Supply Chain Management - Planning Concepts

This one-day course presents an overview of planning-related concepts in supply chain management, which can be used to lower costs and positively affect profit margins. You will understand what supply chain management is, its problems and objectives. You will understand the difference between supply chain management in general terms, supply chain planning and execution.

What Does This Course Cover?
This course aims to help you briefly understand the areas supply chain management, supply chain planning as well as planning and control methods.

This course will demonstrate:
· Supply chain management

- Functions versus processes
- Structures and components in supply chains
- The total cost concept
- Customer service

· Supply chain planning

- Manufacturing resource planning versus supply chain planning
- Tactical, operational and collaborative planning strategies

· Planning and control tools

- Reorder point system
- Lot sizing rules
- Theory of constraints.

The course does not cover concepts in supply chain execution and only briefly touches strategic supply chain management.

Who Should Attend?
This course is recommended for end-users who work with planning or execution in logistics or production and who are new to supply chain management concepts or require a refresher.

Previous knowledge in production or logistics is a requirement to gain complete understanding of the course content.

Do you have the right knowledge? Test your knowledge by performing the pre-test.

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