Workshop:

 

Supply Chain Management for High-Mix Products

 

 

High-volume manufacturers compete on the basis of supply chain management effectiveness. Low- and medium-volume, high-mix manufacturers can take advantage of many of these techniques, with some critical differences.

 

This module teaches techniques for lowering cost and speeding delivery for high-mix, low volume products and systems.

 

TechZecs, LLC offers a one-day training workshop for Operations and Supply Chain Executives on how to compete on the basis of supply chain management effectiveness. This workshop is in the form of thought provoking exercises and best practice sharing.

 

 

Workshop Outline:

 

Supplier selection and outsourcing

Supplier performance and metrics

Contract negotiation and supplier relationships

Measures of program success

Inventory optimization and inventory cost minimization

Uncertainty in the Supply Chain and what to do about it

Risk identification and reduction

The key role of new product design processes

Postponement enabled designs

 

 

Benefits to Attendees:

 

Understand how to apply techniques for lowering inventory, reducing cost and speeding delivery for high-mix products.

Learn how lessons from Supply Chain Management can be applied to new product development processes to speed time to introduction.

 

 

 

This workshop is designed for 8 to 15 participants and can be completed in 1 or 2 days.

 

 

 

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