A complex education program that will prepare the trainees (also newcomers) to be Logistics Specialist.

Target Group:

• Customer Care
• Procurement
• Logistics Managers
• Production
• Lean Specialists
• Packaging Engineers
• Plant Managers

MODULE I:

Automotive Logistics Introduction – 0,5 day

• Logistics in a production plant – mission and objectives
• Basic logistics terms and rules (30 main terms)
• INCOTERM 2010 – detailed explanation of the main terms for the automotive industry (FCA, ExW, DAP) + overview of all others
• Standard logistics positions and responsibilities
• Logistics as a part of company organizational structure

Project logistics – 0,75 day

• Logistics definition for a new project
• Logistics cost calculation in project RFQ phase
• Investment planning based on logistics cost calculation
• WBS and standard logistics tasks on an automotive project
• Standard project phases/milestones in the automotive industry
• Project team and communication over the project, cooperation of logistics with Project Team Members
• Project risk analysis for logistics
• Project Master Schedule (logistics tasks planning)
• Project ramp-up curve
• Project logistics handover to serial production (Check-list)
• Logistics and product/process modification management  

Production planning – 0,75 day

• Customer forecasts and orders
• Capacity planning
  • Long term (strategic)
  • Middle term
  • Short-term
• Definition of optimal production batch size
• Resource planning
• Controlling of respect of production planning
• Production process bottlenecks and their management
• Product/process modification and impact on production planning
• Reworked parts flow management and use of such parts
• End of life management in the whole Supply Chain and management of Obsolete Stock

MODULE II:

Procurement (sub-supplier logistics) – 0,5 day

• Logistics role in sub-supplier selection
• Logistics protocol with sub-suppliers
• Transfer of customer forecasts/orders to suppliers
• Sub-supplier logistics KPIs – definition and evaluation
• Purchased parts transport
• Creation of logistics claims and validation of 8D reports

Internal logistics – 0,5 day

• Process Flow Chart
• Warehouse management – static & dynamic warehouse
• Push/Pull system of parts delivery to production, FIFO
• Process of inventory planning and execution
• Traceability requirements
• Parts blocking due to quality issues and impact on logistics

Customer logistics – 0,5 day

• OEMs specific requirements on logistics
• Customer orders/forecasts, flexibility, contractual capacity
• Customer logistics KPIs – definition & follow-up
• Delivery of Spare Parts

Expedition and transport (focus on FCA supplier) – 0,5 day

• Process of expedition preparation and standardization
• Preparation of parts and documents for expedition
• Customer labels printing and packaging identification
• Loading and ASN sending rules
• Milk-runs calculations for a new flow

MODULE III:

Packaging – 1 day

• Types of packaging in the automotive industry
• Calculation of packaging need for a new project
• Project specific packaging development
• Packaging follow up in serial production phase
• Packaging problem solving (dirty/damaged packaging, missing packaging, …)
• Use of alternative packaging – general rules
• Packaging inventory – process approach and rules

Logistics processes optimization – 0,5 day

• Standard and special logistics cost
• Pareto analysis of logistics cost
• MMOG/LE V4 vs. IATF 16 949
• Value Stream Mapping
• Ergonomics of logistics operations (overview)
• Logistics FMEA
• Logistics back-up plans

Problem solving tools and methods for logistics – 0,25 day

• Logistics and daily production meetings
• Overview of main problem solving tools and methods
• Logistics Lessons Learned management

Final exam – 0,25 day

To get the Training certificate the trainee must pass the final exam, 65% of the final score being the minimum.

Duration: 6 days (3 modules, each of them takes 2 days)

In case of 2 or more participants from the same plant we offer 10% discount on the second and all other participants. Refreshment and lunch are included in the training price.