Course content includes the following areas:
- Supply chain flow, elements
- Just-in-Time (JIT)
- Total Quality Management
- Manufacturing resource planning
- Demand planning/capacity management
- Sales/operations planning
- Master scheduling
- Measuring business performance
- Techniques and practices of inventory management
- Mechanics of detailed material planning processes
- Planning procurement and external supply sources
- Prioritizing to sequencing work
- Executing plans and implementing controls
- Push to pull system
- Evaluating performance/providing feedback
- Competitive market issues
- Choices affecting facilities, supply chain, information technology and organizational design
- Configuring and integrating internal processes
Training provided by the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Institute: