Effective Purchasing and Inventory Management

29-04-2024 - 03-05-2024 3300 أبوظبي

 

Course Introduction:

 

Inventory Management Techniques is an intensive course for those who want to understand and implement the essential tools for managing inventory in the supply chain. Participants are shown how to evaluate procedures and make needed changes to methods to improve customer service whilst achieving reductions in inventory; eliminate wasteful costs; avoid internal problems that limit performance; obtain added for money.

 

Course Objectives:

 

At the end of the course participants will be able to:

·         To give knowledge of effective inventory operations in the supply chain

·         To enable analysis & examination of current operations

·         To make organizational improvement

 

 

Who Should Attend?

 

·         Those new to managing inventory

·         Those non inventory people who need to gain an awareness of the issues and key drivers of stock control operations

·         Inventory, Stock, Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehouse and Distribution Supervisors/Managers

·         Owners, operators and Directors of companies who hold stock and inventory

 

 

Course Outline:

 

The Supply Chain

The Supply chain definitions, history and key aspects

·         Definitions

·         History and development

·         Key aspects

·         Benefits of supply chain approach

 

Relationship and material flows in the chain

·         Integrating the supply chain

·         Lead-times

·         Customer service

·         Adding value

·         Tradeoffs

·         Power of information

·         Sharing and collaboration in the supply chain

 

Product & Stock

Product Classification

·         Supply/demand variables

·         Dependant and independent demand

·         Patterns of demand

·         ABC Analysis or the 80/20 rule

·         Product coding

 

Inventory costs and service

·         Why hold stock

·         Inventory costs

·         Service levels from inventory

·         Cost/service trade offs

·         Understanding Lead time

·         Lead time variability and uncertainty

·         Inventory and statistics

 

Replenishments Methods

How much stock should be held?

·         Stock time curve

·         Determining the Reorder level

·         Determining the Reorder point

·         Carrying safety stock

·         Fixed and variable time periods

·         Fixed and variable order quantities

 

Replenishment methods for independent demand

·         When to order

·         How much to order

·         Economic order quantities

·         Two bin methods

·         Minimum – maximum methods

·         Comparing continuous review and periodic review methods

 

Other Replenishment methods

·         When to order for dependant demand

·         How much to order for dependent demand

·         Materials planning (MRP and MRPII)

·         For spare parts

 

Forecasting & Stock Control

·         Demand Forecasting

·         Sales forecasts

·         Statistical forecasts

·         When forecasting is easier

·         When forecasting is harder

 

Stock Coding

The method by which stock is coded is important in the overall management process, this session will examine:

·         Different methods

·         Understanding of all involved

·         Checklists to help on deciding the best option

 

Stock Recording

This session looks at stock recording, a critical aspect of stock control and if done incorrectly is the source of many subsequent errors

·         Separation of powers

·         Legal issues

·         How do we get inaccuracies?

 

Stock Checking

Much time can be spent on this activity, but there are methods to both minimize the time and at the same time increase checking accuracy. This session examines such aspects

·         Role and Responsibility

·         Requirements

·         Job Descriptions

·         Authority levels

·         Tolerances and approvals

·         The programmed

·         Options

·         Reconciliation’s/discrepancies

 

Improvements

Model for planning inventory

·         Managing inventory by value and by volume

·         Questions to ask about inventory

·         Model for inventory planning

·         What To Implement Now

 

 

 

Course Methodology:

 

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

·         (30%) Based on Case Studies

·         (30%) Techniques 

·         (30%) Role Play

·         (10%) Concepts

·         Pre-test and Post-test

·         Variety of Learning Methods

·         Lectures

·         Case Studies and Self Questionaires

·         Group Work

·         Discussion

·         Presentation

 

Course Fees:

 

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

 

Course Timings:

 

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

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