Certified Supply Chain Energy Expert
Strengthen the skills behind more effective supply chains and operations.
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- Essential Definitions • Recent Development of Supply Chain Management • Why Software Can’t Solve the Problem
- The Key Principles of Supply Chain Management • An Executive’s Supply Chain Strategy Framework
- The Early Days • 1960s: Optimization • 1970s: Technology • 1980s-1990s: Globalization • 2000s: Power Shift • Leaders and Laggards
- A Competitive Necessity • Getting More Important • The Bullwhip Problem
- From No Metrics to Too Many Metrics • Economic Value Added(EVA) • Level 1 (CFO-Oriented) Results Metrics • Level 2 (Functional VP-Oriented) Results Metrics • Channel Spanning Performance Measures
- Defining the Four Generic Supply Chain Strategies • Configuration • Coordination • Improvement • Supply Chain Strategies for Global and Regional Economic Growth • Supply Chain Network Design
- Which Activities to Outsource and Which to Keep In-house • Examples such as Freight Forwarding, Expediting, and More • Unbundling Transport from The Product Price – Why and How • Terms of Freight
- Economies of Scope • Economies of Scale • Computing an ROI • Go-No-Go decisions • Operating Leases • Maintenance Contracts • Term of Agreement • Clauses and Conditions • “Out” Clauses and Exit Strategies
- Ownership of the Inventory • Provisioning of Spares • Rules of Engagement with “Sister” Companies • Transfer Prices • Bidding Rules and Exceptions
- A Proven Process Map • Spend Analysis • Supply Market Analysis • Category Strategies • Standardization and Simplification of Specifications •Managing Sourcing Events • VMI • Examples: Freight Forwarding, Expediting, and More
- Forming Partnerships • Buyer vs. Supplier Leverage: Power Plays • Open Book Negotiations • Dealing with Core vs. Non-Core Suppliers • Target Pricing • Indexing Prices • Setting Price Premiums for Customized and Expedited Services
- Site Location • Flexible Capacity Models
- Theory of Constraints • Assessing Facility Capacity • Measuring Capacity Utilization • Bottleneck Elimination Procedures • Involving the Work Force
- Replenishment Mechanisms • Kanban • Integrating S&OP with JIT • Managing Long Supply Chains in a JIT Environment • Batch Pull • Kitting • Raw Materials, WIP, and Finished Goods Order Quantities
- Managing the Interfaces Between Departments such as Maintenance, Assets, Commercial, Inventory, Purchasing, Stores, Logistics, and Inspection • Who Owns the Inventory
- Managing the Interfaces Between Departments such as Maintenance, Assets, Commercial
- Multi-Echelon Inventory Planning Processes • A Process for Building Trust • Changing the Forecast and the Plan • Information Systems and Support Tools
- Heuristic Methods • Moving Averages • Exponential Smoothing • Trend Analysis • Econometric Models • Delphi Method • Multi-Characteristic Approaches
- Storeroom Management • Working With carriers and logistics providers • Mode Selection • On-Dock Operations • Customs Clearance • Landed Cost
- Company Wide Interoperability between ERP and Supply Chain Systems • CAD/CAM • Network Design • SRM • Demand Planning • WMS • CRM • Cost and Pricing • E-Commerce • Best Practices in RFID and Barcodes •IT/EDI/Paperless
- Key Process Metrics • Additional Detailed Process Metrics • How Much Influence Should End-Users Have on the Vendor Performance Scorecard • How much Weight Price Should Have in the Overall Evaluation • Best-in-Class Processes for Technical vs. Commercial Evaluation of Bids • Structuring the Bid Process to Identify and Foster Creativity, Innovation, New Ideas and New Technologies
- Supply Chain Risk Factors • 7 Steps to Mitigate Risk • Examples of Good and Bad Risks • Supply Chain Security • Governmental Regulations and Compliance
- Key Success Factors of an Innovation-Driven Supply Chain Strategy • ROI Assessment of Innovation • Performance Advantages of an Innovation Supply Chain Strategy • Oil and Gas Supply Chain Best Practice and Benchmark • Supplier Specific Benchmarks • Technical and Commercial Evaluation • Channel Performance Measures • Vendor performance scorecard • Continuous Market Feedback Loop At Customer Touch-Points • Early Supplier Involvement • Early Customer Involvement
- Making the Business Case for a Market Intelligence Program • Negotiating with Suppliers Based on External Information • Monitoring Demand and Supply Conditions • Negotiating with Suppliers Based on External Information • Monitoring Core Suppliers’ Performance
- Cross-functional project management • Change management • Training • Inter-organizational psychology
| Lecture Dates | Exam Dates | Deadline | Late Registration N50,000 |
| April 8-11, 2015 | April 12,2015 | March 20, 2015 | March 27, 2015 |
| June 24-27, 2015 | June 28,2015 | May 21, 2015 | May 28, 2015 |
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