The candidates will learn by active participation during the course through the presentation of course material, exercises, training videos and discussions of “real life” issues in their organizations. Effective management of the flow of materials throughout an organization’s supply chain is of critical importance. In this course 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

By the end of this course delegates 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 training session 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

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.