Advanced Strategic Supply Chain Management
London Business Training & Consulting
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 weeks
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
This course provides delegates with an in-depth review of the critical success factors within Supply Chain Strategy from the Value Chain concept, through to establishing effective process and informational flows, and concludes with improving supply chain resilience in the face of global change and threats both current and future.
This course also provides delegates with an in-depth exploration of the key elements within successful supply chain management including forwarding demand planning techniques and approaches, effectively enhancing efficiency, managing bottleneck situations and concludes with the development and enhancement of effective risk management within the supply chain environment.
The course includes site visits to organizations relevant to the course so delegates can develop an understanding of how their contemporaries function in the real world.
The course will wrap with a summary of the key learning points, followed by an action planning exercise with a view to applying the acquired knowledge and skills immediately upon your return to work. Post-course support is also available in relation to the implementation of your action plan, up to six (6) months following course completion.
Agenda
Understand Supply Chains and Value Chains
The Concept of the Supply Chain
The Value Chain Concept
The role and contribution of the Supply Chain upon organizational competitive strategy
Supply Chain Strategy – Process and Data Flow
Procurement – The Gateway to the Supply Chain
Establishing effective Process Flow
Establishing effective Data flow
Supply Chain Strategy – Resilience and Efficiency
The link between supply chain efficiency and supply chain resilience.
The application of MRP and ERP Systems within Supply Chain Management.
Effective Business Contingency Planning and disaster Recovery within Supply Chain Management.
Building Supply Chain Resilience
Analysing supply base capacity, capability & reconfigurability
Achieving current state Stability
Achieving future state Resilience
Supply Chain Management – Enhancing Responsiveness
Demand Forecasting techniques
The impacts of volume, variation and demand
Use of SCADA Systems to enhance efficiencies
Supply Chain Management – Improving Flow
Key Supply Chain Diagnostic Tools
Effective identification and management of “Bottlenecks”
Establishing cycle time and continuous improvement
Supply Chain Management Techniques
Kaizen
Lean, Agile, Lagile Supply Chain Structures
Supply Chain Risk
Just-in-Time (JIT) Inventory Management
Ensuring data and informational flows
Ensuring Supplier Process capability
The future of JIT
Course Review
Summary and recap of key learning objectives
Action Planning
Target Audience
This course is suitable for:
- Supply Chain Managers
- Procurement Practitioners
- Risk Managers
- Quality Managers
- Business Improvement teams
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Appreciate and apply Value Chain concepts.
- Effectively establish and enhance process and data flows.
- Build and enhance Supply Chain Resilience and ability to meet current and future state changes and threats.
- Understand and apply effective forward demand planning techniques.
- Develop improved supply chain efficiency and continuous improvement.
- Effectively manage supply chain risk.
- Implement an Action Plan at your workplace using the knowledge and skills acquired through the course.