Logistics – Purchasing, Warehousing & Distribution

Professional Development Short-Courses

MLS International College is an approved centre for the Institute of Logistics and Transport.Therefore, the content and delivery of all the MLS Professional Development Short-Courses in Logistics are designed to meet the requirements of the Professional Body, as well as meeting the needs of each individual/group. For instance, some delegates may just be starting their careers, while others have greater experience, and are seeking to enhance their professional knowledge and skills.The short course can, therefore, be tailored to suit delegates’ needs, from beginner to expert level.

All short-courses are delivered through the medium of the English language, and care is taken to ensure that there is an appropriate match with the level of language skills of each group. Another feature of the MLS short courses is that they can be designed, subject to an agreed assessment plan, to provide specific credit points for modules within the units of study that make up full-time programmes at the College, should further study be undertaken at a later date.

The following is a brief overview of some of the short-course topics that can be tailored to the specific requirements of specialist practitioners and managers involved in the logistics function and related areas.


Introduction to Logistics

• The scope of logistics
• How supply-chains work – The Supply function
• Sales, Marketing and Customer Service
• Logistics Decision-Making
• Negotiation skills


Information Technology & the Logistics Function

• Administration and System
• Identifying information requirements
• Security and confidentiality of information
• Electronic data Interchange (EDI)
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Automatic identification of inventory / assets


Procurement

• Purchasing strategy- research, prices/costs, ethics
• Sourcing
• Purchasing – organisation, procedures, documentation and records
• Progress Monitoring & Control


Human Resource Management

• Warehouse Staff Matters
• Human Resource Management & the Logistics Function

Distribution – The Movement of People & Goods

• Transport & Movements
• Transport Characteristics
• Transport Costs
• Introduction to International Trade
• Transport Planning


Warehousing

• Warehouse Management
• Identification of Materials, Materials Handling &


Materials Accounting

• Storage and Mechanical Handling Equipment
• Warehouse & Store Processes
• Health & Safety and Environmental Issues


Production Planning & Inventory Management

• Production Planning & Control Techniques
• Inventory Management
• Stocktaking and Stock-checking - Stock Control Techniques



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