Logistics Management

The Supply function

Stock Control techniques

Stocktaking and stock checking

Inventory accounting

Inventory and handling operations

Systems and controls

Specification and coding

Applicable standards

Quality control and inspection

Acquisition methods

Obsolete, redundant and scrap stocks

Stock control policies

Measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the stores function

Human resource issues

Stores interface with the buying department

Integrated materials management

Skills for logistics managers and  team leaders

Purchasing and Supply Management

Introduction to purchasing

Purchasing in organisations

Purchasing procedures

eProcurement

eCatalogues

eAuctions

Reverse auction

Recording purchases

Purchasing manuals

Just In Time (JIT) purchasing

Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)

Spreadsheet applications within purchasing

Bar coding

eBusiness

Electronic data Interchange (EDI)

Definition of supplies

Classification of supplies

Logistics and supply chains

Storing supplies

Purpose of stores

Storage methods

Materials handling

Materials handling systems

Assessment of storage requirements

Stores layout

Identification of stock items

Inventory Management

Stocks and inventories

Stocks within an organisation

Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)

Models for known demand

Models for uncertain demand

Sources of information

Forecasting demand

Planning and stocks

Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)

Just IN Time (JIT)