\Understanding the Supply Chain 536274 Why Choose this Training Course?This exciting and challenging training course aims to raise the awareness of the Supply Chain and to encourage effective, collaborative methods of using the latest thinking of supply chain planning and execution. This comprehensive Oxford training course helps delegates to work in their organizations and leverage the potential of team members. Delegates will be exposed to focus on developing Supply Chain skills, making the Supply Chain work for them in their organisations as well as understanding procurement and the effect of inventory on costs. Delegates will understand how to use and apply approaches and frameworks that can be applied to different market segments in order to gather new insights into developing logistics and supply chains to achieve competitive advantage.This Oxford training course will feature:Understand the principles of a Supply ChainLearn about Supply Chain trends and the need for innovationAppreciate the Supply Chain challenges that exist in organisationsDevelop strategies for becoming lean and greenAppreciate the importance of procurement and inventoryWhat are the Goals?By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:Develop a functional and cross functional view of the supply chainSee that better working with all of the supply chain players pays dividendsConsider Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)Measure Supply Chain performance effectivelyRecommend the positioning and quantity of inventoryWho is this Training Course for?This Oxford training course will prove to be valuable and productive for all individuals who wish to improve their knowledge of the Supply Chain and develop their personal power and effectiveness.This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:Supply Chain ManagersSupply Chain supervisorsThose in the organization wanting to learn more about the Supply ChainFinance ManagersThose working in procurement and in inventory departmentsHow will this Training Course be Presented?This Oxford training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes being presented in a highly interactive manner, with an effective discussion and computer presentation style.Together with fellow participants, you will bring a wide variety of experience and resources to the course. The course facilitator’s role is to help you learn for yourself and to assist you as you make sense of new ideas and techniques that you can use at work. We learn things as we try them out, stepping out of the zones that we find comfortable. Joining in role-plays is often the best way to find out how we are doing with our learning. The course facilitator will give you some input and then help you to make sense of the models through some discussion and then practice. You’ll then be able to apply the learning to your workplace.