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down to essentials The school is also offering a two-day program on collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR). That course will be offered in March and repeated in August.
The five-day supply chain management program, Essentials of Supply Chain and Logistics Management, is co-sponsored by the Council of Logistics Management. The cou rse wi ll cover such topics as supply chain and logistics strategies; strategic sourcing; inventory and distribution management; supply chain performance measurement and benchmarking; gaining competitive advantage from information technology; and leveraging outsourcing and strategic alliances. The dates of the program, which will take place at the Schulich School’s Donald B. McCaskill Centre, are Ma rch 16-21 and June 22-27. The cost of the program is $3,000 U.S. The CPFR program wi ll be offered March 3-4 and repeated Aug. 14-15 at the university’s Miles S. Nadal Management Centre. Joe Andraski, senior vice president of OMI International and one of North America’s leading experts on CPFR, will lead these two-day seminars. Supply chain collaboration has been one of the most important initiatives available to businesses, creating competitive advantages for some of North America’s leading companies. This course is designed to g ive participants a clear understanding of collaborative commerce and provide them with the tools needed to create plans to implement CPFR in their own companies. Included in the course will be presentations on upstream CPFR, collaborative transportation management, the CPFR Benefits Calculator, and internal and external assessment tools. The fee for the program is $1,599.65. Members of the Council of Logistics Management can register for $1,492.65. For further information on both programs, visit the SchulichWeb site at execdev.schulich.yorku.ca going
back to werc Programs scheduled through mid-year include: WMS: Steps to Success, March 17- 18, in Nashville, Tenn. The seminar walks participants through the critical steps of WMS implementation, from an assessment of needs to the selection of an appropriate system to going live. WERC recommends the program for anyone responsible for purchasing and implementing IS systems, including IS managers, warehouse and distribution managers and directors, WMS project managers and operations managers. Maximizing Warehouse Space: The Key to Productivity, March 19-20, in Nashville and July 21-22 in Atlanta. This seminar puts participants “in the driver’s seat.” On the first day, they examine the elements of space planning. On day two, groups redesign a fictional distribution center using the techniques learned the previous day. The program is intended for warehouse managers and supervisors, engineers, those responsible for warehouse productivity and those managing operational change. Managing Warehouse Operations, May 19-20, in Atlanta. This program is aimed at newly hired warehouse and office personnel, newly hired or experienced warehouse supervisors, warehouse managers who want a refresher, and others who want an overview of warehouse operations. The fourth course, Management Skills for Warehouse Supervisors, will be offered later in the year. The fee for each seminar is $699: Discounts are available if more than one person from a company attends. Additional information and registration forms are available on the WERC Web site, www.werc.org. For additional information, call (630) 990-0001 or e-mail wercoffice@werc.org |
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