>
<li>Understand the concept of move orders.</li>
<li>Learn to implement locator, revision, serial, and item lot control.</li>
<li>Perform inventory transactions such as sub-inventory transfer and inter-organization transfer.</li>
<li>Set up shipping networks between inventory organizations and understand the significance of direct and in-transit shipments.</li>
<li>Understand how to create units of measure.</li>
<li>Understand how to make reservations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
Upon the end of this Oracle inventory management fundamentals course, the target audience will be able to improve the following:
<ul>
<li>Inventory management skills with Oracle inventory.</li>
<li>Plan and inventory management certification knowledge.</li>
<li>Understand proficiency in using Oracle to achieve MBA-level inventory management competencies.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Overview of Oracle Inventory:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Receive inventory.</li>
<li>Transfer inventory.</li>
<li>On-hand and availability.</li>
<li>Issue inventory.</li>
<li>Inventory accuracy.</li>
<li>Discuss inventory application integration.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Defining Inventory Organizations:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Overview of inventory structure.</li>
<li>Set up the inventory organization structure.</li>
<li>Definite organization parameters.</li>
<li>Define sub-inventories and locators.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Units of Measure:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Define units of measure. </li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Defining and Maintaining Items of Oracle Inventory:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Definite items process.</li>
<li>Use item templates.</li>
<li>Assign items to organizations.</li>
<li>What are the categories, category sets, and catalogs?</li>
<li>Delete items.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Lot and Serial Control: </h3>
<ul>
<li>Set up lot control.</li>
<li>Maintain serial information.</li>
<li>Maintain lot and serial genealogy.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Transaction Setup: </h3>
<ul>
<li>Define transaction types.</li>
<li>Define picking rules.</li>
<li>Define account aliases.</li>
<li>Opening and closing accounting periods.</li>
<li>Set up move orders.</li>
<li>Material shortage alerts and notifications.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Issuing and Transferring Material: </h3>
<ul>
<li>Managing receipts.</li>
<li>Perform transactions.</li>
<li>Perform move orders.</li>
<li>Perform mobile transactions.</li>
<li>Managing shipments.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: On-Hand and Availability:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Use the material workbench.</li>
<li>Create available-to-promise rules.</li>
<li>Managing reservations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Inventory Replenishment:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Define replenishment.</li>
<li>Inventory forecasting methods.</li>
<li>Replenishment counting.</li>
<li>Kanban.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 10: Inventory Accuracy Fundamentals:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Define counting.</li>
<li>ABC analysis.</li>
<li>Cycle counting.</li>
<li>Physical inventory.</li>
</ul>">

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The Latest Methods of Processing Logistics and Inventory Control - (PR 4108)

Introduction</h2>
Inventory and logistics control are crucial in the operations of a modern business, as inventory represents a significant asset. However, inventory carrying is not risk-free, subsequently influencing the total cost of inventory ownership. For instance, when items are held in a warehouse, there is an inherent risk of these items losing value over time.
If a firm stores parts for work centers or machinery, these parts might depreciate compared to the original purchasing price. Losses due to excess, obsolescence, or inventory mismanagement directly erode company equity.
<h2>Enhancing Inventory Control with Best Practices</h2>
Integrating best practices with a thorough understanding of inventory control techniques is paramount to advancing inventory control. This inventory control and logistics management course includes hands-on inventory control training and participating in inventory management tailored explicitly for logistics inventory management.
The frameworks and concepts discussed throughout this inventory control and logistics management course lay the foundation for these best practices, capturing the essence of navigating the complexities of inventory logistics.
Participants in the inventory control and logistics management course who aim to achieve expertise in this area are encouraged to pursue further education, such as a master's in inventory management, to deepen their grasp of process inventory management.
This inventory control and logistics management course also addresses inventory control principles at a level suitable for training, emphasizing inventory processing and the overall inventory process, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Inventory managers.</li>
<li>Warehousing managers.</li>
<li>Supply chain managers</li>
<li>Logistics managers.</li>
<li>Supply chain analysts.</li>
<li>This inventory control and logistics management course is for non-inventory people who must know stock control operations' issues and key drivers.</li>
<li>Professional in inventory, stock, supply chain, logistics, warehouse, and distribution.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this inventory control and logistics management course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Improve management of inventories, reaching from receiving products to storage and delivering.</li>
<li>See that movement to the end-user adds value.</li>
<li>Manage the inventory and supply chain and help you reduce costs.</li>
<li>Improve customer satisfaction and increase safety and productivity.</li>
<li>Look "outside of the box".</li>
<li>Understand the appropriate Inventory methods to be applied.</li>
<li>Establish more accurate forecast demands and maximize the degree of service by reducing your inventory with a time-conscious and integrated inventory management process.</li>
<li>Understand the principles, the concepts, and the techniques involved.</li>
<li>Apply these in a financially beneficial way to their companies' balance sheets.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
By the end of this inventory control and logistics management course, the target competencies will be able to develop the following:
<ul>
<li>Warehouse operations.</li>
<li>Planning and logistics work processes.</li>
<li>Assessment and planning for requirements.</li>
<li>Record accuracy.</li>
<li>Warehouse auditing.</li>
<li>Demand planning.</li>
<li>Procurement.</li>
<li>Warehouse management.</li>
<li>Logistics management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Introduction to Total Supply Chain Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>What are the supply objectives (the six "rights")?</li>
<li>Understand functions and responsibilities within the supply chain.</li>
<li>Inventory accounting.</li>
<li>Inter-functional cooperation.</li>
<li>Impact of functions and sub-functions on total cost.</li>
<li>Communication.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: The Fundamentals of Stock Control</h3>
<ul>
<li>Factors affecting stock control.</li>
<li>The nature of demand.</li>
<li>The pattern of demand.</li>
<li>The predictability of demand.</li>
<li>Stock levels and stock-outs.</li>
<li>Warehousing support.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Differential Stock Control</h3>
<ul>
<li>Apply Pareto analysis to inventory management.</li>
<li>ABC categorization. </li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Stocktaking & Stock Checks</h3>
<ul>
<li>Types of stock-take.</li>
<li>Stock record updating.</li>
<li>Discrepancy investigation checklist.</li>
<li>Principles of stocktaking.</li>
<li>Conduct a count.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Classification and Coding</h3>
<ul>
<li>Categorization of materials and supplies.</li>
<li>Methods of coding.</li>
<li>Digital significance coding system development.</li>
<li>Stores catalog maintenance.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Provisioning and Forecasting Demand</h3>
<ul>
<li>The stockholding conflict.</li>
<li>Provisioning.</li>
<li>Range and depth of stockholding.</li>
<li>Calculate the requirement.</li>
<li>Economic order quantity.</li>
<li>Operational costs.</li>
<li>Forecast the requirement. </li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Determining Safety Stock Levels</h3>
<ul>
<li>Apply differential stock control.</li>
<li>Set safety stock levels.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Key Components to Understanding Effective Inventory Control</h3>
<ul>
<li>End-user demand analysis.</li>
<li>Forecasting for operations and maintenance.</li>
<li>Understand supply lead time.</li>
<li>Cost and benefits analysis.</li>
<li>Develop inventory policies.</li>
<li>Understand the need for inventory in organizations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Understanding Inventory Strategies</h3>
<ul>
<li>Creating inventory policy</li>
<li>Understand Incoterms and the supply chain rules.</li>
<li>Understanding Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Co-Managed Inventory (CMI).</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 10: Inventory Improvements</h3>
<ul>
<li>Use the supply chain.</li>
<li>Apply the theory of constraints.</li>
<li>Practical inventory improvements.</li>
<li>Keys to reducing stock levels.</li>
<li>Model for planning inventory.</li>
</ul>">

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Management of Strategic and Effective Supply Chain Operations - (PR 4111)

Introduction</h2>
Procurement is a word used in the field of industry, trade, and services, which gives this process particular importance; a function is responsible for the great responsibility of the organization to provide materials and tasks for use in the facility, whether in production or operation.
This strategic supply chain management operations and strategies course, ensuring effective planning, policy-making, and decision-making, is a brief attempt to clarify the prerequisites for achieving quality and excellence in operations associated with supply and storage functions. This supply chain management course integrates key concepts to illuminate the strategic role of supply chain management in enhancing organizational performance and achieving a competitive advantage.
Explore the supply chain management strategies and understand why strategic supply chain management is a compelling competitive advantage. This strategic supply chain management operations and strategies course provides the general framework for strategic management, focusing on five advanced controls for optimal supply chain performance and how to achieve and measure growth through developing a supply chain strategy.
<h2>Applying Supply Chain Management Strategies</h2>
Delve into supply chain management strategies, where participants explore the intricate details of creating and implementing strategies that align with organizational goals. This strategic supply chain management operations and strategies course will provide insight into what a supply chain strategy is, what is in supply chain management, and how strategy supply chain management plays an essential role in building resilient and efficient supply networks.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Supply chain management.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
<li>Logistics professionals.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
At the end of this strategic supply chain management operations and strategies course, the participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Provide participants with inventory control skills.</li>
<li>Providing participants with the skills of logistics management according to ISO standards.</li>
<li>Distinguished management practice to improve warehouses and control methods.</li>
<li>Identify the modern techniques in supply chains and distribution systems.</li>
<li>Providing modern skills to warehouse workers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
Upon the end of this strategic supply chain management operations and strategies course, the target competencies will be able to evolve the ability to:
<ul>
<li>Supply chain management.</li>
<li>Logistics.</li>
<li>Forecasting and materials planning.</li>
<li>Transportation.</li>
<li>Warehousing.</li>
<li>Reverse logistics.</li>
<li>Sustainable operations.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Contents</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Modern Techniques for Supply Chain Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Supply chain development.</li>
<li>Supply chain, value chain, and demand chain.</li>
<li>Electronic supply chain management tools.</li>
<li>Modern conditions of excellence for supply chain management.</li>
<li>Elements of supply chain management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Establish Strategic Management of Effective Supply Chains</h3>
<ul>
<li>Why do we need supply chain management?</li>
<li>General framework for strategic management.</li>
<li>Five advanced controls for optimal supply chain performance.</li>
<li>Effective supply chain strategies as a competitive advantage.</li>
<li>Achieve and measure growth through effective supply chains.</li>
<li>Adopt the PACE method for developing supply chain operations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Warehouse and Supply Chain Management System</h3>
<ul>
<li>The benefits of applying the logistic system.</li>
<li>Determine the standards and techniques needed to implement the advanced logistics system.</li>
<li>Specialized linkage of automated warehouse units.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Strategic Supply Management and Quality in Operations</h3>
<ul>
<li>Scheduling and coordination in supply management.</li>
<li>Strategic decisions for operations and logistics.</li>
<li>Prerequisites for the application of total quality in operations and logistics.</li>
<li>Standard specifications for quality systems.</li>
<li>Expected benefits from the application of the total quality systems.</li>
<li>Standard financial ratios for supply operations according to quality standards.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Approved Certificate of Excellence in Supply Research</h3>
<ul>
<li>Quality Requirements for Logistics Management.</li>
<li>Methods of measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of supply management.</li>
<li>Excellence model for supply management.</li>
<li>Nine Standards of Excellence in Supply Management and Operations.</li>
</ul>">

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Advanced Procurement Strategies, Warehousing, and Logistics Management - (PR 4115)

Introduction</h2>
Procurement and storage functions are critical in maintaining cost efficiency and operational regularity in institutional settings. This advanced procurement and warehouse management program aims to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of managers and workers in procurement and storage departments.
This advanced procurement and warehouse management course is designed to delve into the intricate relationship between procurement, warehousing, and logistics management, emphasizing how these areas work collectively to minimize costs and maintain smooth and consistent organizational operations.
The advanced procurement and warehouse management course aims to enhance the proficiency and performance of managers and employees engaged in procurement and warehousing departments, aligning them with the best warehousing strategies in logistics.
Participants will gain insights into traditional and innovative warehousing strategies, enhancing their skills through a mix of theoretical knowledge and practical applications. The advanced procurement and warehouse management course content is tailored to cater to professionals seeking comprehensive warehouse management training, intending to achieve certifications in warehouse management, and enhancing their understanding of warehousing procurement.
Through this advanced procurement and warehouse management course, participants will understand the meaning and applications of warehousing management, utilizing organized procurement and warehousing methodologies to achieve operational excellence in logistics and warehouse management.
<h2>Targeted Groups</h2>
<ul>
<li>Procurement professionals.</li>
<li>Logistics professionals.</li>
<li>Supply chain professionals.</li>
<li>Warehouse and inventory managers.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Objectives</h2>
By the end of this advanced procurement and warehouse management program, participants will:
<ul>
<li>Enhance strategic decision-making capabilities in logistics management.</li>
<li>Support the accurate functioning and compliance with governing legislation.</li>
<li>Understand procurement concepts related to both local and international contracts.</li>
<li>Acquire knowledge of clearance, shipping, and insurance of goods.</li>
<li>Execute strategic procurement planning, engaging in supplier negotiations to reduce supply and operational costs.</li>
<li>Implement effective warehouse management and control to ensure business continuity and minimal inventory investment.</li>
<li>Manage stock disposal efficiently to optimize organizational liquidity.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies</h2>
By the end of this advanced procurement and warehouse management program, the target competencies will be able to evolve:
<ul>
<li>Supply chain management.</li>
<li>Enhancing customer value.</li>
<li>Warehouse design.</li>
<li>Warehouse operation.</li>
<li>Inventory management.</li>
<li>Transportation management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Course Content</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Basic Concepts in Purchasing and Storage</h3>
<ul>
<li>The role of procurement and storage in organizational planning.</li>
<li>Cost impact of procurement and storage on organizational revenue.</li>
<li>Policies regarding purchase and storage.</li>
<li>Centralized vs. decentralized procurement and storage.</li>
<li>Responsibilities of procurement and warehouse personnel.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Purchase, Planning, and Organizing The Stores</h3>
<ul>
<li>Identifying supply sources.</li>
<li>Supplier selection criteria.</li>
<li>Internal organization of warehouses.</li>
<li>Types of warehouses: wholesale and distribution.</li>
<li>Inventory ordering methods.</li>
<li>Item location strategies.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Methods and Procedures of Purchase and Storage</h3>
<ul>
<li>Types of procurement methods (public and limited tender, practice, and direct order).</li>
<li>Regulation of procurement methods.</li>
<li>Procedures and forms used in procurement and storage.</li>
<li>Inventory control and evaluation of procurement work.</li>
<li>Inventory control methods.</li>
<li>Stock control reports.</li>
<li>Stock control indicators.</li>
<li>Method of assessment and follow-up of procurement.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Storage and Purchase Problems and Methods to Solve</h3>
<ul>
<li>Identifying idle stock and remediation methods.</li>
<li>Managing administrative and organizational issues impacting procurement and storage.</li>
<li>Security measures for inventory protection.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Logistics Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>The role of the company's logistics, international trade, and customer service.</li>
<li>Logistics from a global perspective.</li>
<li>Logistics in the procurement procedure.</li>
<li>The role of logistics in inventory management and technological information.</li>
<li>The importance of logistics in controlling production and avoiding risks.</li>
<li>Payment mechanisms in international trade "documentary collections."</li>
<li>Mechanisms of performance assurance in global trade "letters of guarantee/letter of credit guarantee."</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 6: Conditions of International Sales</h3>
<ul>
<li>A general idea of the Incoterms and the American synonym.</li>
<li>Elements and components of ICC Bulletin No. 560 of 1999 (Incoterms 2000).</li>
<li>Definition of international trade terms.</li>
<li>Four group review.</li>
<li>Review of thirteen items.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 7: Commercial and Legal Documents From the Perspective of The Sales Contract</h3>
<ul>
<li>Details on preliminary invoices and their essential elements.</li>
<li>Legal aspects of the export contract.</li>
<li>Ensuring the correct terms in contracts.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 8: Export Documents From The Perspective of The International Customs Regulation for Documentary Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Commercial and consular invoice.</li>
<li>Detection of contents and weights.</li>
<li>Certificate of Origin.</li>
<li>Documents authenticated by the country's imported consulates.</li>
<li>Pre-shipment inspection documents.</li>
<li>Transport and insurance documents.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 9: Shipping Methods</h3>
<ul>
<li>Mixed shipping.</li>
<li>Shipping within containers.</li>
<li>Cargo shipping.</li>
<li>Shipping by chartered ships.</li>
<li>Shipping by rolling ships.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 10: Transportation</h3>
<ul>
<li>Various types of sea vessels.</li>
<li>Airfreight logistics.</li>
<li>Overland transportation modalities.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 11: Clearance & Shipping Procedures</h3>
<ul>
<li>The legal framework governing clearance and shipping.</li>
<li>Detailed clearance and shipping protocols.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 12: Export Insurance Procedures</h3>
<ul>
<li>The importance of export insurance for capital preservation.</li>
<li>Different types of goods insurance according to London insurance market conditions.</li>
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Managing Supply Operations, Strategic Supplies, and Efficient Export Chains Workshop - (PR 4117)

Introduction:</h2>
Procurement, a term synonymous with industry, commerce, and service sectors, carries significant weight due to its critical role within an organization. The procurement responsibility extends beyond merely executing the purchasing process. It encompasses effective planning, policy-making, and decision-making.
This strategic supply chain and operations management program provides a succinct overview of the essential requirements for achieving quality and excellence in supply and warehousing functions.
Upon completing this strategic supply chain and operations management workshop, participants will have the knowledge and expertise to pursue an export chain certificate, validating their understanding and strategic skill set in managing intricate export processes and enhancing their supply chain efficiency.
This strategic supply chain and operations management workshop is an advanced learning experience and an operations and supply chain management course that moves toward certification. Participants are prepared for a supply chain management course and positioned to advance their careers with an operations and supply chain management certificate.
<h3>Strategic Supply Chain Management in Operations:</h3>
Understanding the strategic aspects of supply chain management is pivotal in operations management. Supply chain management strategies streamline processes and serve as a cornerstone for sustainable business growth. Participants will learn what operations entail in supply chain management and why this integration is paramount for organizational success.
Operations management sustainability and supply chain management are intertwined to promote eco-friendly and cost-efficient practices. This strategic supply chain and operations management course examines the strategies of supply chain management that drive sustainability. It delves into why supply chain management is essential in operations management and how organizations can implement sustainable methods effectively.
<h2>Targeted Groups:</h2>
This strategic supply chain and operations management course is tailored for logistics professionals across all organizational levels. Furthermore, it is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to enhance their supply chain and logistics knowledge with contemporary theoretical insights, equipping them for advanced roles within their organizations.
<h2>Workshop Objectives:</h2>
By the end of this strategic supply chain and operations management workshop, participants will be able to:
<ul>
<li>Maximize their inventory control skills.</li>
<li>Enhance their logistical management aptitude in line with ISO standards.</li>
<li>Adopt outstanding administrative practices for improved warehouse management and control.</li>
<li>Explore modern methodologies in supply and distribution chains.</li>
<li>Acquire a comprehensive skill set essential for warehouse personnel.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Targeted Competencies:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Supply chain management.</li>
<li>Quality management.</li>
<li>Warehouse design.</li>
<li>Warehouse operation.</li>
<li>Inventory management.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Workshop Content:</h2>
<h3>Unit 1: Modern Techniques of Supply Chain Management:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Development of the Supply Chain.</li>
<li>Distinguishing between Supply Chain, Value Chain, and Order Chain.</li>
<li>Tools for electronic supply chain management.</li>
<li>Criteria for modern excellence in supply chain management.</li>
<li>Fundamental components of supply chain management.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 2: Establishing Strategic Management for Effective Supply Chains:</h3>
<ul>
<li>The imperative of managing supply chains.</li>
<li>The core framework for strategic management.</li>
<li>Five pivotal controls for maximizing supply chain performance.</li>
<li>Harnessing effective supply chain strategies as a competitive edge.</li>
<li>Driving and measuring growth via efficient supply chains.</li>
<li>Implementing the PACE method to enhance supply chain operations.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 3: Warehouse and Supply Chain Management System:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Advantages of adopting a logistic system.</li>
<li>Identifying the required standards and technology for an evolving logistics system.</li>
<li>Integrative automation of warehouse units.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 4: Strategic Supply and Quality Management in Operating Operations:</h3>
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<li>Coordination and scheduling within supply management.</li>
<li>Essential strategic decisions in operations and supply.</li>
<li>Principal requirements for applying total quality to operations and supply.</li>
<li>International Quality System standards.</li>
<li>Anticipated benefits derived from implementing comprehensive quality systems.</li>
<li>Key financial ratios for supply operations under quality standards.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Unit 5: Certificate of Excellence Approved for Supply and Supply Research:</h3>
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<li>Quality prerequisites for managing supply and logistics.</li>
<li>Methods for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of supply management.</li>
<li>Excellence models for managing supply and logistics.</li>
<li>The nine standards of excellence in supply management and operations.</li>
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