Logistics and Distribution: Balancing Supply and Demand

Every supply chain is composed of inbound and outbound product flows that must be managed and balanced.               

Logistics and distribution covers the outbound portion of the supply chain from the completion of a finished good to the end consumer’s receipt of the product. The discussion includes key aspects of outbound logistics and distribution, current trends and opportunities to improve logistics strategy and operations.

How You Will Benefit

Participants will discover innovative techniques and effective tools to become valuable assets to their organizations. Leave this seminar with confidence in your newly acquired skills to effectively perform your job.

What You Will Cover

•   The importance of a holistic view of supply chain management to the efficiency and profitability of a company
•  Components of supply chain management including transportation, warehousing, inventory control, import/export management and reverse logistics —
• ِِAs well as the trade-offs among them
• The value of outsourcing logistics activities
• Strategic methods of lowering costs

Who Should Attend 

Those interested in learning the importance of supply chain management whether or not they are in the supply chain field. This includes analysts, managers and even directors. Particularly, this course may be of interest to purchasing managers interested in seeing how their jobs impact, and are impacted by, others in the supply chain.

Training Approach

Your training experience with HOM includes:

• Pre- program assessments to clarify your development needs

• In class highly engaging experiential leaning activities

• Post –program ongoing support through application tool kits and  phone call coaching sessions