CPP Modules
• Introduction to Supply Chain Management
• Examples of different Supply Chains
• Goal of Supply Chain
• Procurement (Supplier selection, Procurement policies, etc.)
• Deep Dive on Procurement with Examples
• How to use Precoro Procurement Software to improve efficiency
• What are Reverse Auctions/How to use SAP Ariba tool to conduct Reverse Auctions
• How to do Reverse Auctions using Easibuy tool
• Step by step instructions to implement Procure to Pay (P2P) and Source to Pay (S2P)
• Procurement Planning & Implementation - Spend Analysis, Kraljic’s Matrix, Measuring KPIs and Supplier Performance Assessment
• Blockchain, Big Data and IOT's Impact on Future of Procurement and Supply Chain
• How to Leverage Procurement to Realize Cost Savings
• Manufacturing/ Production (plant location, product line selection, capacity planning, production scheduling etc.)
• Deep Dive on Manufacturing with Examples
• Distribution (Warehouse location, Customer allocation, Demand forecasting, Inventory management, etc.)
• Deep Dive on Distribution with Examples
• How to do Demand Forecasting with practical examples
• Logistics (selection of logistics mode, selection of ports, direct delivery, vehicle scheduling, 3PL, 4PL etc.)
• Deep Dive on Logistics with Examples
• First to Fifth Party Logistics (1 PL to 5 PL)
• How to do Vehicle Route Planning and Scheduling using Open Door Logistics (ODL) Software
• Global Logistics and Transportation (How to determine optimal costing and freight routing. One domestic example and one overseas example for freight routing. Road, ocean and air services. How to choose the best carriers depending on situations)
• Emergence of 5 PL
• Omni Channel Logistics & Retailing - Latest trends in Logistics
• How to Financially Optimize your Company's Supply Chain
• Global Decisions (product and process selection, planning under uncertainty, real-time monitoring and control, integrated scheduling)
• Knowledge on how to optimize back-end operations. Key technologies: EDI (for exchange for information across different players in the supply chain); Electronic payment protocols; Internet auctions, e-bidding (for selecting suppliers, distributors, demand forecasting, etc.); E-logistics; Continuous tracking of customer orders through the Internet; Internet-based shared services manufacturing; etc.
• United States Trade Compliance for Export and Import. Important US Customs regulatory compliance, BIS/ITAR export control
• Supply Chain Risk & Business Continuity
• Commodities Exchange – Understanding its importance
• Best Practices on Contract Management
• How to Create an Effective Contract Strategy with Examples
• Contract management including dispute resolution
• Hedging – Futures & Contracts (How to use Hedging as a strategy to reduce cost and achieve savings in procurement)
• What is Green Supply Chain Management, how to reduce Carbon Footprint through Sustainable Procurement and Logistics
• End to End Supply chain in Global Health
• What is Strategic Sourcing? (Examples & Case Studies)
• Strategic Sourcing for a Major Oil & Gas Co
• Global Sourcing – Do’s and Don’ts (Explained with real case studies on how to save costs)
• Best Practices on Procurement
• Supplier behavior and negotiations
• Procurement Transformation - A Continuous Process
• How to use Vizibl Tool for Supplier Collaboration and Innovation
• How to reduce cost in Indirect Procurement such as HR services, Legal services, IT hardware and software services, Contract Manufacturing Services, Chemicals and Packaging
• Procurement fraud: detection and prevention
• Public sector procurement and how to win government business
• Developing e-procurement solutions
• Importance of Market Research that every SCM Professional should understand
• Deep Dive on Market Research. How to do Primary and Secondary market research? Examples and practical demonstrations in creating a brief research report.
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research: How do to Quantitative and Qualitative Research with Examples. How to find Market trends?
• How to do Market Sizing or Market Segmentation?
• How to improve the efficiency of a company’s supply chain? (How to improve the purchasing, procurement, other supply chain functions of a company to lower cost, improve quality and achieve savings)
• Supply Chain Strategies - Design and Management
• Commodity Sourcing & Risk Management (various Chemicals, Energy, Fuel)
• Off-Shoring / Localization / Outsourcing Strategies & Risks (India, Middle East, Africa)
• Supply Chain Synchronization & Statistical Total Cost of Ownership Tools (End-2-End)
• Supply Chain Network Design - with Case Studies
• Supplier Research: How to do In-depth analysis of specific companies which include a General Overview and topics such as Products/Services Offered, Key Executives, Financials, Marketing/Advertising Activity & Current News. How to use research databases such as One Source, United States Securities and Exchange Commission?
• Forecasting: How to forecast price of products/commodities/items. How to forecast or estimate market trends of an Industry? With examples and practical demonstrations.
• Industry Analysis (How to analyze the trends in your Industry to create strategies)
• Traditional Procurement Process
• What is E-Procurement
• Key steps of the Purchasing Process
• E-Procurement example
• How to use spend analysis to improve your supply chain
• Purchase Order template created in Excel
• Create Purchase Order in Oracle E-Business Suite R12
• Oracle - Purchase Order Creation
• How to create a Purchase Order in SAP
• SAP Netweaver - Purchase Order
• Standard Purchase Order Creation in Oracle Purchasing
• Master Production Scheduling - 5 Key Benefits
• E-Sourcing
• How to Navigate on Ariba sourcing tool
• Step by Step demonstration of E-Sourcing using Ariba tool
• How to Monitor a Sourcing Event on Ariba - Session 1
• How to Monitor a Sourcing Event on Ariba - Session 2
• Grading & Scoring Suppliers on Ariba
• Savings Form Approvals and Prototyping on Ariba
• Procure to Pay (P2P)
• Source to Pay (S2P)
• Reverse Auction
• Practical Demonstration of how to do Reverse Auctions using Ariba (Ariba eSourcing Demo)
• How to use Alternative Bidding on Ariba - Session 1
• How to use Alternative Bidding on Ariba - Session 2
• Spend Analysis on Ariba
• Supplier Information and Performance Management on Ariba
• P2P demonstration on Ariba
• Driving Savings via e-sourcing
• How to Mangage Contracts on Ariba
• Quality Concepts
• Introduction to Lean Manufacturing
• Lean Manufacturing at Toyota
• Lean Manufacturing Example at Toyota Plant Kentucky
• 5S Standard Work Video
• Lean Manufacturing - Visual Management and 5S
• Visuals of Warehouse, Fork lift etc. from Toyota
• Lean Manufacturing Tour
• Toyota 5S
• Kanban explained with example
• Kanban Explanation
• Kanban Pull Simple Demo
• Pull System and Kanban Demonstrated
• Seven Wastes Found in Manufacturing
• Top 10 Reasons to Implement Kanban
• Kaizen Overview (Lean Manufacturing)
• Kaizen Workshop
• Six Sigma Samurai
• Toyota Production System - The 5 Ss in a Shop Environment
• Value Chain Analysis
• Spend Management
• Inco Terms
• Payment & Discount Terminologies
• Top 5 Procurement Predictions
• Top 5 Supply Chain Trends
• Top 5 steps to Insuring your Supply Chain
• Preparing Global Supply Chains Against Uncertainty
• Strategic Procurement
• Need for Market Research
• Importance of Crude Oil
• Important Economic Concepts
• Sourcing Process
• Sourcing Process in Pharmaceutical Industry
• Low-cost Country Sourcing
• Distribution Channels
• Distribution Channels by Dan Holland
• Introduction to Distribution Channels by Brian K. McCarthy
• Logistics Management
• Logistics in Hong Kong and China
• Logistics - International transportation export management
• 3 PL & 4 PL
• 10 Common 3 PL mistakes
• ERP
• Risk Management & BS25999
• Supply Chain Risk Management Strategy
• BS 25999 Business Continuity Management Certification Accreditation Overview
• BS 25999 Plan Do Check Act
• BS 25999 Planning BCM
• BS 25999 Implementing and Operating the BCMS
• BS 25999 Monitoring and Reviewing the BCMS
• BS 25999 Maintaining and Improving the BCMS
• Guest Lecture on Supply Chain Risk Management
• Export & Import Management
• Pallets & Fork Lifts
• Warehousing & Distribution
• Warehouse Management
• How to manage warehouse
• Warehouse Management System
• Amazon Warehouses processing
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Management - An Introduction
• Inventory and Carrying Costs
• Economic Order Quantity
• Economic Order Quantity Example
• How to Calculate Economic Order Quantity
• Stock Keeping Units
• What is a SKU
• Create Stockkeeping Units
• RFID
• RFID Introduction
• RFID - Technology Video
• What is RFID inventory management
• Introduction to Market Research - Why is it extensively used in Supply Chain Management
• Research Skills in SCM/Procurement Industry
• Primary Research
• Guest Lecture on Primary Research
• Secondary Research
• Primary Vs Secondary Research
• Look At What Matters Before Doing Research
• Top 5 Market Research Trends
• How Should Social Media Be Used In Market Research
• Current Market Research Trends
• Porter's Five Force Analysis
• Pestle Analysis
• SWOT Analysis
• Supplier Diversity
• Magic Quadrant Analysis
• Supplier Ranking & Capability Matrix
• Competitive Intelligence
• Financial Risk Analysis
• Example 1 -The Four financial statements
• Example 2- The Four Core Financial Statements
• Financial Ratio Analysis
• Ratio analysis - Additional Examples
• The Accounting Equation
• The General Ledger
• Accounts, Debits, and Credits
• Cash Ratio Analysis
• Basic Concepts of Inventory Costing Methods
• Demand Forecasting
• Price Forecasting – CAGR & Linear Regression
• Price Forecasting – Multiple Regression
• Price Forecasting – Weighted average regression and Time series Analysis
CASE STUDIES AND BEST PRACTICES (Downloadable PDF Files)
• Case Study On Amazon's Supply Chain
• Case Study on Apple's Supply Chain
• Case Study on BASF's Supply Chain
• Case Study on BMW's Supply Chain
• Case Study on British Petroleum's Supply Chain
• Case Study on Dell's Supply Chain
• Case Study on Ford's Supply Chain
• Case Study on H&M's Supply Chain
• Case Study on Ikea's Supply Chain
• Case Study on McDonald's Supply Chain
• Case Study on Samsung's Supply Chain
• Case Study on Starbucks' Supply Chain
• Case Study on Walmart's Supply Chain
• Case Study on Zara's Supply Chain
• Case Study on Strategic Sourcing - 3 Real Time Examples
• Cost Reduction Techniques in Procurement
• Example of How to Negotiate Price with Suppliers
• Issues, Challenges and Solutions in Inventory
• Issues, Challenges and Solutions in Logistics
• Issues, Challenges and Solutions in Procurement
• Issues, Challenges and Solutions in Warehousing & Distribution
• Real Time Example of How Companies are using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in their Supply Chain
• Real Time Example of How to Forecast Price of Commodities on Monthly, Weekly and Annual Basis
• Real Time Example of Kanban, Kaizen, 5S, JIT and Six Sigma Quality Principles
• Real Time Examples of Demand Forecasting
• Real Time Examples of How Blockchain Is used in Supply Chain
• Best Practices in IT Procurement & SCM
• Best Practices in Supply Chain of Apparel Industry
• Best Practices in Supply Chain of Automobile Industry
• Best Practices in Supply Chain of Chemical Industry
• Best Practices in Supply Chain of FMCG Industry
• Best Practices in Supply Chain of Food Industry
• Best Practices in Supply Chain of Footwear Industry
• Best Practices in Supply Chain of Pharmaceutical Industry
• 10 ways to get a high paying job in Supply Chain
• Practice Test-1 (It has 200 questions)
• Practice Test-2 (It has 200 questions)
• Exam
