Advanced Transportation and Logistics Administration

By the end of the Advanced Logistics and Materials Management training course, participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the implication of the impacts of logistics & materials management and purchasing functions both internally and externally to the organization
• Apply the concepts of international logistics / freight procedures & documentation
• Appreciate the importance of effective resources planning
• Develop optimized work processes and financial areas such as cashflow, cost reduction and management
• Learn how to effectively manage inventory utilizing selective inventory strategic policies
• Develop specific action plans to further develop their role and organizational benefit

CONTENT:

The Role of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Modern Businesses

• Evaluate Logistics Role in the current Business Process
• The Evolution of Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Dynamics
• The Application of a Supply Chain Approach                
• How to use and Apply the Supply Chain Operations Reference Model (SCOR)            
• Identifying Supply Chain Instabilities and Risks

Linking Strategies and Improvement in Cost and Productivity in Procurement

• Developing Spend Analysis for establishing Purchase Prices Index
• Examine the Total Cost of Ownership
• Formulate, Plan and organize Strategic Purchasing Plans
• Illustrate the Effective Order-cycle and Lead-time Effect on Purchasing
• Plan and Organize for Negotiations

Strategic Supply in Materials Management

• Formulate, Plan and Organize Formal Procedures for making Stock Decisions
• Explain, Discuss and Review Safety Stock Levels and Order Points
• Apply and Improve Min / Max Systems and Settings
• Using Material Forecasts
• Cataloging Materials for Effective Buying Process
• Developing Bills of Material for Effective Parts Management

Effective Inventory Planning and Control

• Setting Comprehensive Inventory Goals and Objectives
• Effecting a Rationalization Strategy
• Calculating and Evaluating carrying Costs and Economic Order Quantity Theory
• Establishing a Strategic Focus with Pareto Analysis on Cost
• Improving Material Identification and Coding
• Creating Best Practices in the Physical Control of Materials
• Measuring Record Accuracy and Improving Cycle Counting Systems

Tactical and Operational Approaches in Transportation Economics

• Apply the Role of Transportation in Logistics to the Organization
• Identify and Recognize Transportation Management Strategic Key Decisions
• Explain, Discuss and Review the Types of Mode and Intermodal Systems
• Show and Illustrate the International Commercial Terms in Transportation and the Liabilities
• Identify and Review Hazardous Materials Transportation

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.