Trainings

Company specific advanced Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

Designed for internal use within your company, this program is customized to suite your company's needs with "tailor-made" training sessions including both general and advanced purchasing techniques. These trainings can cover elements such as supplier selection, operational and sourcing key performance indicators, cost reduction methodologies, contract development, low cost country sourcing, reverse auctions, supplier development, etc.

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Group Session advanced Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

A practical group session allowing enrollment from a cross-section of applicants wishing to enhance their general and advanced purchasing techniques.These trainings cover elements such as supplier selection, operational and sourcing key performance indicators, cost reduction methodologies, contract development, low cost country sourcing, reverse auctions, supplier development, etc.

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Cultural Interaction and Awareness in Business

A training session that provides a "tool-box" on how to guarantee best practices of "working together" at international level. The knowledge of specific "country-characteristics" in terms of communication, culture, company-structure and work interaction is explained in a practical way.

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Summary of Available Trainings

 

Purchasing

•  Full sized Advanced Purchasing Training
• Interaction with Suppliers and Internal Customers
• Cost-reduction Methodologies and Total Cost of Ownership
• Supplier Evaluation, Quality and Development
• Key Performance Indicators and Operational Elements
• Supplier Contracts
• Value Analysis/Value Engineering, Standardization, Innovation and Simultaneous Engineering
• Low Cost Country Sourcing
• Reverse Auctions (On-Line Bidding Process)

 

Logistics

• New trends in Supply Chain Management
• Warehouse Management
• Distribution Management
• Inventory Management
• Forecasting and Models

 

Business Culture

• Cultural Awareness in Business (Focus on Europe - see also www.cu-factor.com)