Course Overview
In today’s highly competitive and fast-paced business environment, effective logistics and supply chain management play a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency, cost optimization, and customer satisfaction. Organizations are increasingly required to streamline their operations, improve inventory control, and enhance coordination across all functions to remain competitive and resilient.
This comprehensive 2-day training program is designed to provide participants with a solid foundation and practical understanding of logistics and end-to-end supply chain processes. It covers key concepts, strategies, and best practices across the entire value chain—from procurement, inventory management, warehousing, and distribution, to planning, forecasting, and risk management.
Participants will gain valuable insights into how different operational components are interconnected and how to optimize each stage for better performance. The program also emphasizes real-world applications, enabling participants to identify operational gaps, reduce risks, and implement effective solutions within their organizations.
In addition, this training highlights the importance of strategic sourcing, supplier management, and the role of reverse logistics in modern business operations. Participants will also be exposed to essential tools and techniques such as inventory strategies, forecasting methods, and performance measurement to support better decision-making.
By the end of the program, participants will be better equipped to improve operational efficiency, enhance logistics performance, and contribute to overall business success through informed and strategic practices.
Course Objectives
By the end of the 2 days program, the learning curve achieve will enable the following:-
- UNDERSTAND the basic principle of supply chain and logistics management
- DEVELOP knowledge of about key element of important process to enhanced supply chain and logistics operation
- DEVELOP knowledge and awareness of the important role of warehousing, sourcing, procuring, planning, expediting and contract management to enhanced supply chain and logistics operation.
- IDENTIFY and UNDERSTAND all key issue in the whole process of supply chain and logistics operation and takes step to eliminate and overcome the risks
Methodology
This training will involve the following area to enhance learning:
- Power point presentation
- Case studies & Brain storming session
- Discussion on subject of learning
- Facilitating by trainer to enhance understanding of subject matter
- Test on supply chain and logistics to evaluate participants understanding
Who Should Attend
This training program is highly recommended for those directly or indirectly involved in the area of logistics and supply chain management.
Course Content
Module 1 – Introduction to Total Supply Chain Management Concept
- Definition of Supply Chain
- Objective and purpose of Supply Chain Management
- Fundamental of Supply Chain
- Key types of Supply Chain Business Model
- Supply chain operation reference model (SCOR)
- Qualifiers and Winning Attributes
- Value chain creation
- Common Cause and Assigned causes analysis
- Integration Importance
- Internal and External Integration
Module 2 – Supply Chain Inventory Strategy to Improve Deliverable Logistics
- Push Strategies
- Pull Strategies
- Minimum stock and Safety stock calculation
- Key element of Lead time management and enhancement strategies
- Warehousing putaway strategies
- Location management strategy
- Picking strategies
- Cross docking for supply chain inventory effiencies
- Pareto analysis for inventory management
- Stock accuracy strategies
- FEFO versus FIFO strategies
- Stock valuation
- Inventory Turnover ratio and its importance
Module 3 – Distribution and Reverse Logistics
- Understanding the concept of 1PL, 2PL, 3PL and 4PL logistics
- Best practices in supply chain logistics
- What is Reverse Logistics
- Step toward effective Reverse Logistics Management
- Process flow for Reverse Logistics
- Selection of Incoterms and Transport mode
- What is Bill of Lading
- Type of Bill of Lading
- Customs Form for Import, Export, Inland movement and Bonded cargo
Module 4 – Enhancement of Supply Chain with effective Procurement and Sourcing Strategies
- Role of Procurement
- Strategic Sourcing and Tendering
- Supplier Selection and Off Boarding
- Key element of Supplier Management
- Expediting management
- Delivery Contract – Key element of contract and formatting
Module 5 – Planning and Forecasting
- Type of Forecasting method
- Forecasting measurement
- Key element of effective production planning
- Key element of effective production system
Module 6 – Risk Management
- Cycle of Operational risk management
- Pre emptive strategies
- Root cause analysis
