Module 2
Design and Management of Logistics Flows
What can you expect?
The value created by the logistic function consists of bringing the product to the place the customer wanted it, at a time he decided and according to his specifications. These specifications, regrouped under the "customer service requirements" name, keep on evolving :
- What was done in a week in the past will have to be performed in a day from now on
- Yesterday's standard product and service are replaced by today's customized offering
The logistic network must adapt permanently to respond to these changing objectives. Networks are created which must adapt and consolidate continuously. The raw material supply and the distribution of finished products, together with their related structure and operations, will constitute the heart of this module. The links with the market objectives and the strategic goals of the Supply Chain will be clearly underlined. The questions of location, number and type of warehouses for instance will be raised in this context.
- The learning objectives of this module are to help the participants:
- Understand the meaning and build the strategic framework of network decisions,
- Develop a robust approach of structuring a distribution or procurement network, and
- Identify tools and methods to implement for the identification of optimal solutions.
Prof. Pierre Semal
Envisaged case study and visit: "Asahi Glass - AGC"
Location: Fleurus (B)
Date: February 7-9, 2013