Most organizations sell or use inventory. Often the predictable availability and dependable delivery of this material to the end user is critical to success or even survival of your company. Is it best for your management to control all aspects of acquiring inventory, fulfilling orders and delivering products to your customers? Or should you work with a partner in accomplishing these vital services. In this two-day session, we will discuss and explore: • Identifying your organization's core competencies and what you might consider outsourcing • The difference between a 1PL, 2PL, 3PL, 4PL and 5PL service provider • The possible advantages of outsourcing • The possible disadvantages of outsourcing • The difference between asset-based on non-asset based service providers • How to determine the best service provider to partner with your organization • Making the use of a service provider transparent to your customers • Different ways service providers charge for services and determining what is best in your unique situation • Negotiating a contract with your service provider • Setting goals and standards of service • Monitoring the performance of your program • Deciding when to continue, expand or discontinue a program

-All sessions are designed for multifunctional associates at all levels of the organization. -Deep understanding of the business environment of today and the value chain at all levels. -Leadership at the intersection of People, Technology and Innovation. -Collaboration and global communication models will be incorporated into real time case studies in Supply Chain and Procurement. -Best Practices across the value chain will be translated into leadership action.

Nowadays, China Customs' supervision becomes increasingly intensive. Supporting measures follow one by one after customs clearance integration. More and more enterprises are punished due to touching the bottom line of related laws. It becomes an unprecedented challenge for companies to make efficient customs clearance and compliance management. For managers and related colleagues, how to prevent and control the risk of the customs affairs is now such an important problem that must be positively faced. How to meet the customs' supervision requirements and avoid against the law? How to reduce the butterfly effect of a mistake owing to carelessness? In addition, are your tax number, price/royalties, internal control and other sides being questioned by customs and do you know what's behind? Moreover, do you have the experience that the goods arrive without informed so that you are required to take the legal responsibility? There are so many problems like that and all of them are up to the efficient solutions to the prevention and control of customs affairs' risk. Setting in this background, the training will give some ways to help check the customs affairs' risk combined with typical cases. And effective solutions will be carried out as well.

APICS CSCP is a new professional development/education and certification program, which becomes the global standard in supply chain education and certification since its introduction in 2006. It offers a broad view of the field that extends beyond internal operations to encompass all the steps throughout the entire supply chain – from the supplier through the company, to the end consumer.

What is the mission of the purchasing & supply chain professionals? Ensuring supply and continuing supply are the main purposes of every purchasing and supplying staff. But behind the busy and busy workday after day, is there any reef hidden in it? Each cooperative department has different requirements, the lowest price, the best quality, the best service, the least inventory, the lowest risk and so on. Can all this really be achieved? Strategic procurement requires us to looking forward to the overall situation of the new integrated company, setting up purchasing objectives scientifically, building purchasing team, selecting suppliers, avoiding supply chain risks through effective tools, and ultimately building a strategic professional purchasing supply chain platform. Different Requirements of Strategic Procurement for Purchasing Personnel: -How to use Kraljic Matrix to allocate purchasing performance objectives and purchasing personnel resources reasonably? -Supply Power - How to let suppliers listen to you! -Number of Suppliers VS Supplier Power -Knowledge Elements of Successful Purchasers -Supplier Screening/Supplier Overall Management -Management of Purchasing Channel: Direct Purchase VS Distributor Agent -The Foundation of Strategic Procurement - Understanding the Supplier's Quotation System -The Necessary Knowledge Element for Successful Purchasers-Price and Cost Analysis -The Key of Strategic Procurement-Risk Analysis and Avoidance -Can we make corresponding countermeasures for the occurrence of forward-looking anticipated risks? -How many potential risks are there in the supply chain? -Does the modern purchasing strategy bring new risks to the purchasing supply chain? -Supplier relationship management -How to be a better customer -Enterprise Purchasing Strategy

APICS CLTD - Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution The APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) designation assess individuals based on a comprehensive body of knowledge, best practices and standards for those in the logistics, transportation and distribution industries.

Major enhancements from SCOR 11.0 to 12.0 include: Processes: MAKE, DELIVER and ENABLE definitions updated to better align with the service industry and digital environment. ENABLE Supply Chain Procurement, sE10, developed in conjunction with procurement standards outlined by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS). ENABLE Supply Chain Technology, sE11, developed to define, deploy, and manage technology enablement in the supply chain

APICS CLTD - Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution. The APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) designation assess individuals based on a comprehensive body of knowledge, best practices and standards for those in the logistics, transportation and distribution industries.