Buying Distribution Services
- The course covers buying distribution services principles and provides tools for understanding and recall.
- It explores the UK distribution market size, trends, and strategy aspects.
- Participants learn about suppliers, cost/service balance, and successful supplier selection keys.
- The course delves into cost and productivity variables, key drivers, and service provider options.
- It also discusses supply chain viewpoints, carrier selection, and ongoing monitoring for performance improvement.
Overview
This course focuses on understanding and applying the basic principles of buying Distribution services. Participants will learn about the UK Distribution Market, supplier selection strategies, cost and productivity variables, adding value to supply chain and logistics, carrier selection, and ongoing monitoring of performance. The workshop provides a model and checklists for better understanding and recall.
Who should attend
Distribution Managers
Course Content
Course duration: Please call for further information
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The workshop explores all the basic principles involved in buying Distribution services. A model and checklists are provided to enable understanding and recall after the workshop.
COURSE CONTENTS
Understanding the Distribution Market
The UK Distribution Market size and trends
Strategy aspects of, own operation or third party supplier(s)
Suppliers in common user and contract services, and market size
Cost/Service balance and being clear on what we want
Keys to successful supplier selection
Cost and Productivity Variables
Fixed and Variable costs
Key Cost Drivers
Productivity measures
Key Productivity Drivers
Service provider variables and options
Looking for Added Value
Supply Chain and Logistics viewpoints
Time
Postponement
Changing form
Selecting the Carrier
What is available?
Specifications/Tenders
Negotiation/Selection
Agreement/Contracts
Ongoing Monitoring
Performance reports
Partnerships
Inspections
