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Discover how to further improve the accuracy of forecasting by accounting for many different causal factors, such as advertising, discounts, and the state of the economy. Learn how to test how good your forecasting model is.

This NISPOM course is an awareness-level course designed for employees (both cleared U.S. defense contractor employees and foreign person employees with a need-to-know designation) working in cleared contractor facilities located within the U.S. or its territories and subject to the NISP. Users will be trained on identifying, providing, and safeguarding classified material and controlled unclassified information, threats to classified and controlled unclassified information (including the U.S. Insider Threat Program), and reporting requirements.

Explore needs assessment and make-or-buy analysis, as well as how to develop specifications.

Discover tactics used for opening a negotiation and creating a positive climate. Explore why it is important to have a positive negotiation climate, how to understand the supplier's offer, listening skills, standard vocabulary, taking a position and summarizing your conversation.

Explore principles of network design as they relate to multi-echelon supply chain modeling by learning how to make trade-offs when designing a network, and how to build an optimal distribution network. In addition, discover various advanced topics related to the field such as optimization techniques, demand forecasting and facility location models.

Gain an understanding of the principles of network optimization and analyze how different supply chains interact. Learn about modelling multi-echelon supply chains, trade-offs in network design, and building an optimal distribution network. Also, explore how to develop models that demonstrate the interrelationships between inventory levels at stock points within a logistics system as well as optimize their networks for performance with minimal cost.

Gain knowledge on how to influence stakeholders or suppliers by harnessing the power of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Explore how to resolve conflicts by helping you choose how you respond rather than react. Also, learn the principles of NLP that can help guide your negotiations so that both parties emerge from them feeling satisfied and confident about their choice.

Gain an understanding of international import and export documents used in North America, including information on preparing bills of lading and waybills, invoices, certifications, declarations, and letters of credit. In addition, learn the fundamentals of each document format along with the regulatory requirements for completing them correctly.

Discover the fundamental tools used for managing operational procurement, including Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), eProcurement, eCatalogues, Consortium purchases, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Blanket Purchase Orders (PO's) and Portfolio analysis. Learn how to use each tool and when is the best time to utilize them.

Learn about Operational Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and how to identify and implement the most effective relationships with each operational supplier, in order to deliver the best overall strategic and operational value for the buying organization.

Learn how to optimize supply chain efficiency by linking supply chain control towers (SCCTs) and Theory of Constraints (TOC). By combining these two approaches, you can gain a comprehensive understanding of your supply chain and make data-driven decisions to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Gain an understanding of order management and the order-to-cash cycle. Learn how to manage make-to-stock products, including inventory tracking, ensuring timely order fulfillment and proper invoicing. Discover how to handle make-to-order items with special attention applied to taking orders, allocating resources for production and pricing strategies.

Learn about availability checks, trade offs in order processing and steps to take to ensure a successful outcome. Gain insight into different types of orders and their unique challenges.

Discover the importance of perfect order fulfilment. Explore what a perfect order looks like, how to identify orders that may cause issues with customer satisfaction, what processes should be in place to ensure perfect orders are achieved and how to assess the success of ongoing operations.

Explore how errors in inventory records typically occur and how to prevent and mitigate them. Learn how to conduct a physical inventory audit, all the way through to finding and correcting the root cause of inventory errors. Gain an understanding of the importance of accurate inventory records and how to implement a cycle counting program, including determining priorities.