Lean Logistics for Supply Chain Operations

Course objectives

• Map an end to end supply chain value stream
• Design transport networks and delivery frequency
• Apply cross docking and consolidation appropriately
• Identify inventory held purely to cover variability elsewhere
• Reduce lead time and its variability
• Assess which lean techniques transfer to long and variable lead times
• Build the buffer that African logistics conditions genuinely require

Who should attend

• Supply chain and logistics managers
• Transport and distribution professionals
• Procurement and planning staff
• Operations managers
• Continuous improvement practitioners in supply chain

Course outline

1. 01Lean applied across a chain rather than within a facility
2. 02End to end value stream mapping
3. 03Transport and network design
4. 04Cross docking, consolidation and milk runs
5. 05Inventory covering variability elsewhere
6. 06Lead time and its variability
7. 07Border, infrastructure and lead time realities in African logistics
8. 08Which techniques transfer, and which do not

Scheduled sessions