Developing Logistics Awareness
Purpose:
Developing Logistics Awareness is designed to support all those involved in logistics to improve their understanding of the total Supply Chain.
Objectives:
At the end of the programme the delegates will have an understanding of the following:
The history and development of logistics
The importance of customer service
The key elements of the supply chain
Managing trade-offs/conflicts in the supply chain
The various approaches to purchasing from adversarial through to partnership
The key methods of manufacturing
Operating methods including DRP, MRP, LRP, JIT, Fast Response
Forecasting methods and their applications
Key aspects of inventory management
Developments in delivering world class logistics
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