Contents
Drivers of change, challenges
- Importance and decision-making levels of the supply chain.
- Objectives of logistics management & supply chain management (SCM).
Structuring the supply chain - market-oriented design
- Corporate and supply chain strategy.
- Efficient and/or responsive supply chain.
- SCOR model: Source, Make, Deliver & Plan.
Inventories in the supply chain - concepts and methods
- Inventory strategies in the supply chain.
- Methodology of inventory planning in line with the market.
- Importance of the demand forecast.
Source - The profit lies in purchasing
- Importance of purchasing.
- Supplier management - the basis of SCM.
- Total cost of ownership.
Make - The customer sets the pace
- Production concepts: MTO, MTS.
- Customer decoupling point, postponement.
- Leveling of production in the Toyota production system.
- Production control concepts: Pull/Push, Kanban.
Deliver - The goods must reach the customer
- Delivery concepts: JIT/JIS, consignment warehouse.
- Cooperation approaches: Vendor Managed Inventory.
- Transportation concepts: Area forwarder, milk run.
Plan - Supply Chain Controlling
- Key figures for supply chain performance.
- Requirements for key figure systems.
Including practical/best-practice cases and application exercises
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
Participants work on essential basics and learn:
- how the supply chain is structured and the key influencing factors,
- the advantages of actively managing the supply chain,
- how they design their value chain in a targeted manner,
- the importance of their partners in the supply chain for success,
- which conflicts of objectives can arise and how solutions can be developed,
- how they can effectively monitor the performance of their supply chain.
Quick implementation in practice - through numerous exercises and practical cases.
The course explains why supply chain management is so important for networked companies. The importance of a clearly defined supply chain strategy and the decision as to which partners are used to design the value chain are explained. This develops the ability to critically scrutinize one's own supply chain and identify optimization potential.
In addition to the strategic perspective, suitable concepts for the efficient design of operational processes in the supply chain are presented. Methods of procurement, production and distribution logistics are used, as well as relevant key figures for assessing the performance of these processes.
Methods
- Trainer input on key SCM aspects
- Problem-oriented technical discussion
- Practical exercises on analysis and optimization methods
- Case studies and best practice examples
Tried and tested models round off the knowledge and support successful implementation.
Recommended for
For all those who want a well-founded overview of the complex interrelationships in the supply chain. For supply chain managers and logisticians as well as interested parties with interfaces to the topic.
Further recommendations for "Supply Chain Management"
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Start dates and details

Wednesday, 12.11.2025
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday, 13.11.2025
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, 14.11.2025
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, 02.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 03.12.2025
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday, 04.12.2025
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Tuesday, 03.02.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 04.02.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday, 05.02.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 18.03.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 19.03.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, 20.03.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, 20.04.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, 21.04.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 22.04.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, 16.06.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 17.06.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday, 18.06.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, 20.07.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday, 21.07.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 22.07.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday, 16.09.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 17.09.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday, 18.09.2026
08:30 am - 4:30 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.