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SUPPLY CHAIN FACILITIES AND NETWORKS

3 day(s) | 2.10 CEUs

REGISTRATION FEE: Member: $1,195 | Non-member: $1,545

 

In this three-day course you will explore effective tools for creating a comprehensive, systematic plan to assure your company has the plants, warehouse, and transportation capabilities it will need.

Course Schedule

No courses currently scheduled. If you are interested in information on availability, contact IIE Director of Continuing Education and Program Development Larry Aft, P.E., (770) 349-1130.

Overview:

Changes in products, services, customers, markets and business practices can drive changes in your network of supply chain facilities. This seminar will teach you how to assess current supply chain capabilities and plan networks of supplier, production and distribution facilities beyond the horizon of current business forecasts and plans.

Topic Highlights:

  • Understand market direction and estimate future customer demand for products and services in given markets
  • Model the current supply chain network
  • Define the data required to run computer-based network analysis tools
  • Assess and inventory existing facilities and capabilities
  • Choose computer-based facility network analysis tools
  • Evaluate alternatives for supply chain distribution, production and transportation networks to support a range of future scenarios
  • Define requirements for distribution centers, production facilities and transportation lanes and modes
  • Decide whether to expand, add, reassign or close facilities
  • Assign facility missions: products, services, customers and markets
  • Justify overall supply chain and individual facility improvement plans
  • Get faster decisions from top management and provide for flexibility, adaptability and growth
  • Coordinate multiple projects to accomplish large-scale improvements in speed, cost, quality and service.

 

What You Will Learn:

  • Determine your need for enterprise resource planning, supply chain planning, warehouse management and network modeling systems  
  • Evaluate available technologies
  • Identify system needs
  • Manage the implementation of supply chain information systems
  • Maximize the results of the integration investment
  • Minimize the cost, risk and time of the systems project
  • Simplify systems projects

Course Content


Day One

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Facilities Planning
  • A Structured Approach to Planning 
  • Link to Strategic Business Planning
  • Compiling Planning Information and Projecting Capacity Requirements  
  • Long -Range Planning in Action 
  • How to Plan Single Sites

Day Two

  • How to Plan Multiple Sites
  • Site Location
  • Approach for Planning & Designing a Supply Chain Network
  • Network Modeling and Design
  • Network Modeling Tools 
  • Organizing Your Long-Range Planning Data

Day Three

  • Product, Market and Customer Considerations
  • Distribution and Transportation Considerations
  • Production & Supplier Considerations
  • Developing Supply Chain Facility Infrastructure Plans
  • Managing Your Long-Range Facilities Program


 

 

Corporate Training

This course is available as a corporate training program and can be customized to meet your company’s needs. For more information, contact IIE Director of Continuing Education and Program Development Larry Aft, P.E., (770) 349-1130.

Class cancellation:  IIE reserves the right to cancel a class up to 15 business days prior to the scheduled start date.