Buyer-Planner Boot Camp
Outline for
Essentials for the Planner &
Essentials for the Buyer

Also Available for In-plant Presentations

INTRODUCTION

• Growing Importance of Planning
• "Planner" Defined
• Objectives of Planning
• Keys To Success

PLANNING PROCESS

• Planning To Forecasts
• Factors Impacting Forecasts
• Types of Plans
• Hierarchical Planning Process

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

• Basic Inventory Concepts
• Inventory Classifications
• Functions of Inventory
• Methods of Valuing Inventory
• Cost Concepts Impacting Inventory
• ABC Analysis
• Case Study

INVENTORY SYSTEMS

• Demands Types
• Independent Demand Systems
• Fixed-Order Quantity
• Fixed-Time Period
• Special Purpose Models
• Miscellaneous Systems
• Exercise
• Dependent Demand Systems
• MRP
• MRP-II
• Software Systems Available
• Just-In-Time (JIT) Systems

CASE STUDY

Questions & Honest Answers

INTRODUCTION

• Growing Importance of Purchasing
• Purchasing Agent Defined
• Objectives of Purchasing
• Keys To Success

LEGAL ASPECTS OF PURCHASING

• Laws Impacting Purchasing
• Law of Agency
• Other Laws, Ethics and Practices

SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

• Price vs Cost Analysis
• Competitive Bidding
• Price Analysis
• Cost Analysis
• Value Analysis
• Learning Curves
• Exercise, Applying the Knowledge

NEGOTIATION PROCESS

• Importance of Negotiations
• Definitions
• Objectives of Negotiations
• Perceptions
• The "5 Ws" and the
• "How "of the Negotiation Process
• Pre-Negotiation Phase
• Negotiation Phase
• Post Negotiation Phase

STRATEGIES AND BUYING PLANS

• Tactics - Both Good and BAD
• Do's and Don'ts
• Keys to Success

CASE STUDY

Questions & Honest Answers

When & Where

Registration Form

Contacting Nahabit & Associates, Inc.

Phone (512) 349-7977	Facsimile 512 349 7998
Email: info@nahabit.com	Mailing Address: 9415 Burnet Road - Suite 104 Austin, Texas 78758-5245 United States of America