LEAN MANUFACTURING 
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Mastering Supply Chain and Planning Techniques  Why should you attend this training ?
This training session enables participants to fully comprehend the supply chain management and the optimization of flows and value streams among all the supply chain members.
We have to consider all processes involved, starting from the customer of our own customer, to end with the supplier of our own supplier, particularly focusing on how to plan the Supply Chain implementation project. Target audience This workshop is addressed to Sales, Marketing, Purchase, Manufacturing, Logistic, Distribution and Material Resource Managers. Goals • Understand how and why factories can apply the Supply Chain technology necessary to grant a continuous flow of information all along the supply chain.
• Understand and analyze the value stream from suppliers to customers.
• Manage replenishment times considering real customer demand.
• Plan a strategy to implement the Supply Chain.
• Optimize flow between suppliers all the way to the customers.
• Calculate the financial impact not just within the manufacturing site but also all through the supply chain.
• Understand market reality in terms of response “of product delivery”, how to control it and how to manage customer satisfaction based on market demand. Main topics Keys Points
• Long term contracts and pricing
• Constant demand and leveling
• Reduction of the administrative work
• Total quality components (i.e.: zero defects)
• Granted delivery time
• Optimization of inventory level
• Cooperation between their own customers and their own suppliers. Workshop content
• Description of the Supply Chain today
• Concept of the Supply Chain
• Definition and implementation of Suppliers-Customers relationship ?
• Improve supplier’s performances
• Negotiate pieces to the best price
• Advantages taken from Suppliers and Customers
• Understand the difference between MRP II and Flow
• Know the market in order to improve time of delivery
• Reduce manufacturing lead time
• Calculation of inventory’s break even point Inventory management
• Description of the information and physical flows
• Planning Instruments:
• Production on customer order / on stock
• Comparison between daily and maximal volume
• Comparison between effective and required manufacturing time
• Material replenishment methods
• Manufacturing lead time
• Administrative lead times
• When and how to use Kanban ?
• Flexible Operators Definition
• Detailed Project (4 phases) : the Supply Chain implementation.
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