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) |