AB CONSULTING :Operations Management::Basics of Supply Chain Management

Objective	Profile	prerequisite	Program	Dates

- Understand the role, objectives, and responsibilities of materials management. - Describe basic forecasting principles and techniques - Understand the function of production planning and master scheduling. - Explain the role of material requirements planning in the planning process. - Describe the objectives of capacity management & how it relates to priority planning. - Describe the purpose of inventory and the objectives of inventory management - Dene purchasing, purchasing objectives, and the purchasing cycle - Describe the Just-in-Time (JIT) process. - Demonstrate how total quality management (TQM) can reduce lot size, lead time, and work-inprocess. -Supply Chain directors, operations directors. -Managers who want stimulating the productivity and collaboration -Editors, engineers, teachers and consultants in Supply Chain Management or in operations Management - Good english communication skills. Cycle 1 : 2 Days I. Business-wide Concepts This section of the outline covers basic business-wide concepts, including the various production environments used for the transformation process and _nancial fundamentals. Also in this section, three of the more common companywide management approaches (MRP II, JIT, and TQM) are presented together with their interrelationships. A. Elements of the Supply Chain B. Operating Environments C. Financial Fundamentals D. Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) E. Just-in-Time (JIT) F. Total Quality Management (TQM) II. Demand Planning This section covers demand planning, including a basic understanding of markets and customer expectations, the de_nition of value, and a fundamental overview of demand forecasting. A. Marketplace-Driven B. Customer Expectations and Definition of Value C. Customer Relationships D. Demand Management Cycle 2 : 3 Days III. Transformation of Demand into Supply This section includes design, management, and control of the transformation process itself. The _rst part of this section includes the design of products, processes, and information systems used for planning. The rest of the section includes fundamentals of planning systems, execution controls, and performance measures. A. Design B. Capacity Management C. Planning D. Execution and Control E. Performance Measurements IV. Supply This section is devoted to supply issues. These include the concepts of inventory, purchasing, and physical distribution. A. Inventory B. Purchasing C. Physical Distribution System Please contact us