Course sheet · 2027 catalogueLogistics and equipment operation
Stock and supply management
Two days to hold the right stock level: enough to serve customers and production, not so much that cash is tied up or products age. ABC classification, replenishment methods, safety stock, forecasting, stocktaking and indicators are applied to an extract of your own stock data, down to the replenishment parameters of your main items.
Duration2 days
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- Explain the role and carrying cost of the different stocks: materials, work in progress, finished goods, spare parts
- Classify items according to their value and the regularity of their consumption
- Choose a replenishment method and calculate the reorder point and safety stock
- Make stock reliable through cycle counting and variance analysis
- Build a dashboard: turnover, coverage, service level, stockouts, dormant stock
Programme
Day 1 — morning
- Why hold stock: demand uncertainty, supplier lead times, lot sizes, seasonality
- Carrying cost, stockout cost, order placement cost
- Types of stock and who is responsible for each
- ABC and XYZ classification: principles and uses
Day 1 — afternoon
- Replenishment methods: reorder point, periodic review, order-based
- Safety stock: lead time, variability, target service level
- Economic order quantity and its limits in practice
- Exercise: calculations on items from your stock
Day 2 — morning
- Demand forecasting: averages, trend, seasonality, role of sales
- Annual stocktake and cycle counting, analysis of variances and their causes
- FIFO and FEFO rotation, management of lots and dates
- Dormant and obsolete stock: detection and treatment
Day 2 — afternoon (workshop)
- Coordination of purchasing, production, sales and logistics; supplier reliability
- Workshop: ABC analysis of an extract of your stock and replenishment parameters for the A items
- Building the dashboard and alert thresholds
- Knowledge test and presentation of the parameters chosen
Teaching methods
- Spreadsheet exercises based on an extract of your stock and consumption data
- Cases of stockouts and overstocks from industry and distribution
- Work in sub-groups bringing together purchasing, logistics and production
- Mid-course quiz and final test
Assessment and documents
A mid-course quiz and a knowledge test, and an end-of-course evaluation at D+1. A numbered training certificate that can be verified online for each participant; the company receives the training report, and the ABC analysis and replenishment parameters produced in the workshop.
Bilingual materials for every participant; each classroom course comes with its digital twin on OmniLearn.
Frequently asked questions
Is particular software needed?
No. The calculations are done in a spreadsheet, from an extract of your ERP or management software. The parameters obtained can then be entered into your tool.
Is the course suitable for spare parts?
Yes. Spare parts have irregular consumption and high criticality; the course treats their classification and safety stock separately, because conventional methods apply poorly to them.
Can this course be funded?
It can be included in your training plan and fall under OFPPT special training contracts, according to the rules in force. We prepare the file with you; eligibility depends on the company's situation.
Practical information
- Duration
- 2 days
- Audience
- Stock controllers, supply planners, buyers, logistics and supply chain managers
- Prerequisites
- Everyday use of a spreadsheet
- Group size
- Groups of 6 to 12 participants, in-company
- Format
- In-company, face to face on your site
- Language
- French, Darija or English; bilingual materials
- Funding
- OFPPT special training contracts (TFP), GIAC, Maroc PME: we prepare the applications with you, at no extra cost.
- Programme customisation
- Programme adapted to your procedures, your equipment and your audience
Organise this course
Price and dates on quote, depending on your headcount, your site and your preferred period.
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