CLSCMP Course in Singapore

• Understanding logistics and supply chain • Evolution of the supply chain concept • Defining logistics and supply chain • Extended supply chain • Supply chain/ logistics integration • Linkages in logistics and supply chain • Decisions in logistics and supply chain • Prevailing practices in logistics and supply chain

Goals of logistics • Functions of logistics • Business processes impacted by logistics • Reverse logistics • Logistics decision hierarchy • Value chain • Demand chain • Value creation through the supply chain • Value-added services in the supply chain • The strategic importance of logistics and supply chain in improving the profitability of businesses

• Inventory functions • Inventory as a buffer • Reasons for carrying inventory • Inventory related costs • Inventory and customer service • Approaches to managing inventory • Risk pooling in inventory management • Inventory control techniques • Bullwhip effect • Modern inventory control tools • Materials Requirements Planning MRP I • Manufacturing resources planning MRP II • Distribution requirement planning • Just in time system • Vendor managed inventory • Different types of warehouses • Functions of warehouses • Warehouse consolidation and break bulk • Strategic functions of warehouses • Strategic materials and inventory management

• Economic order quantity • Just-in-time procurement • Vendor managed inventory • Online procurement • E-procurement • Reverses auction • Strategic sourcing • Major trends in procurement • Innovative procurement methods • Importance of procurement in lean manufacturing • Procurement risks management • Difference between purchasing/procurement • Just-in-time procurement (JIT) • Vendor managed inventory • Contribution of procurement in adding value to an organisation • Strategic sourcing • Procurement strategies • The link between corporate, business level and procurement strategies • How external factors affect business and procurement

• Distribution channels and logistics • Flows in the distribution channel • Channel strategy • Channel length • Channel breadth • Channel members • Distribution centres • Distribution centre site selection • Transportation infrastructure • Cargo movement by sea, air, and roadways • Freight management • Factors influencing freight cost • Transportation network • Point-to-point network • Transshipment points nodal network • Hub and spoke network • Milk run • Containerisation • Third-party logistics

• Importance of capacity and network planning • Role of network design • Strategic factors in network design • Operational and tactical factors in network and capacity planning • Steps in the network design process • Facility location and capacity allocation

• International trade drivers • International sourcing • Direct vs. Indirect exporting • The STEEPLE framework • Managing exchange rate risk • Importance of documentation in logistics • Importance of incoterms • The strategic importance of HS codes • Invoice, packing list, bill of lading, insurance, certificate of origin • Transport documents used in air, road and sea transports • Practical scenarios and issues during logistics processes • Payment mechanisms included in international transactions • Letter of credit • Export options defined • The strategic importance of incoterms and LCs in EXIM procedures • Alliances and outsourcing • Global supply chain and logistics • Strategic issues in global logistics • Importance of packaging in logistics