Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Customized Programs

Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Customized Programs

In the area of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, our corporate training programs cover various sub-disciplines. Please find a sample of training programs here:

Target Group: 

  • Mid- and senior level executives
  • Vice presidents and directors of operations 
  • Finance, sales and planning executives
  • Entrepreneurs and executives in product development

Program Duration: 3 - 5 days

Method: Interactive lectures, case study work

Academic Directors: Prof. Dr. Rod Franklin and Prof. Dr. Jörn Meissner

Certificate: KLU Executive Education Program Certificate

Contents:

  • Aligning supply chain with corporate strategy
  • Performance drivers and measures
  • Managing supply chain uncertainty
  • Accurate response in a global supply chain
  • Supply chain coordination / Best practices in leading Companies
  • Strategies to incorporate e-commerce in the supply chain
  • Strategies for collaboration and partnerships in supply chains

Program

The program introduces managers to the fundamentals of supply chain management, helping them to develop a framework that is applicable within the context of their industry. Participants acquire strategies, tools and best practices for rigorously tackling supply chain and logistics issues at both strategic and tactical levels. They will also be able to systematically identify opportunities to boost their firm’s profits through improvements in their supply chain.

Faculty present state-of-the-art models and practical tools for supply chain management and multi-plant coordination in a collaborative learning environment. Participants will learn effective logistics strategies for companies operating complex networks and be inspired to integrate supply chain components into a coordinated system to increase service levels and to reduce costs. The effective management of facilities, inventories, transportation, information, outsourcing, and strategic partnering to improve operational performance are presented with real-world case studies.

Learning Outcomes and Benefits for your Company

Participants will leave the course with powerful insights into logistics issues and a new awareness of additional ways to drive business results via strategic supply chain choices. The bottom line result is the ability to make more profitable decisions for their companies.

Target Group: 

  • Group/team leaders
  • Department heads
  • Divisional heads

Program Duration: 5 days

Method: Interactive lectures, case study work

Academic Director: Prof. Dr. Alan McKinnon

Certificate: KLU Executive Education Program Certificate

Contents:

  • Transport management: key business processes
  • International transport and integrated transport chains
  • Transport planning and optimization
  • Transport execution, outsourcing, tendering
  • Managerial skills

Program

Successful companies are using modern transport management as a competitive advantage. With increasing globalization, rising energy prices, growing safety, security and ecological regulations optimizing goods transport becomes more and more important. The program on Transport Management gives managers from industry, retailing, and transport companies the opportunity to learn from leading experts in academics and industry.

In compact form, held within five days, important topic areas for managers are first described in five modules covering general management in business contexts. Subsequently, these topic areas are applied to concrete business issues. With carefully selected case studies, which also involve international companies, problem solving methods are presented and discussed.

Learning Outcomes and Benefits for your Company

Participants will learn about the development of the transport markets. Lecturers will address management issues arising in all transportation modes and participants will learn to use effective and efficient transport management tools that will help them make better strategic, tactical and operational transport management decisions. In case studies the participants will learn best practice in transport planning, transport law and transport controlling as well as negotiation skills. This training program will not only give new insights, but also help the management and the company to make their transport management smarter.

 

Target Group: 

  • Group/team leaders
  • Department heads
  • Divisional heads

Program Duration: 3 - 5 days

Method: Interactive lectures, case study work, excursions

Certificate: KLU Executive Education Program Certificate

Contents:

  • Fundamental managerial concepts
  • Logistics management
  • Port management
  • Managerial skills

Program

Attendees will learn about the latest advances in port operations, competition between ports, port logistics, port management and additional port related topics. Case studies and best-practice examples will be discussed in class. Participants will not only have the opportunity to expand their know-how and exchange ideas with international experts of the field, but also to network with professionals of the same field of expertise from all over the world and establish important business relationships. 

Learning Outcomes and Benefits for your Company

Participants will learn about the latest advances is port logistics management and have the opportunity to exchange ideas within the group. This training program will not only give new insights, but also help the management and the company to make their port management operations smarter.

Target Group: 

  • Group/team leaders
  • Department heads
  • Divisional heads

Program Duration: 3 - 5 days

Method: Interactive lectures, case study work and best-practise examples

Academic Directors: Prof. Dr. Rod Franklin

Certificate: KLU Executive Education Program Certificate

Contents:

  • Sustainability
  • Environmental effects of logistical acitivity
  • Development of green logistics strategies and frameworks
  • Setting targets for environmental improvement 

Program

The environmental challenges facing companies, governments and citizens today are fierce. Participants of the seminar will learn about logistic‘s contribution to environmental problems and what they can do to reduce the environmental footprint of their company.

Learning Outcomes and Benefits for your Company

Participants will learn about principles and concepts of sustainability as they relate to logistics and explore how firms can reduce the environmental impact of logistics acitivities. They will be able to support the development of green logistics strategies for their companies.

Target Group: 

  • Professionals in supply chain management and logistics areas
  • Junior- and mid-level managers

Program Duration: 20 days (4 modules, 5 days each)

Method: Interactive lectures, group and case study work

Academic Directors: Prof. Dr. Rod Franklin and Prof. Dr. Kai Hoberg

Certificate: KLU Executive Education Program Certificate

Contents:

  • Designing supply chain services 
  • Building supply chain services 
  • Operating supply chain services 
  • Improving supply chain services 

Program

The Supply Chain Management Program is a modular executive education program that consists of four modules. The modules are conducted over a period of approximately one year and each module comprises five days of lectures. The modules focus on the four core components of knowledge that a supply chain professional needs: 1) supply chain design, 2) supply chain construction, 3) supply chain operations, and 4) supply chain improvement.

The first module covers those processes that allow supply chain managers to set up and position their services. To deliver supply chain services requires the supply chain manager to build services that their “customers” will use and that add value (Module 2). Once supply chains have been designed and built, the manager must operate the service to the benefit of users (Module 3). All operations require improvement, and supply chain activities are no exception. Thus the last module (Module 4) addresses the improvement of supply chain services.

Learning Outcomes and Benefits for your Company

The program is designed for professionals and junior to mid-level managers in the supply chain and logistics area and will help them to deepen their skills in relevant areas of supply chain management and logistics. The participants may choose to complete the entire program or attend single modules only. Successful completion of each module prepares the supply chain professional for advancement within the particular areas covered by the module and results in certification of the individual in that area of competence. Completion of all four modules results in the certification of the individual as a professional supply chain manager.

KLU Academic Team

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Prof. Rod Franklin, PhD

Full Professor of Logistics Practice & Academic Director of Executive Education

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Prof. Dr. Kai Hoberg

Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Strategy

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Prof. Dr. André Ludwig

Professor of Logistics Information Systems

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Prof. Alan C. McKinnon, PhD

Professor of Logistics

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Prof. Joern Meissner, PhD

Professor of Supply Chain Management and Pricing Strategy

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