Offering Training
Advanced Inventory Management
DESCRIPTION
Advanced Inventory Management will simplify the mystique of inventory management, It removes the  uncertainty that most inventory managers have between meeting customer  expectation while at the same time optimising inventory levels to please stakeholders. Thanks to global sourcing, companies are pressured with shorter lead times, more variable factors and higher carrying costs. To keep costs down, companies need to accurately predict their inventory demands and improve processes to meet monetary and time concerns. The trend now is to hinge on multi-leveled inventory solutions such as the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) that takes care of all parts of the business from purchasing of parts, maintaining of inventories, provision of customer service to tracking of orders to satisfy customers.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is aimed at those with a medium or higher level of inventory experience, these roles might include: Inventory Managers Inventory Controllers Purchasing Procurement Mangers Buyers Managing Directors of Smaller Companies who want an understanding of inventory Warehouse Managers Logistic Managers Supply Chain Managers
OBJECTIVES
By attending this powerful and practical 3-day course, you’ll learn how to: Gather valuable sources of information and enhance your forecasting process Determine which inventory management system works best for your organisation Eliminate dead stock and get slow-moving inventory out the door Keep inventory management costs down and find out why effective logistics management is vital to the company’s competitive advantage Quickly and easily forecast your company’s needs better and keep inventory to a minimum Create a cycle-counting programme that could eliminate your annual inventory Improve operations’ efficiency, reduce waste and meet the challenges of global competition Return to your place of work with an action plan you can implement
SUMMARY OUTLINE
1.      Definition, scope and context of inventory management Understanding what inventory management is within the organisational context and understanding the benefits of managing inventory. • Inventory Management in the organisational context • The goal :Minimum inventory investment with maximum productivity • Demand and Supply • Financial aspects of inventory • Benefits of managing inventory 2.      Supply Chain Impacts on Inventory Management Understanding how inventory levels impact on various areas of the supply chain and recommendations on how to improve and minimise these throughout the supply chain • Inventory in the supply chain • Understanding customer requirements • Lead time • Holding cost • Supplier location  v’s customer base • The global market place 3.      Accurately forecasting stock demand One of the key issues in inventory management is the accurate and reliable forecasting of future demand for the stock held. This session will determine how much stock you will hold, and how much you will need to meet your customer needs • Understanding demand behaviour and characteristics of inventory • Identifying factors influencing demand • Sales History and customer growth • Establishing the future needs of your customers • Forecasting techniques 4.      Inventory holding (How much and when do I re-order) Understanding inventory holding within various elements of the supply chain, and calculating how much stock and when I should order • Minimum stock • Safety stock and service levels • Re-order points • EOQ (How much do I order) • Price break decisions 5.      Financial implications It is important to understand how inventory can effect the business and how you account for inventory • How inventory effects the financial model – close look at the DuPont chart • Understanding Inventory as an asset or liability • Inventory measurements – Inventory turn, weeks of cover • Budgeting for inventory • Lifo/Fifo and average costing 6.      Inventory systems An overview of the various systems that are available and their respective advantages and disadvantages • ERP systems • Materials Requirements Planning • WMS • JIT • Common mistakes with inventory systems 7.      Dealing with redundant and Obsolete stock This is one area that businesses sometimes have problems, specifically with financial decision makers. This session will deal with helping the financial person make the right decision • What is redundant stock? • Reasons for not disposing of redundant stock • Convincing the decision makers to get rid of stock • Methods of disposal • Company procedures for identification and action of SLOB stock process 8.      Inventory Performance and accuracy Inventory accuracy is imperative to ensure that a business has the right inventory level. There are a number of areas within the Supply Chain that can impact inventory accuracy this section identifies these areas and highlights processes to improve accuracy • Measuring for performance • Understanding where errors can happen • Accuracy measurement • How to improve inventory accuracy • Stocktakes and cycle counting • Tracking inventory and storage requirements 9.      Inventory management improvements This section highlights areas that the students can focus on to reduce the cost of  inventory. The students will go away from the course with an action plan to reduce inventory holding within their respective businesses • Suppliers • Purchasing • Warehousing • Production • Students action plan when returning to their place of work
COURSE METHOD	COURSE SPEAKER
v  Presentation v  Discuss v  Case Study v  Evaluation v  Simulation	Teguh Pudji Purwanto, Ir, MT They experienced in the field of inventory management
TIME & VENUE	COURSE FEE
Yogyakarta 14-16 September 2011 Bali, 07-09 November 2011 08 am – 04 pm	IDR 6,000,000.00 per participant non residential Course fees can be transferred to the following account number : CV JP CONSULTANT : MANDIRI Bank Yogyakarta Branch Acc. No.  1370007857077
FACILITY	INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
¨  Module / Handout ¨  Certificate ¨  Souvenir ¨  Training Kit	JP Consultant Kalibayem No. 436 Ngestiharjo Kasihan Bantul Yogyakarta Phone        :  02743326339 Email         :  jpconsultantyogyakarta@yahoo.com Contact      : Sari (08122758271)                     Damiri (083867388077)