SCMAP Perspective #233

April 22, 2010 by carlo  

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Published in Port Calls, January 18, 2010

EDUCATION, INDUCTION

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By Ed Sanchez
SCMAP Executive Director

Last Call – Intro to SCM Seminar

SCMAP is making a last call for its first seminar offering this year. This is the 2-day seminar on Intro to SCM. Readers please note the schedule

  • Schedule       : Jan. 25-26, 2010 (Monday – Tuesday)
  • Time               : 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Venue                        : Astoria Plaza, Escriva Drive, Ortigas Center
  • Fee                 : SCMAP members P11,000 VAT included

non-members P13,750 VAT included

  • Please make check payable to UniMaC Business Consultancy, Inc.

The 2-day seminar is a capsulized version of the SCMAP-DLSU certificate program in SCM (which is 42 Saturdays long). Facilitators will be the same as the faculty handling the DLSU program. Their topics are:

  • Ike Castillo (Avon Cosmetics) : Intro to SCM, Transportation and Distribution Mgt., Strategic Purchasing & Procurement Mgt.
  • Al Lagera (PLDT) : Inventory Planning & Control
  • Gabby Patag (TNT)  : Warehousing Mgt., Material Handling & Inventory Mgt., Supply Chain Governance

SCMAP-DLSU Certificate Program

Meanwhile the SCMAP-DLSU certificate program in SCM is back on stream. There are 3 modules currently ongoing or about to go on. All schedules are on Saturdays, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Each module is seven Saturdays long. These modules are the following.

  • Module 6 – Supply Chain Governance, Faculty Gabby Patag, Dec. 5, 2009 to Jan. 30, 2010
  • Module 1 – Intro to SCM, Faculty Ike Castillo, Jan. 16 to Mar. 6, 2010
  • Module 2 – Transportation and Distribution Management, Faculty Ike Castillo or Al Lagera, Mar 13 to May 15, 2010

Module 1 – Intro to SCM. This module provides an overview of SCM as a business philosophy and a corporate strategy to drive or turn around the business. The course includes a study of supply chain evolution, a thorough discussion of its scope, and its strategic role in the business and economy today.

Module 2 – Transportation and Distribution Management. This module provides a comprehensive review of transportation and distribution management and its role in SCM. This course includes a thorough description and discussion of the different modes of transportation, pricing methodologies, standards and performance The course dwells heavily on the practices relative to the Philippine setting, while touching as well on global transportation concepts, and best practices in all modes of transportation, as they are applied in distribution channels and distribution management.

Module 6 – Supply Chain Governance. This module tackles special topics and issues in SCM. These include environmental, ethical and social responsibility concerns, governance, change management, creativity and relationship management for effective customer service.

Soft Skills Seminar

SCMAP’s second seminar offering for the year will be the Leading Winning Teams seminar, one of SCMAP’s seminars in the soft skills area. The schedule is Feb. 12, 2010. Venue will be at the Astoria Plaza. The facilitator will be Prof. Ninoy Rollan of Ateneo de Manila, professor in Leadership and Human Resources. Fees for this one day seminar will be P5,500 for SCMAP members and P6,875 for non-members.

Induction

SCMAP’s officials, including directors and committee chairpersons for year 2010, will be inducted on January 29 at the EDSA Shangri-La. To be tapped as keynote speakers / inducting officers are PISA Chairperson Doris Magsaysay-Ho and NCRPO PNP Chief Roberto Rosales. Attendance for non-members is by invitation only.

Address inquiries and comments to Ed Sanchez at tel. 671-8670, fax 671-4793, cell 0918-914-1689, or email scmap.org@gmail.com.  Those interested in SCMAP training and other activities are requested to send their e-mail addresses. Visit SCMAP’s website at:www.scmap.org

January 15, 2010