SLF to take batch to AIT, Thailand for international program on strategic supply chain management
Thursday, 27 March 2014 00:00
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Sri Lanka Foundation (SLF) in collaboration with Yunus Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok will conduct an intensive peer-learning program highlighting best-practices in one of Asia’s fastest-growing consumer economies from 28 to 31 May.
This advanced workshop assumes a practical knowledge and experience of supply chains. It is an applied course in Supply Chain Management (SCM) that focuses on enabling participants to apply proven SCM strategy and concepts in their workplaces.
The workshop is designed as a peer-learning course that takes a performance-driven approach, helping reinforce existing SCM knowledge and experience by identifying it with core competencies that brings about effective SCM application for business performance.
Added to the discussion on supply chain efficiency and cost-effectiveness, are observation visits and on-site seminar sessions arranged at leading international business institutions in Thailand, a world-leader in maintaining and optimising export supply chains in the food, construction, engineering and automotive sectors.
This will be moderated by a course faculty drawn from the AIT’s Yunus Center for social business. The program helps decision-makers and supply chain managers embrace a performance-driven SCM, fine-tuning supply chain strategies to drive overall business performance as engines of differentiated market positioning and sales growth.
The program faculty comprises university professors and industry experts known for their knowledge and experience within and beyond Asia. The course is fully residential and the fee covers use of internationally recognised training resources of one of Asia’s top-ranked universities, plus three-star accommodation and meals, international airfare, local transfers and facilitation.
Self-paid options include site-seeing and cultural excursions for which time has been set aside in the program. Under the MoU between SLF and AIT, a very exclusive price has been offered for this program as Rs. 99,900.
This invaluable program is open for all aspiring business leaders seeking a performance-driven approach to Supply Chain Management, business owners and corporate executives overseeing Supply Chain functions, and senior supply chain managers and decision-makers overseeing Supply Chain efficiencies.
This program intends to cover core competencies for managing supply chains such as supply chain dynamics and economics, mastering the 5-Vs of supply chain performance, optimising supply chains by matching demand and supply, leveraging partnerships for collaborative supply chain solutions, designing responsive strategies and operating models, defining supply chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), internet strategies and the VFS Linkage and integrating supply chain stakeholders for supply chain performance.
Dr. Jonathan Shaw, Executive Director – AIT Extension, stated that AIT’s Vision is to be Asia’s knowledge centre and thought leader in technological innovation for development to foster the emergence of a vibrant, prosperous Asia leading the world in innovative responses to the greatest challenges of the 21st century namely global climate change and poverty.
The AIT Extension Cluster integrates the work of its own units such as Development Management, with programs of the Yunus Center, CSR Asia Center, and the ASEAN Regional Center of Excellence for MDGs to expand AIT’S capacity to achieve its vision.
On the other hand, SLF as the centre for leadership, education and training in Sri Lanka operates under the purview of the Presidential Secretariat, established by the Sri Lankan Parliament Act No. 31 of 1973, and registered as a certificate awarding institute by the Tertiary & Vocational Educational Commission.
SLF is proud of its unique learning infrastructure and knowledge partnerships with leading institutions within the country and abroad. For more information please contact Kosala on 078 5387720.
