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Effective Inventory Planning & Stock Control

An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Effective Inventory Planning & Stock Control

Inventory Management Techniques

NASBA
Online Schedule
Date Venue Fees
18 - 22 May 2026 Online $ 3,950
12 - 16 Oct 2026 Online $ 3,950

Course Summary

Knowledge of Inventory Management is critical for the effective management of procurement and the supply chain, however Inventory it is commonly not understood. Therefore too high levels of inventory are held with attendant increases to costs, product obsolescence etc.

 The purpose of this Effective Inventory Planning & Stock Control training course is to:

  • Enable delegates to evaluate current procedures
  • Examine how lead time builds up
  • Change methods of managing inventory
  • Provides practical skills to eliminate wasteful costs
  • Avoid those internal problems that limit performance
  • Understand and implement the "world-class" tools for managing inventory in the supply chain
Course Outline
Day 1

Inventory and the Supply Chain

  • Inventory management definition
  • Types of stock
  • Demand amplifications
  • Demand replenishment in networks
  • Managing the flows
  • Type I and II supply chains
  • The Supply Chain Rules
  • Inventory and statistics
  • Concept of service level
Day 2

Inventory Key Concepts

  • Key Component: Demand Analysis
  • Key Component: Demand Forecasting
  • Key Component: Supply Lead Time
  • Key Component: Cost & Benefits
  • Inventory benefits
  • Inventory policies
  • Inventory in organizations
Day 3

Inventory Replenishment Methods and Systems

  • Basic mechanics of inventory systems
  • The stock time curve
  • Stock components
  • Stock investment
  • Free stock
  • Fixed order quantity systems
  • Fixed order time cycle systems
  • Requirements planning systems

Stock Control and Checking

  • Inventory receipts
  • Identifying inventory
  • Surplus and obsolescent stock
  • Stock control and records
  • Stock checking programs
  • Reviewing current procedures and polices

 

Day 4

Inventory Performance

  • Inventory Assessment
  • Assessing the stock level
  • Models for implementing inventory control
  • Determining stock targets
  • Inventory questions
  • Inventory KPI's in warehouses/stores

Inventory Strategies

  • Push/pull
  • Quick response (QR)
  • Efficient consumer response (ECR)
  • Collaborative planning forecasting and replenishment (CPFR)
  • Lean and agile approaches
  • Quality Management
  • Postponement
  • Cross Docking
  • Consolidation
  • Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
  • Consignment stocking
  • Co Managed Inventory (CMI)
  • Direct product profitability (DPP)
  • Economic value added (EVA)
  • Collaborative supply chains

 

Day 5

Inventory Improvements

  • Using the Supply Chain
  • Using the Theory of Constraints
  • Practical inventory improvements
  • Call offs and Telemetry
  • EDI and ICT
  • Keys to reducing stock levels
  • The 7 Rules for planning inventory
  • Model for planning inventory
Certificates
  • On successful completion of this training course, GLOMACS Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
  • Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE): In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, one CPE credit is granted per 50 minutes of attendance.
Providers

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NASBA
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