Detailed Curriculum

First Week: 

1. Supply chain challenges in the modern world
2. Traditional and lean supply chain management (SCM)
3. Volatility and uncertainty concerns
4. From MRP to ERP
5. APS
6. The three drawbacks of traditional SCM
7. Standard lean approaches
8. Lean and traditional planning
9. Preparing for lean SCM
10. Lean demand

Accepting uncertainty

Aggregate demand

Response to real consumption

11. Lean supply

Peak management

Constant production flow

Constant takt

12. Lean synchronization

Simplified local tactical planning

Parametric planning

Transparency and cooperation

Second Week:

13. Push/Pull replenishment
14. Consumption-based replenishment
15. MTO replenishment
16. IRL
17. Buffer management
18. Modes of production
19. Kanban and variations

Product wheels and benefits

Classical rhythm wheel

Breathing rhythm wheel

20. High-mix rhythm wheel (H-M RW)
21. Stock

Cyclic

Active

Safety linked to demand

Safety linked to supply

Policy

22. Calibrating the lean parameters
23. Case study: Calculating IRL for H-M RW
24. Case study: Calculating BM for H-M RW

Test