The Oxford English Dictionary traces logistics back to a branch of military science concerned with moving, supplying, and maintaining troops and equipment — armies cannot hold a position without food, fuel, and ammunition arriving on time, and Britain's loss in the American War of Independence has been linked directly to a logistical breakdown. That military root still shapes how the discipline is defined today: the planning, execution, and control of the flow and storage of goods, services, and information from origin to point of consumption.

Turning that discipline into an integrated operation inside a modern company is what this course is about. It links every stage — procurement, storage, and support — into a single system, because a warehouse without a production line to feed loses its purpose, and a supply chain without integration in each part will leak cost and time somewhere along the way.

Practical Outcomes

• Take direct oversight of a company's material purchases and the shipping of goods and raw materials.
• Build a full picture of stock-taking operations, and manage supply and support activities with confidence.
• Exercise effective control and ongoing monitoring over materials.
• Keep logistics service plans on track to guarantee service quality.
• Provide short- and long-term guidance on activities linked to companies and institutions.

Who Should Attend

• Managers of institutions and companies.
• Staff working in procurement and logistics services.
• Warehouse and store managers and custodians.
• Business owners and managers of trading companies, and staff in institutional procurement committees.
• Business administration students and graduates from various universities.

Module 1: Supply and Support Operations

• Defining supply and support operations and their role in running the company.
• Business logistics and production logistics, and the difference between them.

Module 2: Materials and Inventory Control

• Defining stock-taking and its importance, and inventory types with the right timing for each.
• Regulatory procedures for stock-taking, and inventory reports.
• Planning and monitoring materials, and exercising effective control over them.

Module 3: The Logistics Function Inside the Organization

• Managing supply, and risk and its importance within a company's business system.
• The importance of the logistics function and why it emerged inside organizations.
• The objectives of logistics, and defining "desk logistics".

Module 4: Growing the Business Through Logistics

• How logistics service management contributes to a company's growth.
• How logistics connects with other company functions and with marketing.

Module 5: Risk Assessment in Supply Operations

• Risk assessment methods and the precautions needed to avoid them.
• The relationship between risk and an institution's policies and procedures, and why risk assessment matters.
• Issuing risk-assessment certifications, handling risks linked to corruption, and identifying the right time to take precautions.