Lean Purchasing Essentials

Discover proven methods to reduce purchasing costs in these difficult times. Survival during the rough the rough times ahead will mean reducing costs while at the same time increasing customer satisfaction. This seminar will teach you the tools and techniques for a leaner organization. A two day program.

"Yes, it gave me an idea on the other aspects of purchasing, inventories & attitudes towards discipline on work."
Roman Acero
Trans-Phil Builders

Many companies have turned to LEAN to find ways to reduce waste, manage inventory, and improve efficiency and lower their purchasing cost. These tools include Just-in-time techniques, total productive maintenance, quick response, flow analysis, value stream analysis, standardized work, and six-sigma quality methods. The lessons learned from LEAN can be applied to the purchasing function and result in the reduction of time, space and cost and accelerate the time required to convert an order into cash.

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Pre-registration is required. Slots are limited so register Now!

Please email seminars@rmpconsultancy.com or call Francis or Raffy Pefianco at 396-5425 or 372-4563 or text 0918-937-3455 for more information.You can also call the seminar venue 813-7824 on seminar days (usually Wed, Thur and Fri). A registration form can be downloaded from the website.

Objectives of the seminar:

At the end of the seminar the participants should be able to:

Determine the total cost of ownership of inventory and choose the best supplier
Apply effective techniques for locating, choosing, negotiating with, and managing suppliers
Describe various Lean ways to see and reduce lead times, reduce cost, improve supplier quality, reduce raw materials inventory, and reduce product costs and resulting prices
Prepare a Value Stream Map and analyze it using the LEAN concepts
Apply the 5S and poka-yoke techniques to reduce waste and reduce cost

What you will Cover

The Concept of LEAN and how it is applied to purchasing
Lean Tools: 5S, Kaizen, JIT, 6 Sigma, Value Stream Mapping and Poka Yoke
Calculating Economic Order Quantity and optimum re-order points
Establishing safety stock levels
Identifying, measuring and compressing cost drivers in your system with VSM
Supplier-managed inventory
The cost of quality
The cost of poor quality and non-conformance
Calculating the total cost of ownership
Using 5S to lower purchasing costs
Developing your supplier quality program
Negotiating Skills for Purchasers
Purchasing Ethics

Who Should Attend

Purchasing and supply chain managers
supervisors and staff,
buyers, and
other professionals seeking to make business more cost effective and competitive and improve profit margins.

Additional Benefits of the program

Buffet Lunch at a nearby hotel
AM and PM snacks
Seminar workbook
CD of presentation materials
Certificate of attendance
Free WiFi Internet Connection

Training Methodology

The seminar uses a combination of lectures, visual presentations, case studies and group discussions. More emphasis is placed on workshops to allow the participants to learn the material presented in a fun and easy manner.

Pre-registration is required

Slots are limited so register Now! Please email productivity@rmpconsultancy.com or call Francis or Raffy Pefianco at 396-5425 or 372-4563 or text 0918-937-3455 for more information.You can also call the seminar venue 813-7824 on seminar days (usually Wed, Thur and Fri). A registration form can be downloaded from our website at http://www.rmpconsultancy.com.

Venue

RMP Training Room, 204 Languages Internationale Bldg, 926 Arnaiz Ave., Makati City, Philippines

Here's what they say about the seminar

"VMS helped me identify nature of work and sequence of work."
Alex B. Dalmacion
Trans-Phil Builders

"It changed my attitude towards how to own a business and I learned the do's and don'ts."
Oscar M. Sebello
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Slots are limited so register Now!

Pre-registration is required. Slots are limited so register Now! Please email productivity@rmpconsultancy.com or call Chili, Francis or Raffy Pefianco at 396-5425 or 372-4563 or text 0918-937-3455 for more information.You can also call the seminar venue 813-7824 on seminar days (usually Wed, Thur and Fri). A registration form can be downloaded from our website at http://www.rmpconsultancy.com.