Supply Chain

"The real challenge is to improve the capabilities across supply chains significantly in order to drive out cost and realise revenue benefits – fast."
John Gattorna.

LLA offers three levels of supply chain management programmes - Essentials, Intermediate and Advanced - please see below for information:

 

Essentials Courses

Aimed at: People new to the logistics sector; people working in other areas who need to understand the supply chain and how it fits the objectives of the business.

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ESSENTIAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Summary: Process analysis; Best practice building blocks; Performance measurement; Improvement opportunities; Road maps for Improvement.
 

Intermediate Courses

Aimed at: Supervisors and Managers responsible for the day-to-day activities of supply chain operations; Managers of other departments who require a more in-depth knowledge of how the supply chain operations work.

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SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
Summary: Supply chain fundamentals; Supply chain environment, Operation of the supply chain, Supply chain performance.
 

Advanced Courses

Aimed at: Managers with responsibility for planning supply chain and logistics activities in the medium term.

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ADVANCED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Summary: The supply chain; Supply chain planning; Supply chain operations; Supply chain improvement.

ADVANCED SUPPLY CHAIN FLOW PLANNING

Summary: How to manage the flow of products through the supply chain incorporating planning inventory flows, supply and demand planning; Collaboration.

ADVANCED SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK PLANNING

Summary: Planning the downstream end of the supply chain, putting in place the right balance of facilities and transport to ensure the efficient and effective flow of inventory to meet customer demand.

ADVANCED RETAIL LOGISTICS

Summary: Retail strategy and networking; related inventory and warehouse issues; Impact of globalisation on the retail supply chain; Implications of e-Retailing.

AUDITING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

Summary: Why pay to have your supply chain audited, when you can develop your team to complete it in-house. General principles; Conducting an external audit; Conducting an internal audit; Auditing costs; Auditing quality of service; Auditing resource utilisation; Auditing the planning process; Auditing data flows.

LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN

Summary: No longer just applicable to the manufacturing process, the Lean Supply Chain Master Class examines the supply chain time line from the moment the customer gives an order to the point when the company receives payment, looking at minimising that time line by removing the non-value added wastes.
 

Open Course - Intermediate Level

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MANAGING SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS
Summary: Supply chain fundamentals; Supply chain environment; Operation of the Supply Chain; Supply chain performance; Concepts and practices of supply chain management; Supply chain mapping; Processes identification; Cost to serve; a range of pertinent supply chain audit techniques