Logistics & Transportation Management
28-10-2024 - 01-11-2024 | 3300 | Abu Dhabi |
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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
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
All business professionals who work in purchasing, procurement, stock control, warehousing and materials management would find this seminar extremely beneficial.
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
A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:
This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.
Daily Course Timings:
08:00 - 08:20 Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00 First Session
10:00 - 10:20 Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20 Second Session
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00 Last Session