Ask any operations director what keeps them up at night, and a shipment stuck in the wrong place at the wrong time is rarely far from the answer. Logistics failures rarely come from a single bad decision — they come from planning that never accounted for time, cost and effort together, or from a company that never invested in the technology needed to keep pace. This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy works through the administrative principles that keep logistics operations moving, and through the procurement, tendering and contracting stages that have to close out correctly — technically and legally — before any shipment problem can even be prevented.

Logistics has grown from a back-office function into one of the most active professional fields around, drawing in business graduates, technical specialists and career changers alike. The Logistics Performance Index has repeatedly shown just how central logistics and supply chain training has become to the global economy, and mid- to senior-level logistics roles now expect a level of expertise capable of directing supply chains that run from raw-material suppliers all the way to the end consumer — inside government bodies and private companies alike, since neither operates without several departments running logistics work of some kind.

Programme Objectives

• Build logistics plans on administrative principles that balance time, cost and effort against the technology available to execute them.
• Understand the reasons the logistics function exists inside enterprises, and why every organisation — public or private — needs several departments running it.
• Take procurement, tenders and contracts through their full technical and legal stages so problems never reach the shipment itself.
• Learn how logistics management and marketing intersect, and negotiate confidently with suppliers under competitive conditions.

Who Should Attend

• Strategic planning managers in logistics departments and their deputies.
• Staff working within procurement committees and contracting bodies.
• Warehouse and store managers.
• Marketing managers whose work touches distribution and supply.

Module 1: Why Logistics Planning Matters for Business Continuity

• The concept, definition and objectives of logistics, and the basics that every plan should rest on.
• Why the logistics function emerged inside enterprises, and the role it plays in keeping institutions running.
• Types of logistics and how they map onto different parts of the business.

Module 2: Core Logistics Functions — Materials, Inventory and Warehousing

• An overview of materials and inventory management, and why materials management matters.
• Material planning, control, and effective oversight of materials in practice.
• Regulatory procedures for inventory, inventory reporting, and how logistics services connect to company development.

Module 3: Supply Chain Integration and Procurement Negotiation

• Supply chain management, and the concept and importance of supply chains within the logistics function.
• How supply chains drive competitive logistics performance, and the difference between supply chain and logistics work.
• Negotiating with suppliers, monitoring supply sources, and completing procurement, tender and contract stages correctly.

Module 4: Where Logistics Meets Marketing

• Preparing for marketing activity within a competitive environment.
• Common ground between logistics operations and marketing.
• Logistics trends and the strategies used to deliver logistics support.

Module 5: Managing Risk in Logistics Operations

• Risk and its importance within a company's business system, and methods of risk assessment.
• Precautions against risk, and how risk connects to institutional policies and procedures.
• Certifying risk assessments, handling risks linked to corruption, and choosing the right time to act on precautions.