This great Program provides tuition on the wide range of activities involved in modern logistics, materials handling and supply chain management, including: physical distribution, materials management, transportation, facilitating, customer service, procurement, order processing, purchasing, warehousing, inventory control, order picking and marshalling, packing and dispatch and logistics project management.
The Program focuses on planning, organising and controlling Logistics, Materials & Supply Chain Management activities - key elements for successful management in any enterprise - and it covers strategic planning and decision-making as an important part of the management process. The Program is ideal for managers and personnel of all levels who are involved in logistics activities or in ensuring that products and services are made available to customers (or clients or intended recipients) at the time and place, and in the condition and form desired, in an efficient, profitable and cost-effective way. It also includes special and unique sections on Reverse Logistics, and on Humanitarian, Aid & Disaster Relief Logistics.
Course Outline:
Module 1: Background to Logistics and Supply Chains
Module 2: Strategy Formulation
Module 3: Relationship between Marketing and Logistics
Module 4: Products
Module 5: Sourcing and Procurement
Module 6: Receipt and Storage of Stock/Inventory
Module 7: Stock/Inventory Control, Order Processing and Issuing
Module 8: Transportation
Module 9: Operations Management
Module 10: Lean logistics and Supply Chain Management
Module 11: Facility Location
Module 12- Project Management