Lean Supply Chain and Logistics

Day 1:

• Introduction to Lean Supply Chain Management
• Importance and financial impact of the supply chain function
• Lean principles and how they apply to lean supply chain in a variety of industries
• Identifying waste in the supply chain system
• Introduction to Inventory Management in the Supply Chain
• How to manage inventories in an organization and across the entire supply chain
• Identifying which parts of the supply chain have too much inventory and which parts have too little

Day 2:

• Inventory Management in the Supply Chain System, Continued
• Pull systems for inventory management
• Inventory Management Distribution Simulation
• Managing Global Supply Chains

Day 3 (Morning):

• Partnering with Suppliers and Customers for a More Efficient Supply Chain/Logistics System
• Implementing Supply Scorecards
• Methods for Information Sharing with Suppliers and Customers
• Sourcing Strategies to Improve Supply Chain Performance

Day 3 (Afternoon):

• Lean Warehouse Facility Tour
• Gemba Walk of a local warehouse to see actual processes, understand the work, and ask questions

Day 4:

• Introduction to Lean Logistics
• Warehouse types based on “customer”
• Applying Lean principles in the warehouse
• Lean Warehouse Simulation
• Multiple-round simulation transforms a traditional warehouse into a Lean Warehouse

Day 5:

• Receiving and Put-away Functions; Application Exercise
• Basic Review of Storage/Retrieval Equipment; Application Exercise
• Order Picking Functions, Order Picking Accuracy: Pick-to-Light and Voice Pick
• Inventory Accuracy in the Warehouse; Case Study