STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Course overview

During the last two decades, many within-firm improvement strategies have been attempted: materials requirements planning (MRP), manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), business process reengineering (BPR), enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, total quality management (TQM), Six-Sigma, lean operations, etc. The emphasis is now shifting to supply chain efforts i.e., inter-firm improvement strategies, to ensure a coordinated response from the entire supply chain.

Competing effectively in the new market place requires an up-to-date knowledge of best practices in supply chain integration in various areas: collaborative design of products and services, design for logistics, inter-organisational demand forecasting, coordinated inventory management, new ways of partnering with key suppliers and distributors, and strategic sourcing. The arrival of Internet-based information technologies has also created unprecedented opportunities to improve inter-firm communication and coordination, and this programme will cover effective application of information systems to realise supply chain integration.

Course benefits

Learn global best-practices in supply chain management and how to organise and implement supply chain improvement efforts to:

Improve your customer service levels and gain market share
Design better product and service offerings
Improve quality
Reduce costs for you and your supply chain partners
Reduce lead times, inventories and waste
Improve agility and responsiveness in global, dynamic markets

Course outline

Supply Chain Strategy and Organising for Supply Chain Improvements
Integrated Design of Products, Services, and Processes
Supply Chain Reconfiguration
Supply Chain Simulation Game
Collaborative Forecasting, Inventory Management and Operations
Design of Distribution Systems
Purchasing Initiatives: Strategic Sourcing and E-procurement
Case Discussion
Supply Chain Continuous Improvement
Industry Best-Practices

Duration

2 day(s)

Who should attend?

(Level 2) Supervisors, Executive, & Emerging Managers

(Level 3) New Managers

(Level 4) Managers

Programme leader

Nallan Suresh is University Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Operations Management & Strategy in The School of Management, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. He is also Associate Director of Stephen Still Institute for Sustainable Transportation & Logistics at that university.

Dr. Suresh is a leading researcher and educator in supply chain management, lean manufacturing, global logistics management, and production planning & control. His contributions include the book: Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing (Kluwer-Springer). He is a recipient of Alfred Bodine / Society of Manufacturing Engineers Award for Studies in Machine Tool Economics; Joseph T.J. Stewart Faculty Scholarship, Sustained Achievement Exceptional Scholar Award at State University of New York. His current research work is in the areas of supply chain agility, disruption risk mitigation and response, and application of blockchain and IoT technologies in supply chains. He has served as a Visiting Professor in University of Groningen in Netherlands, Huazhong University of Science & Technology in Wuhan, China, and other universities for many years.

Dr. Suresh has conducted numerous training programs for senior executives in USA, Netherlands, China, India, Singapore, S. Korea, Sri Lanka and other countries, for more than two decades.

Course fee

Programme Fee	Amount (including 7% GST)	Remarks
Member Total Fee	$1,498.00	-
Non-Member Total Fee	$1,872.50	-
Early Bird Discount	10%	Read Terms & Conditions Early Bird Discount Terms and Conditions Early Bird Discount applies to all programmes except for funded or subsidised programmes. Registration must be received at least 4 weeks before the commencement date of the programme. Cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions unless otherwise stated. Upon receipt of registration, a seat will be reserved for the participant. Payment must be received before the commencement run date of the programme. No extension of the Early Bird closing date will be allowed. In the event that participant is not able to attend the programme, he/she may transfer his/her seat in the programme to another colleague 2 weeks before the programme commencement date. If participant did not turn up on the day of the programme for any reasons, full programme fee (non-discounted fee) will be charged accordingly. However, replacement is allowed at no charge and discount is applicable. Deferment of attendance is allowed only within the current calendar year.