Leaders Understanding and Improving Performance Where It Counts What is the Leaders Programme? Leaders is an action-oriented, practical programme which identifies the most vital supply chain improvements for each client organisation and then guides participants to implement specific actions in order to achieve measurable business benefits : Improving delivery, saving money, freeing up cash Why focus on? Competitive advantage can be created and sustained through supply chain improvement and optimisation. Greater flexibility and accuracy of response to customer requirements, eliminating waste of resources and effort and winning new business can all be achieved by developing supply chain management capability and processes. What About Qualifications? Participants who complete the required modules and related actions in their own organisation will qualify for either or both of the following Certificates of Professional Development (CPD) from the University of Strathclyde:- CPD in Diagnostics CPD in Improvement CPD in Leadership
Leaders Programme Overview Cluster 1 Module 1 Basics Modelling Build Your Own Action Plan Demand Diagnostics Diagnostics Leadership Leaders Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Materials Capacity Operations Improvement Improvement Module 5 Systems
Leaders Cluster One (2 days) Diagnostics An Introduction to Overview of the Operations Reference (SCOR) model Modelling in your own organisation Critical Performance Measures why and how! Assessing your supply chain practices Understanding what your customer wants from your supply chain performance Planning and prioritising improvements for your supply chain Cluster One Assignment The participant creates a prioritised supply chain improvement plan using the tools and techniques described in the modules to profile the performance and practices in their own organisation.
Leaders Module One (1 day) Demand Practical Forecast Overview of Sales and Operations Planning Master Production Scheduling Techniques for improving speed of response to customer requirements Module Two (1.5 days) Materials Inventory Techniques Using a Bill of Materials (BOM) effectively Inventory Classification Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) Effective set-up and use of materials data and records (EOQ etc.) Vendor selection and management Make/buy methods for selecting who does what and where Technologies for stock tracking and warehouse management (RFiD etc.)
Leaders Module Three (0.5 day) Capacity Managing the output from your assets loading, balancing and scheduling techniques to achieve delivery performance at the right price Module Four (1.5 days) Operations Understanding push and pull systems Lean supply chain concepts and practices Just-in-Time manufacturing as hard as it sounds? Applying the concepts of Kanban & optimum production technology (OPT) Visual management (inc. 5S) as a supply chain improvement enabler Module Five (1.5 day) Systems Overview of available supply chain management systems SCM systems for making management decisions benefits and limitations Implementation of an ERP system