Bootcamp for young Supply Chain professionals

When, what & where? The course Pricing ENROLL NOW

When ?

2022, February 23 and 24
Venue: Lamot, Mechelen

What ?

2-day training course from 9 till 17h
Language: English, unless all participants speak Dutch

Goals

Understanding the basic principles of the end-to-end Supply Chain and how they are applied in a company
Gain insights how your job and the job of your supply chain peers impact the company results.
Expand your network and meet other supply chain professionals

Pricing

Price for this 2 days training

PICS–members/ Value Chain subscribers: 915 € + 21% VAT
Non members: 985 € + 21% VAT

REGISTER NOW for BOOTCAMP LEVEL I (Spring 2022)

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Program

Day 1

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

What is Supply Chain management
What impact can Supply Chain have on the company’s financial results.
How can Supply Chain optimize Cost, Cash and Services
The conflicting metrics
What is the role of customer service in Supply Chain

Introduction to our Company Case Study

With the Case Study “Company”, we will touch on all aspects of Supply Chain management. Based on specific questions, every session will start with a team-discussion on how our “Company” can improve its specific Supply Chain process.

The Operational Purchasing Process

CASE STUDY: Split up in teams, the group will discuss how the purchasing process could be improved
What are the different phases in a purchasing process.
What information is required during the different steps.
Ultimately, we will provide an overview of the most commonly used techniques on when to order, and at what quantities?
What are the typical metrics used to measure the performance of the operational purchasing process

Strategic Planning – Tactical Planning -MPS

CASE STUDY Split up in teams, the group will discuss what should be done to create a mid-term view on the business
What is Strategy, and what are the components of a Supply Chain Strategic plan
What is a Tactical planning (S&OP) and what are the different steps in this process. We learn how to assess at what S&OP maturity level your company is in.
How is an S&OP plan translated in a useable plan for Operations and Procurement?
What are the typical metrics used to measure the performance of planning processes

Operational Planning & MRP

- What are the different components of an operational planning
- What is MRP and what is detailed scheduling and what is it used for
- What are the different components of an MRP and detailed schedule
- You learn the basics on how to setup and calculate your own requirements plan for our “COMPANY”

Day 2

Basic of Inventory Management

What are the different types of inventory and what is important in managing the different types of inventory
What are basic techniques to create your inventory improvement plan

Basic Warehouse Dynamics and Management

CASE STUDY Split up in teams, the group will discuss what could be potential improvement area’s in our “Companies” Warehouse
What is a warehouse and what are the main functions of a warehouse
What different jobs do we find in a warehouse
What are the basic concepts of a warehouse design and lay-out
What are the typical metrics used to measure the performance in a warehouse

PM: Transport & Distribution Management

CASE STUDY Split up in teams, the group will discuss what could be potential improvement area’s in our “Companies” transport management
What is important when choosing for a transport-modus
What is important in distribution management, why having a central DC or regional DC, what are the criteria that companies take into account in making the decision