Purchasing Process: Purchasing Objectives and process, Types of Purchases, Types of Purchasing Strategies. In sourcing and outsourcing: Outsourcing decision process, Total cost analysis, Outsourcing Alternatives
Supplier evaluation selection and measurement: Identification of supplier sources, Methods of supplier selection, Methods of supplier evaluation, Supplier quality management, Supplier evaluation systems: ISO:9000. World wide sourcing: Overview of world wide sourcing, International sourcing process.
Basic Inventory Systems: Functions and types of Inventories, Measures of Inventory performance, Inventory Systems. Distribution Inventory Management: Multi Location Systems, Centralization of Inventories, Safety Stocks, Distribution Inventory System.
Aggregate Planning: The nature of the Aggregate Planning decisions, Aggregate Planning Defined, The Value of Decision Rules, Costs, Aggregate planning Strategies, Aggregate Planning Methods.
Capacity Planning and Control: Long Range Capacity, Medium Range Capacity Planning and Control, Short Term Capacity Planning and Control.
High Volume Production Activity Control and Just-in-Time Systems: The Production Environment, Controlling Continuous Production, Sequencing and line Balancing Methodologies, Relationship to Aggregate Planning, Batch Processing Techniques, Process Industry Scheduling, Just-in-Time.