Logistics & Transportation Management

Effective management of the flow of materials throughout an organization’s supply chain is of critical importance. In this programme you will learn how to:

• Utilize modern purchasing management techniques
• Sharpen your negotiation skills
• Manage inventories in a more productive manner
• Improve control over warehouse and transportation operations

Course Objectives

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Examine the most effective purchasing practices
• Learn new trends in supplier management
• Gain greater insight into the negotiation process
• Study the use of negotiation techniques
• Develop a strategy to better manage inventories
• Examine inventory reduction techniques
• Explore new methods and technologies in warehousing
• Analyze the function of transportation management

Course Outline

Managing the Purchasing Function

• The 10 steps of purchasing
• Buyer skills development
• Objectives of supply chain management
• Supplier location and selection
• Types of contracts and purchase orders
• Supplier management
• Quality assurance
• Remedies for non-performance

Negotiation Skills Development

• Foundations of successful negotiations
• Overcoming difficulties in negotiations
• The impact of ethics
• Sharpening your skills
• Establishing negotiating goals
• Effective negotiating strategies
• Effective negotiating techniques
• Moving from confrontation to cooperation

Inventory Management

• Inventory management systems
• Establishing inventory levels
• Supplier managed inventory
• Consignment inventory
• Just in time inventory management
• Obtaining the benefits of standardization
• Utilizing ABC analysis
• Inventory management effectiveness measures

Managing Warehouse Operations

• Warehouse functions
• Utilizing warehouse systems
• Warehouse layout
• Inventory accuracy and cycle counting
• Bar coding identification systems
• Radio frequency identification systems
• Improving warehousing productivity
• Overcoming barriers to performance

Managing Transportation Operations

• Correct application of Incoterms
• Air carrier selection criteria
• Ocean carrier selection criteria
• Obtaining insurance coverage
• Managing truck delivery operations
• Utilizing modern tracking technology
• Effective use of consolidation
• Measuring transportation performance

Course Methodology

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation