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Description

Supply Chain: Mapping Flows, Planning Replenishment and Securing Logistics Reliability

Connect forecasting, replenishment and storage in a chain that meets lead times without excess stock

  • 3 days — 21 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Stock-outs are resolved over the phone while dormant inventory keeps building up. Each department optimises its own share: procurement negotiates volumes that saturate the warehouse, production asks for flexibility and transport arbitrates under pressure. Nobody looks at the full chain, or at where the costs are actually created.

Three days to rebuild that chain end to end. The programme follows both the physical flow and the information flow, from demand forecasting through to customer delivery. Every link is worked through with its own indicators and its own trade-offs.

Learning objectives

  • Map the company's physical flows and information flows
  • Calculate replenishment requirements from a demand forecast
  • Set safety stock levels and reorder points
  • Organise warehousing and order preparation operations
  • Select a transport mode aligned with the target lead time and cost
  • Track logistics performance through shared indicators

What makes this programme different

The flow of a single item is tracked from forecast to delivery bay through a running case study
Safety stock and economic order quantity calculations are performed on a spreadsheet provided
A trade-off between transport cost and service level is played out between opposing teams

Programme

1The End-to-End Supply Chain

See the flow before optimising a single link

  • Identify the links in the chain and their interfaces
  • Distinguish physical flows, information flows and financial flows
  • Recognise the impact of one link on the chain as a whole
  • Position supply chain roles and their areas of responsibility

2Demand Forecasting and Planning

Anticipate rather than react

  • Use sales history to build a forecast
  • Measure forecast accuracy and its downstream consequences
  • Build a master production or distribution plan
  • Align planning with the commercial decision-making process

3Replenishment and Inventory Management

The right volume at the right time

  • Calculate net requirements from orders and stock on hand
  • Determine an economic order quantity
  • Set a safety stock consistent with the target service level
  • Monitor stock rotation and deal with dormant items

4Warehousing and Order Preparation

The physical organisation of the flow

  • Organise receiving, storage and dispatch zones
  • Select a location slotting method
  • Compare order picking methods
  • Improve inventory accuracy and item traceability

5Transport and Performance Management

Arbitrate between cost, lead time and service

  • Compare transport modes and their constraints
  • Build a transport plan and coherent delivery routes
  • Select service level and logistics cost indicators
  • Run a performance review with suppliers and customers

Who is it for

Staff in supply planning, logistics, production or order management who are taking up a supply chain role.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.