• Inventory management for supply chain managers
• Material Requirements Planning
• Procurement management including purchasing and strategic sourcing in the context of supply chain management
• Business processes of manufacturing roperations in the real-world
• Global logistics and transportation; including risk management, freight forwarding and Incoterms
• Distribution and warehouse operations

CSCA02.1 Role of Inventory in the Supply Chain

CSCA02.1.1 Inventory fundamentals

• Impact of inventory in profitability

• Inventory types and uses

CSCA02.1.2 Inventory management

• Inventory cost-benefit analysis

• Inventory performance measures

• ABC analysis

• Inventory records

CSCA02.1.3 Calculating the right amount of inventory

• Economic order quantity (EOQ)

• EOQ example

• Safety stock

• Safety stock example

CSCA02.2 Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

CSCA02.2.1 MRP fundamentals

• MRP Basic Model

• MRP Inputs and Outputs

CSCA02.2.2 Planning independent and dependent demand

• Master Production Schedule (MPS)

• Item attributes

• Bill of Material (BOM)

CSCA02.2.3 Gross and Net Requirements

• Gross Requirements

• Net Requirements

CSCA02.2.4 MRP management

• MRP management issues

• Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

• MRP challenges

CSCA02.3 Sourcing

CSCA02.3.1 The Role of Sourcing in a Supply Chain

• Sourcing processes and decisions

• Supplier Scoring and Assessment

• Supplier Selection

CSCA02.3.2 Supply Chain Contracts

• Contracts and supply chain performance

• Contracts for product availability & supply chain profits

• Contracts to coordinate supply chain costs

• Contracts to induce performance improvement

CSCA02.3.3 Sourcing Planning and Analysis

• Design collaboration

• Procurement process assesment

CSCA02.4 Purchasing

CSCA02.4.1 Purchasing fundamentals

• Purchase Order

CSCA02.4.2 Purchasing Technology

• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

• Auto ID technologies

CSCA02.4.3 Purchasing collaboration

• Vendor managed inventory

CSCA02.5 Manufacturing

CSCA02.5.1 Manufacturing fundamentals

• Manufacturing orders

• Product Process Matrix

• Manufacturing operations

CSCA02.5.2 Manufacturing layouts and strategies

• Process focused layout

• Product focused layout

• Fixed-position focused layout

• Manufacturing Strategies

CSCA02.5.3 Manufacturing Technologies

• Manufacturing Technologies Examples

CSCA02.6 Transportation

CSCA02.6.1 Transportation fundamentals

• The role of transportation in the supply chain

• Transportation stakeholders

CSCA02.6.2 Transportation modes

• Trucks

• Rail

• Air

• Package carriers

• Water

• Pipeline

• Internet

• Intermodal

CSCA02.6.3 Choosing a transportation network

• Design options for a transportation network

• Choice of transportation mode

• Inventory aggregation impact on transportation cost

• Transportation cost and customer responsiveness

• Tailored transportation

• Routing and scheduling in transportation

CSCA02.6.4 Transportation risk and outsourcing

• Risk management in transportation

• Freight forwarding

• Incoterms

CSCA02.7 Warehousing and Distribution

CSCA02.7.1 Warehousing Activities

• Reception and storage

• Preparation for shipment

• Shipment dispatch

CSCA02.7.2 Warehousing and Storage Facility Layouts

• Materials handling

• Storing methods

CSCA02.7.3 Adding value and increasing flow in storage Facilities

• Customizing

• Cross-Docking

• Distribution Centers Technology

This course is part of the ISCEA CSCA - Certified Supply Chain Analyst - Internationally Recognized Certificate.

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