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Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Course Summary:

Supply Chain Management requires effectively managing the flow of materials, information and finances as they move from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer and finally to the consumer. To better compete in a global economy, organisations are finding that a well-managed supply chain is the key to success.

The Magna Skills Supply Chain Management Training Course offers comprehensive understanding of finances, logistics, tracking, monitoring, inventory management and delivery of products and services to build enhanced supply chains. Your organisation can increase customer satisfaction, increase efficiency and reduce costs by improving the management of your supply chain.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, learners will be able to apply their knowledge of supply chain management as demonstrated by completing module activities and a course evaluation.

Identify how supply chain management relates to:

  • Customer satisfaction
  • Improving performance
  • Lowering costs
  • Product development

Define the terms:

  • Procurement
  • Upstream and downstream
  • Raw material
  • Forecasting
  • Carrying cost
  • Inventory
  • Order generation
  • Order taking
  • Order fulfillment
  • Returns management

Understand the levels of supply chain management and their effects

  • Strategic
  • Tactical
  • Operational

Comprehend the flows of supply chain management and data warehouses

  • Product flow
  • Information flow
  • Finances flow

Take a look at inventory management

Study supply chain groups

Review tracking and monitoring methods

Examine supply chain event management

Course Outline

Module One: Getting Started

  • Workshop Objectives

Module Two: Why Supply Chain Management

  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Improving Performance
  • Lowering Costs
  • Product Development
  • Case Study
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Key Terms (I)

  • Procurement
  • Upstream and Downstream
  • Raw Material
  • Forecasting
  • Carrying Cost
  • Case Study
  • Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Key Terms (II)

  • Inventory
  • Order Generation
  • Order Taking
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Returns Management
  • Case Study
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Three Levels of Supply Chain Management

  • Strategic Level
  • Tactical Level
  • Operational Level
  • Bullwhip Effect
  • Case Study
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Five Stages of Supply Chain Management

  • Plan
  • Source
  • Make
  • Deliver
  • Return
  • Case Study
  • Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: The Flows of Supply Chain Management

  • The Product Flow
  • The Information Flow.
  • The Finances Flow.
  • Data Warehouses
  • Case Study
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Inventory Management

  • Levels of Inventory
  • Just-In-Time Inventory
  • Keeping Accurate Records
  • Inventory Calculator
  • Case Study
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Supply Chain Groups

  • The Suppliers
  • The Producers
  • The Customers
  • The Customer’s Customers
  • Case Study
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Tracking and Monitoring

  • Dashboard
  • RFID’s
  • Alert Generation
  • Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)
  • Case Study
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Supply Chain Event Management

  • Inventory Alerts
  • Supplier Alerts
  • Bottlenecking
  • Being Proactive
  • Case Study
  • Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise
  • Lessons Learned

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