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/><br
/>It is also a sure leverage to get a good job if you need ;<br
/><br
/>GOAL: This training shall expose participants to the SAP ERP environment, gain better understanding of global best practice on SAP ERP Materials Management Procure - To - Pay (P2P) Business Process and Functionality with End User hands-on experience.<br
/><br
/><strong>COURSE OUTLINE</strong><br
/><br
/><br
/>INTRODUCTION &amp; SAP GUI NAVIGATION<ul><li>Navigation</li><li>SAP ERP System Wide Concept</li><li>SAP System Landscape</li></ul><br
/>SAP ERP PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW<ul><li>Explain Organizational Structure for Procurement Process (Company Code, Plant , Purchasing Organization and Purchasing Group etc.).</li><li>Explain Functionality of Master Record (Material, Vendor Master Records and Purchasing Info Record).</li><li>Explain Functionality of Material Types</li><li>Explain Functionality of Material Group</li><li>Explain Functionality of Document Types and Item Categories</li><li>Explain Functionality of Source List and Automatic Source Determination.</li></ul><br
/>PURCHASING PROCESS<ul><li>How to Create/Change/Display Purchase Requisition</li><li>Approval Process for&nbsp;Purchase Requisition (Individual and Collective Methods)</li><li>How to Create/Change/Display Request for Quotation</li><li>How to Create/Change/Display Purchase Order</li></ul><br
/>HOW TO PROCESS CONSUMABLE MATERIALS<ul><li>Materials without Master Records (Case Scenario)</li><li>Materials with Master Records but not subject to Inventory (Case Scenario)</li><li>Materials with Master Records but Subject to Inventory on Quantity (Case Scenario)</li></ul><br
/>INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PROCESS<ul><li>How to Create and Post Goods Receipt</li><li>How to Carryout Transfer Posting and Goods Issue</li><li>How to Create and Post Goods Issue</li><li>How to Check Stock Overview</li></ul><br
/>LOGISTICS INVOICE VERIFICATION PROCESS<ul><li>How to Create and Post Logistics Invoice Verification.</li><li>How to Release Blocked Invoice.</li></ul><br
/>STANDARD REPORTS<p>Cost: 60000 NGN</p><p>Duration: 2 Days</p>					]]>				  </description>				  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:46:36 +04</pubDate>				</item> 								<item><title><![CDATA[SAP ERP MM (Materials Management) Consultant   - Zocode Limited , Abuja, Lagos,Nigeria ]]></title><link>https://courses.laimoon.com/course/part-time-sap-erp-mm-materials-management-consultant-zocode-limited/online</link>				  <description>				  <![CDATA[						SAP ERP Material Management Consultants are highly paid professionals with domain experience in Purchasing, procurement, supplychain etc.<br
/><br
/>The business world is changing drastically with the use of technology. SAP ERP Materials Management Skill is highly recommended for practitioners in procurement, purchasing or supplychain to remain relevant on their jobs or take advantage of new opportunities.<br
/><br
/>It is also a sure leverage to get a good job if you need ;<br
/><br
/><br
/><strong>Our Course Outline is tailored according to the SAP Certification Exam Syllabus</strong><br
/>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>YOU WILL LEARN:</strong><br
/>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>INTRODUCTION &amp; SAP GUI NAVIGATION</strong><ul><li>Navigation</li><li>SAP ERP System Wide Concept</li><li>SAP System Landscape</li></ul>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>PROCUREMENT PROCESS (Standard and Special Business Processes)</strong><ul><li>Purchase Requisition</li><li>Purchase Order</li><li>Stock Transfer Order</li><li>Request for Quotation/Vendor Quotation</li><li>Consignment</li><li>Subcontracting etc.</li></ul>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>MATERIAL MANAGEMENT MASTER DATA (Functionality and Customization)</strong><ul><li>Material Type</li><li>Material Groups</li><li>Industry Sector</li><li>Material Master Data</li><li>Vendor Master Data</li><li>Purchasing Info Record</li><li>Source List</li></ul>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>MATERIAL MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISE STRUCTURE (Design &amp; Customization)</strong><ul><li>Company Code</li><li>Plant</li><li>Storage Location</li><li>Purchasing Organization</li><li>Purchasing Group</li></ul>&nbsp;<strong>PURCHASING DOCUMENT TYPES &amp; ITEM CATEGORIES (Functionality and Customization)</strong>&nbsp;<br
/><br
/><strong>APPROVAL PROCESS - Release Procedure (Modeling, Customization and Business Process)</strong>&nbsp;<br
/><br
/><strong>EXTERNAL SERVICE AND SERVICE ENTRY SHEET (Processing and Configuration)</strong>&nbsp;<br
/><br
/><strong>INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (Customization and Business Process)</strong><ul><li>Goods Movement (Goods Receipt, Issue, Transfer Posting &amp; Stock Transfers, Reservation, Returns and Initial Stock Entries).</li></ul>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>PHYSICAL INVENTORY (Customization and Business Process)</strong>&nbsp;<br
/><br
/><strong>LOGISTICS INVOICE VERIFICATION (Customization and Business Processes)</strong><ul><li>Invoice Blocks, Subsequent Debits/Credits, Tolerances and Special Settings for LIV.</li><li>Unplanned Delivery Cost.</li></ul>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>AUTOMATIC BLOCKING &amp; RELEASE OF INVOICE (Customization &amp; Business Process)</strong>&nbsp;<br
/><br
/><strong>PRICING SCHEMA MODELING AND DETERMINATION (Modeling and Customization)</strong><ul><li>Condition Type.</li><li>Access Sequence</li><li>Pricing Schema</li><li>Price Determination</li></ul>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>VALUATION AND AUTOMATIC ACCOUNT DETERMINATION (Functionality and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Customization)</strong>&nbsp;<br
/><br
/><strong>MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLANNING</strong><ul><li>Set up MRP Parameters in Configuration and Application sides</li></ul>&nbsp;<br
/><strong>SAP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT OVERVIEW</strong>&nbsp;<br
/><br
/><br
/>&nbsp;<p>Cost: 400000 NGN</p><p>Duration: 8 Days</p>					]]>				  </description>				  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:13:27 +04</pubDate>				</item> 								<item><title><![CDATA[Vendor Relations & Supplier Management  - Convertas , Dubai,Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, London,United Kingdom,Malaysia,Turkey,United Arab Emirates ]]></title><link>https://courses.laimoon.com/course/five-days-vendor-relations-supplier-management-convertas/online</link>				  <description>				  <![CDATA[						<strong>Day One: Vendor validation process</strong><ul><li>Words of wisdom on managing vendor relationships</li><li>Sources for gathering information</li><li>Vendor status</li><li>Prequalification questionnaires</li><li>Vendor risk assessments</li><li>Sustainable vendor relations</li><li>Triple bottom line<ul><li>Economic success</li><li>Social development</li><li>Environmental sustainability</li></ul></li></ul>&nbsp;<strong>Day Two: Vendor development and integration</strong><ul><li>Vendor development</li><li>Vendor diversity programs</li><li>Supplier certification</li><li>Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)</li><li>Partnering typologies</li></ul>&nbsp;<strong>Day Three: Managing vendor performance</strong><ul><li>Vendor performance objectives</li><li>Performance targets</li><li>Continuous improvement initiatives</li><li>Service level agreements</li></ul>&nbsp;<strong>Day Four: Go-to-market strategies</strong><ul><li>Purchasing strategy matrix</li><li>Six sourcing strategies<ul><li>Volume concentration</li><li>Best price evaluation</li><li>Global sourcing</li><li>Product specification improvement</li><li>Joint process improvement</li><li>Relationship restructuring</li></ul></li><li>Group buying and bulk pricing</li><li>Just-in-Time (JIT) buying</li></ul>&nbsp;<strong>Day Five: Soft skills and vendor relations etiquette</strong><ul><li>Effective communication as a pillar for success</li><li>Application of leadership and management skills in vendor relations</li><li>Cialdini's six powerful persuasion techniques<ul><li>Reciprocation technique</li><li>Authority technique</li><li>Social proof technique</li><li>Commitment technique</li><li>Liking technique</li></ul></li><li>Scarcity technique</li><li>Vendor relations etiquette</li><li>Communicating with foreign vendors</li></ul><p>Cost: 3995 USD</p><p>Duration: 5 Days</p>					]]>				  </description>				  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:16:00 +04</pubDate>				</item> 								<item><title><![CDATA[Tendering Process & Bid Management  - Convertas , Dubai,Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, London, Amsterdam,United Kingdom,Malaysia,Netherlands,Turkey,United Arab Emirates ]]></title><link>https://courses.laimoon.com/course/five-days-tendering-process-bid-management-convertas/online</link>				  <description>				  <![CDATA[						<strong>Day One: Overview of contracting and tendering</strong><ul><li>Definition of a contract</li><li>Stages in contracting<ul><li>Preparation and tendering</li><li>Award and administration</li></ul></li><li>Defining tendering</li><li>Purpose of tendering</li><li>Alternatives of tendering</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><strong>Day Two: Objectives of tendering</strong><ul><li>Tendering process</li><li>Contracting methods<ul><li>Competitive bidding</li><li>Competitive proposals</li><li>Reverse auction</li></ul></li></ul>&nbsp;<br><strong>Day Three: Tendering preparation</strong><ul><li>Identifying requirements</li><li>Setting scope of work</li><li>Planning the evaluation process</li><li>Identifying suppliers</li><li>Developing tender documents</li><li>Invitation to tender</li><li>Terms and conditions</li><li>Tender briefing</li><li>Receiving and opening bids</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><strong>Day Four: Commercial and financial consideration</strong><ul><li>Contract pricing, fixed price, cost plus</li><li>Unit price &amp; measured work</li><li>Special forms of contracting</li><li>Payment terms</li><li>Value for money</li><li>Whole life costing</li><li>Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT)</li><li>Contractor's strategy</li><li>Bid and no-bid decision</li></ul>&nbsp;<br><strong>Day Five: Tender evaluation and award</strong><ul><li>Evaluation process</li><li>Preliminary examination of bids</li><li>Detailed examination of bids</li><li>Rating scale</li><li>Scoring protocol</li><li>Compliance matrix</li><li>Technical bid scoring</li><li>Evaluation report</li><li>Awarding of contract</li><li>Post award conference</li><li>Debriefing unsuccessful bidders</li><li>Mistakes and protests</li></ul>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<p>Cost: 3995 USD</p><p>Duration: 5 Days</p>					]]>				  </description>				  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2018 13:01:54 +04</pubDate>				</item> 								<item><title><![CDATA[Developing Purchasing Policies & SLAs  - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom ]]></title><link>https://courses.laimoon.com/course/five-days-developing-purchasing-policies-slas-convertas/online</link>				  <description>				  <![CDATA[						<strong><em>Day 1</em><br
/>The strategic role of purchasing</strong><br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Purchasing terms and definitions<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Evolution of purchasing into a strategic function<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Purchasing relationships within the organization<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Purchasing process<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Ethical principles governing the purchasing function<br
/>&nbsp;<br
/><strong><em>Day 2</em><br
/>Using an appropriate writing style</strong><br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Writing in an impersonal style<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Organizing paragraphs and sentences<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Writing applications<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Simple language<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Specific language<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Positive language<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Using active verbs<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Applying easy and effective grammatical rules<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Gunning fog index for writing complexity<br
/>&nbsp;<br
/><strong><em>Day 3</em><br
/>Writing purchasing policies</strong><br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Purchasing policies: what are they and why do we need them?<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Guidelines for writing purchasing policies<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Purchasing policy scope<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Policy contents and exclusions<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Developing purchasing policies - practical application<br
/>&nbsp;<br
/><strong><em>Day 4</em><br
/>Designing purchasing processes and procedures</strong><br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Defining processes and procedures<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Considerations in developing processes and procedures<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Process development<br
/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &gt; Artistic processes<br
/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &gt; Scientific processes<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Process hierarchy<br
/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &gt; Abstract processes<br
/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &gt; Strategic processes<br
/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &gt; Operational processes<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Measuring and improving process performance<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Rules governing the use of flowchart symbols<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Mapping your processes using swim lane flowcharts<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Writing detailed procedures to support process maps<br
/>&nbsp;<br
/><strong><em>Day 5</em><br
/>Developing service level agreements</strong><br
/>&middot;&nbsp;The role of SLAs<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Understanding departmental inter-dependencies<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Principles for developing SLAs that add real value<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Typical SLA table of contents<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Writing SLA practical applications<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Service level management<br
/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &gt; Internal SLAs<br
/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &gt; External SLAs<br
/>&middot;&nbsp;Measuring the purchasing function performance against SLAs<p>Cost: 3995 USD</p><p>Duration: 5 Days</p>					]]>				  </description>				  <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:06:12 +04</pubDate>				</item> 								<item><title><![CDATA[Procurement Planning and Bid Management  - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom ]]></title><link>https://courses.laimoon.com/course/procurement-planning-and-bid-management/online</link>				  <description>				  <![CDATA[						<strong>Objective</strong><ul><li>Write strategic procurement objectives and initiatives to support long term directions</li><li>Arrange &#39;spend items&#39; into categories that support planning of go-to-market strategies</li><li>Apply demand forecasting techniques to improve planning of procurement activities</li><li>Generate vendor integration strategies to ensure supply security</li><li>Evaluate vendor bids in a scientific manner to support selection decision making</li></ul><strong>Outline</strong><br
/><em>Strategic procurement planning</em><ul><li>Setting procurement mission and objectives</li><li>Selection of improvement initiatives</li></ul>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Structure<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Systems<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Work streams<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Culture<ul><li>Performance measures and targets</li><li>Communication of procurement plan</li><li>Stakeholder engagement</li></ul><em>Spend category planning</em><ul><li>Spend category profiling</li><li>Spend impact analysis</li></ul>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Financial impact<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Vendor segmentation<ul><li>Market risk analysis</li></ul>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Value chain analysis<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - SWOT analysis<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Porter&#39;s five forces<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Risk heat maps<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - Vendor risk scores<ul><li>Category report consolidation</li></ul><br
/><em>Forecasting and demand planning</em><ul><li>The soft side of forecasting</li></ul>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - Tetlock&#39;s foxes and hedgehogs<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - Taleb&#39;s black swan<ul><li>Principles of demand planning</li><li>Quantitative forecasting techniques</li><li>Qualitative forecasting techniques</li></ul><br
/><em>Vendor integration</em><ul><li>Vendor prequalification process</li><li>Vendor prequalification criteria</li></ul>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - Legal criteria<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - Financial criteria<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - Technical criteria<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - Staff criteria<br
/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; - HSE criteria<ul><li>Service Level Agreements (SLAs)</li><li>Strategic partnering</li><li>Supplier diversity programs</li></ul><em>Bid evaluation and selection</em><ul><li>Bid management process</li><li>Bid evaluation criteria</li><li>Scoring systems and protocols</li><li>Selection and award</li><li>Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for complex purchases</li></ul><p>Cost: 3995 USD</p><p>Duration: 5 Days</p>					]]>				  </description>				  <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2017 23:00:24 +04</pubDate>				</item> 					</channel></rss>