Picture a product moving from raw material to a customer's hands: it passes through suppliers, manufacturing, assembly, warehouses, and distribution networks before it ever reaches the market. Coordinating that whole network — commonly known as the supply chain — has become one of the clearest sources of competitive advantage for manufacturing and service companies alike, which is why research and dedicated solutions in this field (from firms such as Manugistics) have grown so fast over the past years.

The Managing the End-to-End Supply Chain course, delivered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, walks participants through this network in both its art and science: the flow and storage of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods from origin to final consumption. It also focuses on the procurement side in warehouses — modern store management methods, inventory control, internal planning, and how to deal with problem stock and slow-moving items.

Who Should Attend?

• Warehouse and storage managers.
• Financial managers involved in supply chain decisions.
• Purchasing managers.
• Supply chain and logistics managers.
• Supply chain analysts.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the main building blocks, core functions, business processes, and performance metrics of supply chain networks, along with the strategic, tactical, and operational decisions behind them.
• Gain insight into the role of internet technologies and e-commerce in supply chain operations.
• Understand the technical aspects of e-commerce internet technologies and their role in supply chain management.
• Recognise how probabilistic models (Markov chains, queuing theory) and optimisation models (LP, ILP, MILP, GA) support planning and decision-making, alongside simulation techniques.

Module 1: What a Supply Chain Actually Is

• Core definitions and the different types of supply chains.
• Strategic, tactical, and operational activities across the chain.
• Coordinating organisational units and integrating information flows along the chain.
• Risk within the supply chain, and its main building blocks and performance metrics.

Module 2: Planning for Demand

• Matching supply and demand.
• The demand management process and forecasting techniques.
• Sales and operations planning (S&OP) and master scheduling.
• Material requirements planning (MRP), scheduling, and execution.

Module 3: Inventory within the Supply Chain

• Managing inventory as an integral part of the supply chain.
• The mathematical foundations behind supply chain solutions.

Module 4: Purchasing and Inventory Management in Practice

• The purchasing process, supplier selection, and contracting.
• Managing suppliers and inventory as a single, integrated unit.
• Inventory costs, policies, controls, and order quantity systems.

Module 5: Technology and Real-World Cases

• Internet technology and e-commerce applications in supply chain management.
• Case studies from real supply chain operations.

Course Delivery:

• In-house training at the organisation's premises.
• One-to-one training.
• Group training.
• Practical, hands-on training.

Note:

• We can deliver this course at the time and place that suits you.
• This course is delivered to a high standard for senior professionals. Contact the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy team for more information.