The Essentials of Lean Supply Chain Management

Training Objective:

• Applying core methodologies used in supply chain modeling and analysis. 
• Understanding the fundamental of modeling to make trade-offs between forecasting, inventory, and transportation. 
• Designing supply chain networks as well as financial and information flows. 
• Comprehending how supply chains act as systems and interact. 
• Functions of how technology is used within supply chains from fundamentals to packaged software systems. 
• End to end supply chain management essentials. 

Course Outline:

Day-1: The essentials of Lean Supply Chain and Strategic Negotiation

• Introducing the Lean end-to-end Supply Chain and its components
• Stakeholders need analysis
• Analysing suppliers need
• The Golden Bridge rule of Negotiation
• Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement
• Zone of Possible Agreement

Day-2: The essentials of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Management

• The Right R of Strategic Sourcing
• Supply-Demand Planning
• Materials management
• Demand Forecasting

Day-3: The essentials of Lean Procurement and Supplier Management

• Procurement strategic quadrants
• Procurement and Supplier categories
• Spend analysis
• Classic supplier performance KPAs
• ABC Analysis

Day-4: Lean Supply Chian Enablement

• Inbound and Outbound Logistics essentials
• Supply Chain Network Design
• Supply Chain Governance
• Supply Chain and Business Strategy