This course will teach the benefits of integrating critical supplier into your operations. By treating key suppliers as partners you will greatly enhance your operations, streamline processes and significantly reduce risk in the supply chain.

This 1 day course will:
- Show you how to identify key suppliers by evaluating supplier risk, cost of partnership and impact on key organizational processes
- Set up supplier partnership programs to enhance the supplier / customer relationship
- Set up a supplier quality, environmental and risk evaluation program

Course Content

Identifying and evaluating supplier risk
Defining what critical processes are impacted by the supply chain
Working with service based supplier
Working with manufacturing based suppliers
Demand amplification (the bullwhip effect) – does it impact me?
Just in time supply
Overview of different logistics and supply models
Integrating supply management into the NQI Excellence Framework

Who Should Attend

All employees, managers, purchasing and quality professionals responsible for increasing the effectiveness of their workgroup or organization
Suitable for both the public and private sectors