2012
AUG - SEPT 12 - Demand Planning & Inventory Optimisation Courses
27 & 28 August 12 - Melbourne
3 & 4 September 12 - Sydney
13 & 14 September 12 - Brisbane
17 & 18 September 12 - Perth
GRA Partner Carter McNabb will facilitate four demand planning and inventory optimisation courses around Australia.
The course has been formulated to provide participants with an
understanding of the techniques and tools required to take their
forecasting and inventory management capabilities to the next
level and deliver “best in class” performance.
For more information or to register, click here to download the full brochure.
MAY - JUNE 2012 Supply Chain Network Optimisation
28
& 29 May - Stamford Plaza, Melbourne
31
May & 1 June - Sir Stamford Circular Quay, Sydney
4
& 5 June - Stamford Plaza, Brisbane
11 & 12 June - Medina Grand, Perth
Course Leader and GRA Director, Mark Gibson, has formulated this course to provide participants with an understanding of the techniques and tools to take their supply chain networks to the next level and deliver “best in class” performance.
This course aims to:
- Educate in the principles of network design, resource sizing and network optimisation
- Provide a 'how to' framework for their application
- Understand the impacts of network design on meeting the customer
service objectives
- Explore the pros & cons of different network models
- Discuss successful examples of effectively designed networks
- Identify opportunities for participants to apply the knowledge they have gained in the course within their organisations
Click here to download the Supply Chain Network Optimisation course brochure for further details and registration information.
MARCH 2012 - Sales & Operations Planning Course
Delivering balanced and efficient sales and budgets through improved communication and information flow
19 & 20 March - Stamford Plaza, Melbourne
22 & 23 March - Medina Grand, Perth
26 & 27 March - Sir Stamford Circular Quay, Sydney
29 & 30 March - Stamford Plaza, Brisbane
GRA Director, Matt Miller, will lead this practical course which uses industry case studies and 'take-home worksheets' to enable participants to plan for and assess their own organisations.
The course aims to:
- Educate participants in the principles of sales and operations planning
- Provide a 'how to' framework to establish and fine tune the S&OP process to ensure it remains effective
- Explore and consider the data required to support the meeting framework
- Assess the immpact improved data availability and effective reporting can have on individual and business performance
- Discuss who should attend each of the framework meetings and their roles in and around the meetings
- Discuss successful implementation approaches
- Identify opportunities for participants to apply the knowledge they have gained in the course within their organisations.
Click here to download the Sales & Operations Planning course brochure for further details and registration information.
2011
AUG - SEPT 11 - Demand Planning & Inventory Optimisation Courses
11&12 August 11 - Melbourne
18 & 19 August 11 - Brisbane
24 & 25 August 11 - Perth
8 & 9 September 11 - Sydney
Carter McNabb will facilitate four demand planning and inventory optimisation courses around Australia.
The course will provide participants with an understanding of the techniques and tools required to take their forecasting and inventory management capabilities to the next level and deliver "best in class" performance.
For more information or to register, click here to download the full brochure.
24 & 25 FEB 11 - MRO Spares & Inventory
Optimisation Course, Melbourne
GRA's Carter McNabb leads workshops in Perth and Melbourne. Key benefits
and learning outcomes include:
- Identifying tangible benefits of MRO Inventory Optimisation
- Balancing inventory needs and requirements with the need to minimise costs
resulting from obtaining and holding inventory
- Mastering MRO inventory strategies for enhanced understanding of demand
planning and forecasting to meet demand
- Improving your lead time management
- Examining critical aspects that integrate demand, invetory and supply
planning
- Optimising the relationship between costs, constraints, risks and
performance management
For more details on the event and to register, download the MRO Spares & Inventory Optimisation brochure.
21 & 22 FEB 11 - MRO Spares & Inventory
Optimisation Course, Perth
GRA's Carter McNabb leads workshops in Perth and Melbourne. Key
benefits and learning outcomes include:
- Identifying tangible benefits of MRO Inventory Optimisation
- Balancing inventory needs and requirements with the need to minimise costs
resulting from obtaining and holding inventory
- Mastering MRO inventory strategies for enhanced understanding of demand
planning and forecasting to meet demand
- Improving your lead time management
- Examining critical aspects that integrate demand, invetory and supply
planning
- Optimising the relationship between costs, constraints, risks and
performance management
2010
25 & 26 OCT 10 - APAC Total Logistics
& Supply Chain Forum, Melbourne
GRA's Carter McNabb will facilitate a workshop covering:
- Improving demand plan accuracy and optimising inventories
- Learning how to segment inventory and assign appropriate management
techniques
- Forecasting techniques and strategies for different inventory types and
planning horizons, such as budgeting versus replenishment
- Fundamental levers for optimising service levels, inventory costs and
inventory levels
- Calculating inventory related costs, optimal replenishment cycles and
statistical safety stocks
- Practical insights into supply chain modelling and simulation
For more details on the event and to register, download the APAC Total
Logistics & Supply Chain Forum brochure.
23 & 25 AUG 10 - Supply Chain Management
Conference, Grace Hotel, Sydney
GRA's Carter McNabb will lead a workshop on 25 August. Subjects to be covered
include:
- Improving forecast accuracy and optimising inventories
- Learning how to segment inventory and assign appropriate management
techniques
- Discussing forecasting techniques and strategies for different inventory
types and planning horizons, such as budgeting versus replenishment
- Understanding the fundamental levers for optimising service levels,
inventory costs and inventory levels
- Learning how to calculate inventory related costs, optimal replenishment
cycles and statistical safety stocks
- Review related key performance indicators (KPIs) and conduct opportunities
assessment for your business
For more details on the event and to register, download the brochure Supply Chain Management Conference.
16 & 17 AUG 10 - MRO Critical Spares Optimisation
Course, Brisbane
GRA's Carter McNabb will lead a two
day course. Key benefits and learning outcomes will include:
- Exploring the best demand planning strategies to minimise downtime and loss
of production
- Tackling the issues with procuring spares from overseas
- Improving your lead time management
- Optimising inventory management and minimising hidden costs
- Handling obsolete and surplus stock
For more information download
the
MRO
Brisbane Event Brochure.
5-6 AUG 10 - 5th Annual Procurement Australia Conference,
Melbourne
GRA's Carter McNabb will present 'Achieving a Total Supply Chain View of Best
Value'.
The theme of this conference is 'Balancing Risk, Innovation and Achievement
in Procurement'.
For more details on the event and to register, download the brochure5th
Annual Procurement Australia Conference.
16 & 17 MAR 10 - MRO
Critical Spares Optimisation course, Melbourne
Led by GRA's Carter McNabb, this course will provide an excellent opportunity
to gain strategic insights into the proven methodologies and in-depth processes
for establishing effective and sustainable spares management within.
In
the increasingly competitive market environment, today's organisations are
striving to boost their productivity while reducing cost. Spare parts
optimisation is one of the most common, but complex and expensive problems in
many organisations. Poor MRO spares management can result in expensive downtime,
and potentially hazardous operations. It is very common that for every spare
used, five or more parts are held in stores, which perhaps may not be used. At
the same time, ordering more than needed (for 'just-in-case' scenarios) have
been occurring problems for them, mainly due to improper or lack of confidence
in forecasting its spares requirements. It is not unusual to see an average of
20-30% of maintenance people's time to be used for finding parts and material.
Many have found that due to improper planning, 60% to 80% of their maintenance
expenditures are accounted by spare parts consumption yearly.
For
more information see the MRO
Event Brochure.
2009
9 & 16 SEP 09 - GRA 2009 CEO Boardroom Breakfast-
"Recession Beating Supply Chain Strategies"
Laura Anderson, independent Company Director and Corporate Advisor, will
facilitate discussion about quick-win supply chain strategies to employ in an
economic downturn. She will share her experiences on how to rapidly create free
cash flow, reduce operating costs and increase service levels by applying
leading supply chain practices. Her presentation will be supported with
practical examples of what international and local organisations are doing to
survive and thrive in these difficult economic times.
Each GRA CEO Boardroom Breakfast is chaired by a corporate leader who will
share their experiences and perspectives on the topic during breakfast, and then
facilitate the group discussion.
The events will be held in Melbourne on 16 September and in Sydney on 9
September 2009.
For more information contact Kathy
Moutsos.
27-28 AUG 09 - 4th Annual Strategic
Purchasing Conference 2009, Melbourne
Increasingly procurement professionals in the public sector are being
challenged to produce innovative answers to the question of how to provide best
value. This, the 4th Annual Strategic Purchasing Conference, will address 'the
agony and the ecstasy' of practice and policy that is unique to public sector
procurement professionals.
Specifically, the conference objects include:
- Build capacity and skill
- Highlight the growing complexity of public sector procurement
- Identify the best strategies to create successful outcomes
- Explore diverse and innovative ways to address challenges
- Enhance the visibility of procurement in the public sector
- Bring together colleagues, suppliers and experts in procurement to create
networking and learning opportunities
GRA's Carter McNabb will present 'The Big Picture of Best Value' as well as
participate in a debate on 'Procurement Legislation: Chaos or
control?'
Download the conference brochure below for further details and
registration information.
24-26 AUG 09 - Supply Chain Management
Conference, Sydney
This year's Supply Chain Management Conference will be held at the Grace
Hotel Sydney.
GRA's Carter McNabb will speak on August 25. The focus on
his presentation will be 'supply chain strategies during an economic
downturn'.
Other speakers include:
- Russell Mather, NSW Logistics Manager, BP Australia
- Derek O’Donnell, National Logistics and Planning Manager, Coca Cola
Amatil
- Guy Evans, Executive Manager, Technology Sourcing, Commonwealth Bank of
Australia
- Rohan Berry, Program Leader - Supply Chain Transformation, Australian
Pharmaceutical Industries
- Steve McIntyre, National Freight & Logistics Manager, OneSteel
- Kamish Mirza, Head of Order Management and Logistics, Nokia Siemens
Network
- Scott Alden, Partner, DLA Phillips Fox
- Saugato Mukerji, Senior Automation Engineer, Bluescope Steel
Registration details are available fromTonkin Corporationor download the
brochure below:
29-30 JUN 09 - Retail World 2009, Sydney Convention &
Exhibition Centre
Tough Times, Tougher Tactics is the slogan of this year's event that focuses
on Retail Management and Technology. GRA's Carter McNabb will speak about
'Recession Beating Supply Chain Strategies - significant, quick win
opportunities that exist in your business today'. Other speakers include Matt
Kistler, Senior Vice President Wal-Mart Stores (USA), Mike Barry, Head of CSR,
Marks and Spencer (UK) and Greg Foran, Director of Supermarkets Liquor and
Petrol, Woolworths Limited.
The conference will be held in Sydney on 29th and 30th June. For registration
details visit Retail
World'swebsite. If you mention 'GRA' when you register, you will be entitled
to a $200 registration discount.
For more information on the event,
including speaker details, download the brochure below.
10-11 JUN 09 - SMART
Supply Chain Conference, Sydney
Held every two years, Smart Conference is the largest supply chain and
logistics event staged in Australia and is the major forum of its type in
Asia-Pacific, for practitioners to share insight and knowledge on the latest
supply chain challenges facing businesses worldwide.
Increasingly
gaining international recognition, the previous event - Smart 2007 Conference -
welcomed 900 delegates from Australia and across the globe, including United
States, China, Singapore, India, Germany, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand and
Fiji.
The conference program will address issues of topical debate,
concern and importance, and include several special interest streams. More
than seventy local and international high profile experts in their field of
practice will present around the theme, BRIDGING THE GAP with innovation &
new business strategy.
Delegates will also be able to enjoy many
additional educational & networking events.
For more information see
the SMART Conference website.
29-30 APR 09 - Australian Retail Symposium
2009, Sydney
Carter McNabb will present:
"Stock Exchange - How Super Cheap Auto optimised its inventory and increased
its share price."
- Demonstrate how leading retail demand planning and inventory management
techniques can rapidly generate free cash, protect margins and improve product
availability.
- How Super Cheap Auto's focus on working capital enabled the company to
reduce inventories by 12% within 12 months.
For more information
on the event download the brochure below.
2008
17-19 NOV 08 - Supply Chain Optimisation 2008, Sydney
Carter McNabb will present:
"Choosing the right supply chain optimisation strategy":
- Measuring the business impact of supply chain optimisation strategies
- Assessing the success of your supply chain optimisation strategies and
identifying opportunities for further improvement
- Evaluating the investment in supply chain optimisation within your
organisation
For more information and registration details, visit the Supply Chain Optimisation website.
11-12 NOV 08 - MRO Spares Optimisation Course,
Malaysia
Carter McNabb has been invited to author and lecture the MRO Spares
Optimisation course to be held in Kuala Lumper.
The course will cover:
- Exploring different spares management methodologies
- Spares Initial Provisioning
- Spares Demand Planning
- Spares Inventory Optimisation & Stocking Strategies
- Repairable & Rotable Item Management
- Critical Spares Management as a preventive measure against excessive
equipment downtime
- Estimating the spares value and hidden cost to obtain true inventory
costing
- Handling obsolete and surplus stock to release much-needed space in your
spares inventory
- Evaluating cost saving considerations to reduce inventory expenditure
wastage
2007
28 OCT -1 NOV 07 - University of Melbourne
Executive Development Program 2007
GRA is proud to sponsor the University of Melbourne and
Michigan State University’s Supply Chain & Logistics Management
Executive Development Program for 2007.
This five-day residential program will provide directors,
senior executives, managers and practitioners with well researched,
best practice perspectives on the essential elements of supply chain
management.
The program provides a valuable business opportunity to
network with peers and participate in discussions on leading edge
issues and practical supply chain management solutions.
For more information about the event, visit the University of
Melbourne website or download the brochure below.
24-28 SEP 07 - Managing Supply Chain
Inventory: Monash University
GRA will conduct a week-long lecture program on Managing
Supply Chain Inventory as part of the Monash University Faculty of
Business and Economics', Masters of Marketing (Logistics Management).
For more information on the Masters course visit the Monash University
website.
7-8 SEP 07 - Network Modelling &
Optimisation: Monash University
GRA will conduct a two-day lecture program on Network
Modelling & Optimisation as part of the Monash University Faculty
of Business and Economics', Masters of Marketing (Logistics
Management). For more information on the Masters course visit the Monash University
website.
29-30 AUG 07 - Sales & Operations
Planning 2007
GRA is actively involved in this year's S&OP Conference.
Carter McNabb, GRA Partner will chair the event and also
present 'Overtaking the Competition - S&OP at Super Cheap Auto' on
Day 1.
Peter Burgess, GRA Partner will present 'Selecting Software
Tools for Forecasting' on Day 2.
Luke Tomkin, GRA Senior Manager will participate on the panel
'Starting Out: Implementing a S&OP Process into your Business' on
Day 1 along with Dan Knox, National Demand Planning Manager at
Fonterra.
GRA representatives will be present at the conference to
discuss demand, inventory and supply chain management challenges with
delegates.
For more information about the event visit the S&OP Conference website.
19-21 JUN 07 - SMART Conference 2007 &
Smart Supply Chain Technology Show (SSCT)
GRA is sponsoring the Education Forum at the next SMART Conference on
Tuesday 19 June and will have representatives on hand for the duration
of the event in both the conference area and the associated technology
show. The Smart 2007 Conference is Australia's leading supply chain
conference, taking place once every two years at the Sydney Convention
and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour. At the last conference, held in
2005, more than 900 delegates from six countries attended.
GRA has been selected to present a joint case study with their
client Super Cheap Auto. The presentation will detail the demand and
supply chain management issues confronted by Super Cheap’s rapidly
growing business, how the company went about addressing them - from a
people, processes and systems perspective - and the exceptional results
achieved.
GRA has also been invited to present at SSCT on June 20, 2007.
Carter McNabb will present Stock Exchange: reducing stocks to increase
share price, a case study on how tight inventory management impacted
the share price of one Australian company. This seminar will include
key initiatives delivered, measurable results achieved and reasons for
success. Forecasting and planning initiatives that improved service
levels, reduced inventory and improved operating cash flow will be
explained.
For more information about the conference, visit www.smartconference.com.au
4-8 FEB 07 - Monash University Executive
Development Program 2007
GRA is sponsoring the Monash University and Michigan State
University’s Supply Chain & Logistics Management Executive
Development Program for 2007. The program is the only forum of its kind
in Australia, and will provide directors, senior executives, managers
and practitioners with well researched, practice perspectives on the
essential elements of supply chain management. This Management
Executive Development program provides a valuable business opportunity
to network with peers and participate in discussions on leading edge
issues and practical supply chain management solutions.
For more information about the event, visit Monash University's
website or download the brochure below.
2006
For more details on the event and to register, download the MRO Spares & Inventory Optimisation brochure.
GRA offers a range of supply chain training and education services covering (amongst others) demand management, inventory planning, replenishment
planning, and performance management. In addition to providing regular training and education programs to our clients, GRA also authors
and delivers the 'Managing Supply Chain Inventory' and the 'Network Modelling & Optimisation' courses within Monash University’s Supply Chain & Logistics Masters Program in the
School of Business & Economics.
GRA also sponsors and participates in Monash University’s Supply Chain Management Executive Development
Program and the University of Melbourne's Supply Chain Management Executive Development Program, guest lectures in other Monash supply chain courses, runs a Forecasting & Inventory Management Course in Singapore and Thailand as
part of the Asia Business Forum, and is a frequent presenter at industry events.
View theGRA Managing Supply Chain Inventory Course brochure online or download the pdf below.
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