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Logistics and Supply Chain Management - Convertas , Dubai,Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, London, Amsterdam,United Kingdom,Malaysia,Netherlands,Turkey,United Arab Emirates

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:43:39 +04

Day One:
Modern supply chain and logistics trends
Supply chain overview
Role of logistics
Sustainability in supply chains and logistics
Supply chain configuration
3PL concepts
4PL concepts
Materials forecasting and inventory planning
Qualitative forecasting theories
Forecasting panels
Thought leaders
Delphi technique

Day Two:
Quantitative forecasting techniques
Seasonal demand forecasting
Moving average
Weighted moving average
Exponential smoothing
Forecasting error
Identifying bias
Determining economic order quantities
Determining reorder points
Replenishment strategies
Make-to-stock
Make-to-order
Assemble-to-order

Day Three:
Procurement and go-to-market strategies
Role of procurement
Procurement process flows
Sourcing strategies
Vendor management
Partnerships and alliances
Role of transportation and shipping in logistics
Definition of fleet management
Objectives and costs of fleet management
Transportation modes
Optimized routing and cubing
Incoterms for international commerce

Day 4:
Role of warehousing in logistics
Warehousing network design
Configuration of warehousing space
Value adding activities
Stockpiling, spot stocking and assortments
Cross docking, break bulking and consolidation
Mixing, postponement and assembly-to-order
Warehousing equipment and tools
Reverse logistics

Day 5:
Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) framework for performance management
SCOR framework overview
Identifying level 1, 2 and 3 SCOR metrics
Customizing level 4 SCOR metrics
Setting performance targets
Continuous performance improvement

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Logistic Management - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:04:43 +04

Day 1
Logistics trends and practices
· Logistics overview
· Logistics, supply chain and the organization
· Strategic, tactical and operational elements of logistics
· Sustainable logistics
· Concepts in logistics
                > 3PL
                > 4PL
Transport management
· Objectives of transport management
· Transportation modes and types
· Efficient and effective transportation
· Matching the strategic service level
· Routing
· Cubing
· Considerations for international transportation

Day 2
Warehousing operations
· Warehousing network design
· Configuration of warehousing space
· Value adding activities
                Stockpiling, spot stocking and assortments
                Cross docking, break bulking and consolidation
                Mixing, postponement and assembly-to-order
· Warehouse activity profiling
· Warehousing cost calculation
· Sustainable warehousing practices

Day 3
Inventory management
· Materials management scope
· Objectives of materials management
· Inventory types and classification
· Materials management challenges
· Material replenishment strategies
                > Make-to-stock
                > Make-to-order
                > Assemble-to-order
                > Design-to-order

Day 4
Logistics and performance management
· The SCOR framework
· Identifying high level SCOR metrics
· Customizing low level SCOR metrics
· Managing targets
· Initiative for performance improvement

Cost: 3495 USD

Duration: 4 Days

Logistics Management for Health Commodities - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:44:03 +04

Day 1: Introduction to Logistics
· Definition of logistics
· Why logistics is important for all health programs
· Purpose of a logistics system
· Different components of a logistics system and how they fit together
· Definitions of key logistics terms

Day 2: Logistics Management Information Systems
· Purpose of a logistics management information system
· Essential data needed for logistics management
· Purpose of the three types of logistics records and the data they must contain
· Purpose of reporting
· Types of logistics reports and the data they must contain
· Purpose of logistics feedback reports.

Day 3: Assessing Stock Status
· Purpose for assessing stock status
· Data needed to assess stock status
· General formula for assessing stock status
· Instructions for analyzing consumption data for trends
· Process for determining the months of stock available at any level

Day 4: Maximum-Minimum Inventory Control Systems
· Purpose of an inventory control system
· Key terms in inventory control
· Details of max-min inventory control systems and the rules for storekeepers
· How to determine order/issue quantities
· How to set max and min stock levels
· The advantages of using a max-min inventory control system
· How to select the type of max-min inventory control system to implement

Day 5: Product Selection
· Definitions of key terms in product selection
· Overview of the product selection process
· Supply chain considerations and other criteria for product selection
· How product selection impacts the rest of the supply chain
· Importance of standardization of laboratory equipment and supplies

Day 6: Quantification of Health Commodities
· Definitions of quantification
· Importance of quantification in supply chain management of health commodities
· Key steps in quantification preparation, forecasting, and supply planning
· How the results of a quantification can be used
· Process for reviewing and updating quantifications.

Day 7: Health Commodity Procurement
· The procurement process for public health sector systems
· Stakeholder involvement in national health product procurement
· Common procurement challenges
· Procurement manager's role in supporting effective and efficient health commodity procurement

Day 8: Storage and Distribution
· Guidelines for proper storage of medicines and other health commodities
· Definition for visual inspection and instructions on how and when to conduct a visual inspection
· How to identify and resolve common product quality problems found during a visual inspection
· How to calculate warehouse space requirements
· Purpose of a physical inventory count and how and when to conduct a physical inventory count
· Main logistics activities involved in health care waste management
· What to consider when designing a transportation network
· Main activities involved in a transportation management system.

Day 9: Monitoring and Evaluation of Supply Chains
· Definitions of basic monitoring and evaluation (M&E) terms and concepts
· Program cycle for supply chain systems improvement
· Role of M&E in strengthening supply chains and the overall goal of product availability
· Steps in developing an M&E work plan
· Key components of an M&E work plan
· How to write recommendations for system improvement
· Connection between objectives, interventions, and indicators
· How to select and use indicators to measure system performance
· Data collection methodologies, including routine monitoring and periodic evaluation
· Steps in planning and conducting a supply chain assessment
· Various tools that can be used for M&E for supply chain management
· Importance of providing feedback and reporting results to stakeholders.

Day 10: Logistics System Design
· Overall context and process for designing a logistics system for managing health products
· Basic considerations and guidelines for designing a logistics system
· Technical aspects related to system design and implications of design choices.

Cost: 7485 USD

Duration: 10 Days

Inventory Planning & Stock Control - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:16:50 +04

Day 1
Introduction to inventory management
· Objectives of inventory planning and stock control
· Reasons to hold inventory
· Inventory information system considerations
· Inventory push vs. pull systems
· Identifying inventory costs
· Customer service in inventory management
Description and classification of inventory
· Types of inventory
· The inventory ABC classification ranking model
· Uses of the ABC ranking
· Materials specifications and cataloguing

Day 2
Forecasting demand and lead time
· The inventory order cycle
· Dependent versus independent demand
· Factors affecting demand
· Factors impacting demand forecast accuracy
· Demand patterns
· Time series forecasting methods:
                > Seasonal demand
                > Moving average
                > Exponential smoothing
· Measuring the accuracy of the forecast
· Setting lead time and methods to control it

Day 3
Inventory systems
· Elements of inventory holding and ordering costs
· The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model
· Dealing with quantity discounts
· Objectives of safety stocks
· Setting safety stocks
· Determining the Reorder Point (ROP)
Counting and controlling inventory
· Importance of accurate inventory records
· Warehousing functions
· Causes of inaccurate inventory records
· Requirements for accurate inventory records
· Reporting record accuracy
· Periodic and cycle counting

Day 4
· Reducing inventory investment
· The importance of JIT or pull theory in inventory                 management to reduce total cost
· Identification of surplus
· Disposal options of excess inventory
· JIT methods
· JIT requirements
· JIT risks
· Measuring inventory management performance
· Importance of tracking the effectiveness of the inventory planning and control functions
· Reasons behind poor inventory management performance
· Setting inventory KPIs and targets
· Examples of KPIs used in the inventory planning and control functions
· Qualities of the inventory specialist

Cost: 3495 USD

Duration: 4 Days

Developing Purchasing Policies & SLAs - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:06:12 +04

Day 1
The strategic role of purchasing
· Purchasing terms and definitions
· Evolution of purchasing into a strategic function
· Purchasing relationships within the organization
· Purchasing process
· Ethical principles governing the purchasing function

Day 2
Using an appropriate writing style
· Writing in an impersonal style
· Organizing paragraphs and sentences
· Writing applications
· Simple language
· Specific language
· Positive language
· Using active verbs
· Applying easy and effective grammatical rules
· Gunning fog index for writing complexity

Day 3
Writing purchasing policies
· Purchasing policies: what are they and why do we need them?
· Guidelines for writing purchasing policies
· Purchasing policy scope
· Policy contents and exclusions
· Developing purchasing policies - practical application

Day 4
Designing purchasing processes and procedures
· Defining processes and procedures
· Considerations in developing processes and procedures
· Process development
                > Artistic processes
                > Scientific processes
· Process hierarchy
                > Abstract processes
                > Strategic processes
                > Operational processes
· Measuring and improving process performance
· Rules governing the use of flowchart symbols
· Mapping your processes using swim lane flowcharts
· Writing detailed procedures to support process maps

Day 5
Developing service level agreements
· The role of SLAs
· Understanding departmental inter-dependencies
· Principles for developing SLAs that add real value
· Typical SLA table of contents
· Writing SLA practical applications
· Service level management
                > Internal SLAs
                > External SLAs
· Measuring the purchasing function performance against SLAs

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days