Certified Logistics and Supply Chain Professional Course outline


Course Outline
 

 

Introduction to Logistics

  • Concepts of Logistics
  • Elements of Logistics
  • P’s and R’s of Logistics
  • Forms of Logistics Management
  • Logistics Processes
  • Logistics Intermediaries
  • Logistics Issues and Challenges
  • Integration with Other Business Processes
  • Integrated Logistics

Supply Chain Management

  • Supply Chain Basics
  • SCM Evolution
  • Supply Chain Strategy
  • Demand Management
  • Demand Forecasting
  • The Bullwhip Effect
  • SCOR Model
  • Global Supply Chain Management
  • Agile Supply Chain
  • Lean Supply Chain

Freight Management

  • Freight Logistics Strategy
  • Central Place Theory
  • Impact of Product Characteristics
  • Unit Load Concept
  • Freight Transportation and Modes
  • Freight Pricing
  • Reducing Freight Costs

Materials Planning

  • Materials Planning
  • Material Classification
  • Materials Planning Principles
  • Materials Planning and Forecasting Techniques
  • MRP (Material Requirements Planning)
  • Other Planning Techniques (VMI,QR,CRP, etc)

Warehousing

  • Introduction to Warehousing
  • Types of Warehouses
  • Warehouse Management System (WMS)
  • Warehouse Operating Principles
  • Warehouse Design
  • Warehouse Location
  • Warehouse Layout
  • Qualitative Factor Rating Method
  • Planning Warehouse Distribution
  • Cross-Docking
  • Stock Keeping and Accounting
  • Material Handling Systems
  • Containerization
  • Automatic Warehousing

Inventory Management

  • Inventory Management Basics
  • Inventory Classification
  • Inventory Management Models
  • Economic Order Quantity( EOQ)
  • ABC Inventory Planning
  • XYZ Analysis
  • Lead Time Management

Logistics and SCM Theories

  • Systems Approach
  • Resource-Based View Theory
  • Knowledge-based view (KBV)
  • Strategic Choice theory (SCT)
  • Principle Agency theory (PAT)
  • Systems theory (ST)
  • Transaction Cost Economics
  • Game Theory
  • Available-to-promise (ATP)
  • Theory of Constraints

Logistics Network Planning

  • What is Logistics Network Design
  • Design Issue and Data
  • Logistics Design
  • Logistics Planning
  • Logistics Costing
  • International Logistics
  • International Transaction Channels
  • International Distribution Channel

Supply Chain Design and Analysis

  • Deterministic Analytical Models
  • Stochastic Analytical Models
  • Economic Models
  • Simulation Models
  • Supply Chain Process View
  • Supply Chain Segmentation
  • Aggregate Planning
  • Planning Strategies
  • SCM Costing
  • Activity-based costing (ABC)
  • Target Costing
  • Sustainable SCM
  • Supply Chain Risk Management

Tools and Techniques for Logistics and SCM

  • CPM/PERT
  • Operations Research
  • Linear Programming
  • MRP and MRP II
  • ERP
  • JIT
  • Reports
  • Barcoding and Mobile Systems

Quality Management

  • Quality Basics
  • Service Quality
  • Quality Management Methods
  • Base Lining
  • Benchmarking
  • Value Analysis (VA/NVA)
  • TQM
  • PDCA
  • Six Sigma
  • Lean
  • 5S
  • Cause-and-Effect Diagram

Future Developments

  • E-Commerce
  • E-procurement
  • Big Data
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Automation and AI
  • Warehouse Automation

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