Supply Chain Management Certification

1. Supply Chain Introduction

• Supply Chain Management Definition
• The relation between modern business and supply chains
• Supply chain from different perspectives
• Managing of Supply chain conflicts
• Integration of supply chain management

2. Forecasting and Demand Planning

• Importance of forecasting in supply chain
• Types and methods of forecasting
• Sources of demand
• Different time horizons for planning
• S&OP, MRP, master scheduling, and business planning
• KPIs of forecasting and demand planning

3. Procurement & Supply Management

• Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Purchasing
• Supplier Classification techniques
• Procurement and Tendering Processes
• Pre-qualifications of suppliers
• Different techniques of supplier selection
• Types of procurement contracts
• Supplier Performance Metrics &(KPI) For Procurement

4. Production Management

• How production affects the supply chain
• Production activity control
• Capacity management of the production process
• Methods of production improvement.
• Quality-related tactics (lean, Six Sigma, TQM, and TOC)
• Quality Control and Quality Assurance

5. Inventory Control and Costing

• Inventory impacts in financial statements
• Inventory categories and types
• Safety stock, reorder point, and inventory levels.
• Techniques for managing orders (quantities, systems, and timing)
• The cost of the inventory and its financial valuation
• Techniques of controlling the inventory items
• KPIs of the inventory management

6. Warehousing and Materials Handling

• Making a selection between the means of transportation “Land, Air, and Sea”
• Space utilization & Layout Design for Warehouses
• Material handling equipment and tools
• Selection techniques of warehouses location
• Distribution centers management
• Warehousing Performance and KPIs

7. Logistics Management

• Making a selection between the means of transportation “Land, Air, and Sea”
• Managing Liner and chartering logistics
• The principal techniques used in door-to-door freight forwarding are by air and sea.
• International commercial terms (INCO terms)
• Customs processes and HS code
• Logistics documents types
• LPIs and KPIs of logistics processes

8. Supply Chain Functions by using Excel

• Forecasting
• Planing
• Procurement Management
• Inventory Management

After the completion of the Supply Chain Management Certification; Participants will be able to:

• Apply operation processes from business perspectives
• Create a complete supply chain business processes
• Apply the main processes of end to end supply chain
• Integrate all activities of the supply chain to be harmonized smoothly
• The link between market demand and supply activities
• List the effects of the factors on customer satisfaction and resource utilization
• Apply different strategies to achieve a demand-supply balance
• Assess the performance measurements and KPIs of all supply chain activities

• Senior and executive level team members with a stake in the supply chain.
• All are connected to supply chain procedures and have an impact on the company.
• logistics management and teams of planning, procurement, warehousing, operation