Categories > Purchasing, Inventory & Material Category:    Logistics & Supply Chain Management     Program Duration : 5 Days Program Date : 25-29 March, 2012 Program Location : Cairo, Egypt Program Fees : US$ 3200/Per Person       PROGRAM INTRODUCTION:   This seminar is aimed at both suppliers and buyers who need an overview of the key drivers involved when viewing supply chains from a logistics/demand point of view. The purpose of this seminar is to explain and appreciate what logistics and supply chain management are fundamentally about so that delegates are able to apply key techniques in controlling time and the movement of goods and materials to customers and users. Emphasis is made of finding the right cost and service balance. It provides practical skills to take back to the workplace to enable delegates to change current methods and activities and work better with all supply chain players and the 8 Rules for Effective Supply Chain Management will be used and applied in practical ways. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:   Understand what logistics and supply chain management are fundamentally about Appreciate that time is cash See that movement to the customer is all that adds value, Work with all of the supply chain players pays Look "outside of the box" Apply the 8 Rules for Effective Supply Chain Management WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Supply, Buying, Purchase, Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain Professionals Those who need to develop their limited understanding about Logistics and Supply Chain Management Those who are looking for business gains and benefits from managing their supply chains more effectively  PROGRAM OUTLINES: Day 1 Understanding What Logistics and the Supply Chain are About Definitions Of Logistics And Supply Chain Management The Interrelations And Connections Of Buying, Making, Moving, And Selling Activities History And The Development Understanding The Supply Chain Dynamics Supply Chain Operations Reference Models (SCOR)  The Theory Of Constraints (TOC) Day 2 Key Aspects and Rules of Supply Chain Management   The Cost/Service Balance Customer Service Principles Lead Times Throughout The Supply Chain Adding Value Production Options/Changes Trade off opportunities Day 3 The Benefits of adopting a Supply Chain Approach Understanding the sub functional conflicts Benefits within and between functions Taking a supply chain view of total acquisition costs Looking at demand amplifications, and the "Forester" effect, Appreciating the effects of uncertainty and unresponsiveness Seeing how we currently manage the supply chain Changing the way we manage the Supply Chain for effectiveness Day 4 Impacts to Supplier/Customer Relationships Practical effects on lot sizes/order quantities Interfacing versus integrating relationships. Segmentation and product formatting Considering outsourcing Using postponement and consolidation logistics Examining demand planning Approaches of Quick Response (QR), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Collaborative Planning and Forecast Requirements (CPFR( The Lean Supply Chain Day 5 Making Supply Chain Improvements Manufacturing and Retailer case studies Oil and Gas in the UK experiences UK Construction experiences Implementing a Logistics/Supply Chain management approach The "doing nothing" future, with "lessons from experience" Guarding against futures of higher stock levels and competition gains A 5 step approach to Logistics and Supplier Development The Supply Chain Rules (Encore(  The rules to give competitive advantage from effective Supply Chain Management