Crash course logistics manager: Management knowledge for decision makers

Practice of logistics management

• Logistics vs. supply chain management.
• Trends: including digitalization, robotics, sustainability.
• Tasks, goals, conflicting objectives in logistics.
• Integration of logistics into the company.

Analyze, visualize, design and optimize logistics processes: Order processing, inventory, warehouse and transportation management, lean principles

• MUDA: Seven types of waste.
• Ten principles of process optimization.
• Optimal inventory management - demand planning; scheduling, ABC-XYZ analysis; safety stocks, optimal batch sizes, IT tools.
• Manufacturing strategies: Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order, Assemble-to-Order.
• The optimal warehouse: organization, use of IT, automation, layout.
• Interface to value creation: basic features of TPS, important lean principles, value stream mapping.
• Optimal distribution structures: storage levels; centralized vs. decentralized warehousing.
• Transport optimization: Milk-run, regional forwarder, direct transport.

Managing and monitoring logistics, logistics controlling

• Logistics controlling: key figures and key figure systems, balanced scorecard.
• Logistics costs: process costs, shortage costs, total cost of ownership (TCO).

Management in logistics and supply chain

• Typical logistics/supply chain projects.
• Project management: SMARTE logistics goals, project organization and controlling.
• Management approaches and leadership styles: e.g. management by objectives, Kaizen, CIP.
• Personnel management and remuneration in logistics.