Location

Community Services & Continuing Education - Cairo

Objectives

• Get the good product in the right place at the right time and at the lowest cost.- Make inventory as low as possible and provide the best service to the customer.- Reduction of production cycle time.- Reducing risks in the supply chain, so there is a positive feeling about inventory levels, processes, and levels of end-customer service. - Focus in supply chain management should be on system optimization

Outcomes

Develop understanding of the important role of supply chain management in today's business environment Become familiar with current supply chain management trends Understand and apply the current supply chain theories, practices and concepts utilizing case problems and problem-based learning situations Learn to use and apply computer-based supply chain optimization tools including the use of selected state of the art supply chain software suites currently used in business Develop and utilize critical management skills such as negotiating, working effectively within a diverse business environment, ethical decision making and use of information technology use of effective written and oral communications, critical thinking, team building and presentation skills as applied to business problems

Course Contents

Advanced Supply Chain & Logisticso Introduction to Logisticso Introduction to Supply Chain Managemento Comparison between Logistics and Supply Chain Management.o Importance of Supply Chain Managemento Success and Failure Stories due to Supply Chaino Supply Chain Strategic Fito Supply Chain Driverso Designing the distribution networko Transportation and Logisticso Inventory Controlo Aggregate Planningo ForecastingPurchasingSECTION 1: PURCHASING FUNDAMENTALS • Purchasing role in SCM • Purchasing concept, definitions, and importance • Purchasing strategies, goals, and objectives• Classification and analysis of purchases • Purchasing organization and stakeholders’ management • Purchasing Manual (Policies and procedures)• Purchasing process automation• Purchasing challenges and new trends• Category Management principles and planning toolsSECTION2: PURCHASING PROCESS EXECUTION • Need identification • Specification setting• Tendering methods and process• Evaluatio