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SVA Course Curriculum - Implementing Lean Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management, Vendor Managed Inventory, Lean Manufacturing, Just-in-time production all has a common goal, to improve over all lead-time and to be more responsive to customer demand fluctuations. They all attempt to improve customer service by eliminating waste from the system in all of its forms.
Lean Supply Chain Managements fundamental core is built on the same premise of waste reduction. Where Lean Supply Chain Management differs is that it extends out to all suppliers and out to the customers. Lean Supply Chain Managements goal is to dramatically improve the entire supply chain from your Customers Customer to your Suppliers Supplier. To achieve excellence in Lean Supply Chain Management it requires a high level of cooperation throughout the entire supply chain. All members of the supply chain must work together to manage and control cost and to achieve profitability for all members.
Participants in this course will learn all the key concepts of Lean Supply Chain Management; they will be able to develop a Lean Supply Chain Implementation plan. They will understand the connection between customers and suppliers and the extent of information required to meet all the goals of Lean Supply Chain Management. There will be a focus on the following:
- Introduction and Evolution of Lean Supply Chain Management
- Basics and Fundamentals of Lean Supply Chain Management
- The use of all the tools in Lean Supply Chain Management
- The development of new Lean Supply Chain measurements
- How to develop the link between the customer and the demand management functions of a company
- How to develop a Lean Supply Chain Management Implementation Plan
This course is dynamic and interactive; it contains many case studies and will challenge the participant with many comprehensive exercises. The design of this course leads to a concentration on the entire supply chain. The course teaches that the management of customer demand and how this demand is managed along with the management of the supplier base is key to Lean Supply Chain Management Excellence.
What You Will Achieve:
- In depth understanding of key strategies for achieving Lean Supply Chain Excellence
- How to apply advance concepts to manage demand and supply fluctuations and uncertainties, throughout the supply chain.
- An understanding of the technology required for successful Lean Supply Chain Management, special attention will be paid to Supply Chain Portal use and how to implement this technology.
- How to develop and apply key performance indicators for measuring the success of your Lean Supply Chain Program
What You Will Learn:
- Key Strategies - for the management of Supply and Demand fluctuations and uncertainties, and the Lean tools required to reduce the risk throughout the Supply Chain.
- Organization changes - required to operate in an effective Lean Supply Chain environment, special attention will be paid to the new roles of purchasing and production control and how to develop and effective demand management department.
- Strategies for Demand and Forecast Management - how to manage the every changing requirements of the customer and mitigate the impact on the entire supply chain.
- Super Measurements - the key indicators and measurements when operating in a lean environment need to change, learn how to develop and implement these new measurements.
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