Materials Management

IOSS is an Internationally accredited provider of versatile Industrial & Non-Industrial training and consultancy services offering high quality, practical support to our clients. Our training courses are designed based on local and international standards delivering industry best practices to our delegates.

The goal of IOSS training courses is to ensure that all individuals reach a certain level of competence to work more safely on-site, reducing the risk to themselves and others.

Procurement, Supply Chain Management Training courses are designed to meet the requirements of modern industries and to provide knowledge and skills for understanding and preventing hazards in various fields.

The courses are interactive and can be delivered in the language of your choice. Practical exercises and course materials are provided in accordance with special training requirements. Content can be localized to reflect the country or region in which the workforce will operate.

Participants must successfully complete a training course and assessment to ensure that they reach the required level of competence. Successful participants will then receive a certificate.

  • Materials Management Definitions
  • Reason for holding stock
  • Customer service and availability
  • The valuation of materials
  • The cost of holding materials
  • The cost of acquiring materials
  • Pareto analysis and ABC classification of materials
  • Dependent and independent demand
  • MRP and MRP II
  • Just in the supply and Kanban systems
  • Consignment stocking and Vendor Managed Materials
  • Demand, usage and lead times
  • Stock replenishment systems
  • The economic order quantity
  • Approaches to forecasting
  • Defining logistics and transportation
  • Sea freight; Air freight; road freight; rail freight
  • Transport planning and modeling
  • Reverse logistics
  • Imports and exports within EU
  • Letter of credit
  • Documents in international trade
  • Electronic documents
  • Unitization and containerization of loads
  • Intermodal transport
  • Freight forwarders and customs agents
  • Logistics and the environment
  • The role of the International Chamber of Commerce
  • Classification of incoterms
  • Rules for sea and inland waterway transport