Contract and Supply Chain Management

Duration: Two days

Aims:

At the end of this course participants will understand how to:

  1. Identify performance targets for their suppliers and define quality levels for their service delivery to their customers, internal or external
  2. Negotiate service level agreements with their suppliers and with their customers
  3. Streamline the chain, add value and improve performance

Day One

Session One

Understanding the principles and practices of supply chain management with examples

Session Two

Identifying the critical elements in your supply chain and their interlocking dependencies

Session Three

Analysing the needs of your customers and their service requirements; linking those requirements with supplier capabilities

Session Four

Negotiating service level agreements with customers and with suppliers: negotiating techniques and case studies

Session Five

Monitoring and quality assurance management, including legal compliance and HSE compliance, of the supply chain

Day Two

Session Six

Analysing your supply chain: group exercises

Session Seven

Setting standards for your service level agreements: group exercises

Session Eight

Streamlining the chain and removing redundant activities and procedures; defining added value

Session Nine

Action planning for improvement

End of Course