Certificate Course in

Materials Management& Supply Chain Management

5th Batch

6 Sundays11th, 18th Janaury 2015,

1st, 8th, 22nd February 2015& 1st March 2015

9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Ahmedabad Management AssociationTorrent-AMA Management Centre,

Core-AMA Management House, AMA Complex,Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Marg, ATIRA Campus,

Ahmedabad 380 015

Materials constitute the largest share of costs inmanufacturing and significantly high percentage inothers. Materials therefore represent highest potentialfor cost optimization and profit improvement in anyenterprise. The modern approach is not to view materialsmanagement in isolation, but an ingredient of SupplyChain. A high performing Supply Chain supportsoperations and market strategies and drives integratedplanning and execution. It is designed to optimizeservice, inventory, investment and costs. The purposeof SCM is to improve trust and collaboration amongSupply Chain partners, thus improving inventory visibilityand velocity. Successful SCM requires business processintegration involving collaborative work between buyersand suppliers, joint product development, commonsystems and shared information. This programme ishighly practical and interactive.

Program outline :

1. Overview of Supply Chain Management: The keySupply Chain processes : Demand Management &Forecasting, SCOR Model of SCM, Triple-A SupplyChain, De-risking the Supply Chain, Lead TimeAnalysis & control, Measuring SCM Performance, BestPractices in SCM in Indian & Overseas industries.

2. Overview of Materials Management: Its functionsand profit improvement potential.

3. The Role & Importance of Purchasing : PurchasingCycle/ Process, Purchasing Market Research. 7 Rsof Purchasing: Buying Materials of Right Quality, inRight Quantity, at Right Price, & from the Right Source.

4. Modern Trends in Purchasing- Spend Analysis &Management, Green Purchasing, SA-8000, P-Cards,Lead Time Analysis & Management, Purchase MarketResearch (PMR)

5. E-Procurement : Reverse Auctions, EDI : How doese-Procurement benefit ?

6. Legal Aspects of Purchasing: Indian Contracts Act& Indian Sale of Goods Act :

7. Overseas Buying : INCO Terms 2010 of theInternational Chamber of Commerce, Paris.

8. Vendor Management & Rating: Key SupplierAccount Management, Supplier RelationshipManagement

9. Negotiations: Characteristics of SuccessfulNegotiators. Strategies & Tactics.

10. Inventory Management/ Control: Concepts &Techniques, ABC / HML / SDE / GOLF / SOS / VED /XYZ / FSN Analysis, Cost - Criticality Analysis,Movement Analysis, MUSIC-3D, Spare PartsManagement, Ordering Systems, Minimum –Maximum & Reorder Levels, Financial Aspects,Control of Non-moving & Obsolete Inventory(SLOBs) , Just-in-Time Inventory, Zero Inventory,Vendor Managed Inventory, Measures of InventoryPerformance.

11.Financial Aspects: Inventory & Balance Sheet, Costof Holding Stock: K-Factor, Replenishment Cost:R-Factor, Valuation of Receipts & Issues, Valuationof Stocks & Write-off/ Write-on.

12. Principles of Storekeeping : Stores Layout &Facilities, Physical stock-taking and stock verification,Cycle Counting Systems.

13. Modern Storage and Warehousing Practices:Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems, AutomatedGuided Vehicles, Automated Identification Systems:Bar Coding & RFID,

14. Codification, Standardisation & Variety Reduction

15. Material Handling, Transportation & Logistics :Role of 3PL/4PL Service Providers.

16. Risk Management in Contracts: Its importance &mitigation of risks.

17. Cost Reduction Techniques: Value Analysis andValue Engineering.

18. Human Resource development for Materials &Supply Chain functions

19. Case Studies

20. Role Plays.

Faculty:

Mr Ashok Sharma, Bachelor of Technology from theIndian Institute of Technology (IIT, Delhi) and MBA fromthe Faculty of Management Studies (FMS). Hesuccessfully completed specialized programmes atthe Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania& the American Management Association, USA. Hehas been a visiting faculty at several managementinstitutes and has conducted over 1500 seminars.

He is a UN Certified and trained Trainer and has beenpracticing as a Management Consultant & Trainerfor over a decade. He is the recipient of several awards;including a national award at the hands of Mr PranabMukherjee & Best Trainer Award from CharteredInstitute of Logistics.

Earlier, he held senior positions and has corporateexperience of 35 years in various senior positions asVice President, Blue Star Ltd, President, PidiliteIndustries Limited, Whole Time Director, Mather &Platt Ltd and Chief Operating Officer, TechNovaImaging Systems Ltd.

He is Former President of Bombay ManagementAssociation (BMA), World President of InternationalFederation of Purchasing & Materials Management,IFPMM (now headquartered at UK) & NationalPresident, Indian Institute of Materials Management.He has co-authored a book “Supply ChainManagement”, published by Tata McGraw Hill.

Fee : Rs.12000/- per participant including service tax.Concession for member 10%, Patron member 20%.Fee includes course fee, cost of reading material, lunch& refreshment. Cheque should be drawn in favour of‘Ahmedabad Management Association’.

Registration:Please send your registration along with participationfee toAhmedabad Management AssociationATIRA Campus, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Marg,Ahmedabad 380 015Phone: 079-26308601-6 • Mobile: 9537407187E-mail: ama@amaindia.orgWebsite: www.amaindia.org

Certificate Course in

Materials Management& Supply Chain Management

5th Batch

6 Sundays11th, 18th Janaury 2015,

1st, 8th, 22nd February 2015& 1st March 2015

9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Registration Form:Please send your registration along withparticipation fee to:Ahmedabad Management AssociationATIRA Campus, Ahmedabad 380 015.Ph: 079-26308601 to 6 • Mobile: 9537407187Fax: 26305692 • Email: ama@amaindia.orgThe cheque may please be drawn in the name of‘Ahmedabad Management Association.’

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