History has more than one example of a campaign lost not on the battlefield but in the supply line behind it — while its most successful commanders were, first and foremost, logistics thinkers. The same principle plays out inside a company: procurement and logistics decisions made without a quality framework behind them eventually show up as cost overruns, shipping errors, or failed audits.

This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy shows participants how to run procurement and logistics operations so they hold up against ISO requirements — from strategic purchasing planning to shipment coordination, documentation, and performance measurement — turning compliance from a burden into a working system.

What You'll Be Able to Do After This Course:

• Coordinate with companies and institutions on shipping issues and oversee received goods.
• Pack, track, and deliver goods, and receive incoming materials correctly.
• Coordinate with relevant parties on shipping operations and related documentation.
• Apply strategic planning to procurement activities.
• Connect procurement management to total quality management systems.
• Reconcile quality standards with purchasing costs.
• Measure and evaluate procurement management performance.

Who Should Attend:

• Institution and company managers.
• Procurement and logistics services staff.
• Warehouse and store managers and custodians.
• Staff working in the logistics function.
• Company purchasing committee members.
• Business school students and graduates.

Module 1: Logistics Foundations

• Definition and importance of logistics
• Why the logistics function exists
• Its importance to a company's overall progress

Module 2: Where Logistics Meets Marketing and Strategy

• How logistics relates to marketing
• Logistical thinking inside companies
• Reverse logistics and why it matters

Module 3: Strategic Procurement Planning

• Strategic planning for procurement activities
• How procurement management relates to total quality management systems

Module 4: Reconciling Cost and Compliance

• Balancing quality standards against purchasing costs
• Measuring and evaluating procurement management performance

Module 5: Connecting Logistics Services to Company Growth

• Logistics services management and its relation to company development
• Supply chain fundamentals

Training Format

• Group training
• Individual training
• Field training according to an integrated scientific curriculum
• Theoretical training

Course Dates and Venues

• Courses run in Egypt, Jordan, Malaysia, Turkey, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Austria, and Denmark, in addition to Australia and the United States, at a time and place that fits your schedule.

What You Receive

• An accredited certificate from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy upon completing the course.