Inventory Optimization & Supply Chain Planning Masterclass

Unlock Your Supply Chain Potential with this Course focused on Inventory Management & Inventory control!

Inefficient inventory management can lead to a domino effect, negatively impacting people, processes, and systems within the organization. Any mismanaged inventory disrupts the entire business ecosystem... Are your supply chain professional keeping you up at night? 

Unleash the power of strategic inventory management and revolutionize your business operations today!

| Master the Art of Inventory Optimization | Boost Efficiency & Reduce Costs | Seamlessly Integrate Supply Chain Tactics |  Elevate Your Career with In-Demand Skills

We realized that Efficient inventory optimization, demand planning, and stock replenishment are crucial for supply chain success, All this is well covered in this course with practical Excel templates, automations, and interactive KPI dashboards.

• Join our exclusive Udemy course and gain the expertise to streamline your inventory processes, enhance customer satisfaction, and supercharge your business growth.

  
  

  
  

• What You'll Learn:

- Inventory Planning

- Inventory Costs and Impact

- Selective Inventory control Techniques

- Inventory Replenishment methods

- Inventory KPI’s

- Entire Inventory analysis in Excel with readymade templates

• Enroll Now and Enjoy:

- On-Demand Video Lessons - Learn at Your Pace

- Interactive Quizzes - Reinforce Your Knowledge

- Lifetime Access - Stay Updated Always

- Expert Q&A - Get Your Questions Answered

- Certificate of Completion - Showcase Your Skills

• Whom this course is designed for?

Inventory Managers

• Supply Chain Managers

• Operations Managers

• Warehouse Managers

• Procurement Specialists

• Business Analysts / Supply Chain Analysts

• MBA Students

• Executives in manufacturing, retail, or distribution industries

Invest in your future. Transform your supply chain. Enroll in "Strategic Inventory Management" now!

Background of the course

This course will help you drastically improve your knowledge and skills in Inventory Management practices through a series of must know concepts, practical cases, case studies, calculations, examples and Ready Excel Templates for numerous inventory analysis in few minutes. This course is designed by Academic & Industry experts in the field for everyone who is in Supply Chain / Inventory / Demand planning role or wanted to make their career in the field. This course is designed for Supply Chain Managers, Inventory Managers, Supply Chain Analysts, Buyers, Demand Planners, Inventory planners, Transportation, warehousing & Logistics planners & even supply chain leaders.

What this course covers?

This course covers extensive content in a simple explanations and covers all must know topics within inventory management practices in five key modules as below.

Module 1 - Introduction to Inventory Management

· Introduction

o What is inventory

o Types and of inventory

· Activities involved in Inventory Management function

· Understanding Inventory Costs: A Comprehensive Overview

o Ordering Cost

o Carrying or holding cost

o Shortage or stock out cost

o Spoilage cost

o Other costs

o Tabular examples of the costs

· Need for effective inventory management today - From Burden to Opportunity

o Contribution of Inventory in working capital

o Research studies about inventory contribution in company’s working capital.

o Inventory contribution in retail, manufacturing and service companies.

o Role of inventory holding cost

o Research studies on contribution of holding cost in inventory costs.

· Benefits of well managed inventory - From Chaos to Control

o Cost optimization & Cash flow management

o Customer Satisfaction

o Improved supply chain efficiency.

o Profit maximization

Module 2 - Selective Inventory control methods & Analysis in Excel

· Overview of Selective inventory control

· Why Selective inventory control?

· What are benefits of selective inventory control?

· Overview of ABC Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Overview of XYZ Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Overview of HML Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Overview of FSN Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Overview of VED Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Overview of SDE Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Overview of S-OS Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Overview of GOLF Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Overview of PQR Analysis - Meaning, Logics & Uses.

· Excel Calculation & Automated calculation sheet for ABC, XYZ, HML, FSN, PQR, ABC-XYZ analysis.

Module 3- Inventory Replenishment planning methods

· Four Inventory replenishment Methods

· What is Safety Stock, Why it is needed?

· Calculation of Safety Stock in Excel & Ready excel sheet for quick calculation

· Calculation of Reorder Point (ROP) in Excel & Ready excel sheet for quick calculation

· Calculation of Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) in Excel & Ready excel sheet for quick calculation

· Calculation of Min Max levels in Excel & Ready excel sheet for quick calculation

· Planning strategies in Business environments – All about MTO, MTS ATO & ETO.

· Vendor Managed Inventory

o What is VMI

o How it is different from traditional inventory replenishment

o Process flow in VMI & traditional inventory replenishment

o Benefits of VMI

o Top Companies who uses VMI in their businesses

· VMI Case study of big retail giant Wal-Mart (Unlocking Efficiency & Profits)

Module 4 - Inventory Performance Management through Metrics

· Overview of Average inventory – Meaning, Calculation & Example

· Overview of Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) – Meaning, Calculation & Example

o Exclusion & Inclusions in COGS costs.

· Overview of Inventory turnover ratio (ITR)– Meaning, Calculation & Example

· Overview of Days on Hand (DOH)– Meaning, Calculation & Example

· Overview of Inventory Accuracy – Meaning, Calculation & Example

· Overview of Gross Margin return on inventory investment (GMROII)– Meaning, Calculation & Example.

· Overview of Days of Sales (DOS)– Meaning, Calculation & Example.

· Overview of Excess & Obsolete Inventory (E&O) - Meaning, Calculation & Example.

· Overview of on time delivery (OTD) - Meaning, Calculation & Example.

· Overview of on time in full (OTIF) - Meaning, Calculation & Example.

· Excel calculation & ready template for calculation of average inventory, ITR, DOH, DOS, GMROII

· Excel calculation & ready template for E&O Inventory

· Excel calculation & ready template for OTD & OTIF

Module 5 - Bonus Module: Supply Chain Planning processes that deals with Inventory Control

· Master Production Schedule (MPS)

o What is MPS , Its interlink with Demand Plan

o Example how to run MPS

o Inputs & Outputs of MPS

o Bill of Material & Example.

· Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)

o What is MRP , Its interlink with MPS

o Objectives of MRP

o Inputs & Outputs of MRP

o Example & Calculation of MRP with examples

· MPS Vs MRP

o Dependent demand Vs Independent demand

o Difference between MPS & MRP.

What you will learn at end of the course?

• Inventory Management System

• safety stock & Stock Management

• Warehouse Management

• inventory optimization

• Beginner’s to experts Guide for Inventory Control

• Ultimate Inventory Optimization

• Advanced Inventory Planning

• Comprehensive Inventory Management

• Inventory Planning & control through Microsoft Excel

• How to Optimize inventory, reduce costs, and enhance profitability with expert planning and Excel skills.

Key Learnings:

1. Inventory Management

2. Inventory Control

3. Supply Chain Management

4. Warehouse Management

5. MS Excel

6. ABC Analysis

7. XYZ Analysis

8. Safety Stock

9. Reorder Point

10. Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)

11. Min-Max Inventory

12. Inventory Replenishment

13. Inventory Planning

14. Inventory Optimization

15. Inventory Costs

16. Inventory Analysis

17. KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)

18. Inventory Turnover

19. Days on Hand (DOH)

20. CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) Preparation.

21. Demand Forecasting

22. Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)

23. Lean Inventory

24. Inventory Cost Reduction

25. Inventory Analysis in Excel

Summary: 

- **Inventory Cost Analysis** (EOQ, Holding Cost, Stockouts)

- **Selective Control Techniques** (ABC, XYZ, FSN, HML, VMI)

- **Demand Replenishment & Forecasting** (Safety Stock, ROP, Min‑Max)

- **Supply Chain Planning Integration** (MPS, MRP, Production Strategies)

- **Performance Measurement** (KPIs: ITR, DOH, GMROI, OTIF)

- **Excel-based Templates & Case Studies**

Course connects dot between multiple area's of supply chain like

1. Demand Planning

2. Supply Chain Analytics

3. Inventory Forecasting

4. Lean Inventory

5. Replenishment Strategies

We are well acknowledged by CPIM Preparation participants for this course, As they could find “real-world case studies,” “hands-on Excel models,” and “downloadable templates.”

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