Introduction

Logistics and Supply Chain are increasingly important in organizations as they strive to become more efficient and reduce expenditure. Organizations face great logistics and supply chain challenges if they are to remain competitive in today's global marketplace. New integrated approaches to distribution, planning and control, and purchasing are central to achieving efficient operation of the entire supply chain, offering the key strategic benefits of inventory reduction and time compression.

This seminar provides an in depth analysis of supply chains, with emphasis on the challenges facing different types of organisations. It covers the total supply chain from raw materials inputs through the production process and on to the flow of products to the final consumer. This seminar will provide delegates with a range of logistics and supply chain skills to use in their organizations.

Who Should Attend?

This seminar will benefit any professional who is looking to enhance their understanding of logistics and supply chain. You may have some experience or knowledge of logistics and supply chain, but present and future job challenges imply that you need to step up to a new level of competence in this area, or simply in strategic thinking generally. This seminar will also benefit any professional who needs to get to grips with supply chain principles.

Aims - By the end of this seminar you will be able to:

• Understand the principles of logistics and supply chain.
• Carry out an audit of the logistics and supply chain of your organization
• Have the confidence and skills necessary to implement the learning in your organization.

Training Methodology

The seminar uses both well-tried and non-traditional techniques, utilizes hands-on case studies and group discussions and provides thorough coverage of concepts, techniques, relevant case studies in logistics and supply chain management and discussions on “real life” issues in their organizations.

Seminar Outline

Strategic Concepts of Logistics and Supply Chain

• Defining and understanding the principles of logistics and supply chain
• Identification of supply and demand
• Meeting the demands of both your customer and the organisation
• Increasing service and reducing costs

Organizational Influences

• Assessing the influences on organisations
• Inventory management and reduction
• Time compression in the supply chain
• Understanding market attractiveness -
  • “PESTLE” factors
  • growth drivers
  • competitive forces: with industry case studies

Strategic Response

• Channel strategies
• Enhancing supply chain decision making
• Cost-service trade-off analysis

Global Influential Strategies

• Assessing how to meet the challenges of globalization
• Planning strategies to meet the global challenges
• Satisfying the global customer

Organizational Integration

• Understanding problems associated with organizational integration
• Strategies to influence and benefit from integration
• Organizational culture.
  

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