The Course Content
Day One: Supply Chain in Medical Sector
Supply Chain Management Introduction
The Power of Supply Chain
The evolution of Supply Chain
Business & Supply Chain Strategies
Supply Chain Challenges
Supply Chain Evolution & Technologies
Supply Chain 4.0
Day Two: Procurement Process
Procurement Cycle
Procurement Approaches
Supplier Relationship Management
Purchasing Process
Measuring Suppliers and the Purchasing Performance
Day Three: Contracting & Negotiation
Stakeholders Negotiation and Contracts Management
Negotiation Process
Successful Negotiator Characteristics
Negotiation Do’s & Don’ts
Contracts Management
Day Four: Inventory Management
Consideration in Medical Products Management
Inventory Cost
Aggregate Inventory Management
Replenishment Strategies
Inventory Accuracy Audit
Warehouse & Inventory Technologies
Day Five: Process Continuous Improvement
Measuring the overall supply chain performance
Continuous improvement methods
Supply Chain & Procurement KPIs
Introduction to Lean & Six Sigma
Recent Trends in Supply Chain Operations & Technologies
Day One: Defining Business TransformationThe Differences between Transformation & ChangeTypes of TransformationThe Place of InnovationThe Importance of the Business ModelThe Requirements for and Challenges of Successful Organisational TransformationWhy Transformation projects fail Day Two: The Leadership role in TransformationPurpose & VisionRole of LeadersThe Importance of CommunicationManaging the StakeholdersGoals, Objectives and MeasurementShaping the Future Day Three: Planning & Preparing for TransformationTaking stock of a Businesses’ current positionDefining the End StateBuilding a PlanDelegate Self-analysisKey principles; Do’s & Do Not’sBuilding the Guiding Team Day Four: Aligning Goals, People and SystemsGetting All on BoardDealing with ResistanceManaging People through ChangeProject and Programme ManagementMonitoring & ControlSustainment Day Five: How to StartEstablishing Purpose & ObjectivesPlanning DeploymentAssembling the Guiding TeamBuilding in SafeguardsThe Next StepsCourse Review