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FMIL: Fundamentals of Industrial and Logistics Management
Your supply chain operates as a whole: a local decision can move constraints elsewhere. Connect demand, supply, production and distribution to understand flows more clearly. Develop a cross-functional perspective that supports coordination and operational decisions.
- Duration
- 4 days 28 hours
- Code
- LOG003FR Code
Presentation
The FMIL course provides a foundation for learning and professional development, beginning with logistics and supply chain terminology. Designed for employees managing logistics and industrial flows, it also builds a shared understanding of international standards. The programme covers different logistics flows and their relationships, economic challenges, core concepts, integrated MRP2 management and more.
This industrial and logistics management fundamentals course combines theoretical input with practical cases and question-and-answer sessions. Participants receive the learning and technical resources needed for individual work between training days.
At the end of the programme, a mock exam and webinar help validate your learning and prepare you for the official FMIL certification exam.
Objectives
- Understand the relationships between physical, information and financial flows through a practical scenario.
- Understand economic challenges and key business management approaches for customer satisfaction and profitability.
- Learn production management terminology.
- Develop or validate industrial and logistics management expertise.
- Pass the official exam and earn the Fundamentals of Industrial and Logistics Management certification.
By the end of FMIL training, you will have the professional skills to:
- Define objectives for supply chain organisation and performance.
- Implement an industrial company's planning and execution processes.
- Identify the resources required to meet demand.
- Implement the decisions arising from load and capacity analysis.
- Assess achievement of industrial and logistics management objectives.
Program
Day 1: The extended enterprise
- Fundamental characteristics of an industrial company.
- What is Supply Chain Management? A game-based learning module.
- Core industrial activities.
- Conflicts within a traditional structure.
- Classification of production systems.
- Industrial production strategies.
- Manufacturing resource planning: the MRP2 model.
Day 2: Integrated MRP2 management
- Demand management and planning.
- Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP).
- Production planning.
- Developing the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
- Rough-cut capacity planning.
- Calculating net requirements.
- Resource planning.
Day 3: Inventory, supply and distribution
- Scheduling and shop-floor control.
- Inventory types by function.
- Inventory replenishment methods.
- Financial statements.
- Purchasing and supply functions and processes.
- Physical distribution across the supply chain.
Day 4: Continuous improvement
- Lean methodology.
- Total Quality Management (TQM).
- Quality improvement tools.
- Identifying and managing constraints.
- Six Sigma.
- FMIL mock exam with review.
- A 2-hour webinar summarising key points, with a question-and-answer session.
After the course, you can take the official FMIL exam in partnership with AGILEA through an online platform. The certification exam is included in the course, lasts 2 hours 30 minutes and consists of 50 multiple-choice questions with 30 reasoning questions.
Audience
- Logistics professionals.
- Logistics engineers.
- Supply chain directors.
- Loading dock supervisors.
- Warehouse supervisors.
- Planning managers.
- Dispatch managers.
- Supply operators.
- Freight chartering professionals.
Prerequisites
At least 3 years of professional experience in industrial management and logistics.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Quiz / multiple-choice questions
Dates and sessions
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No upcoming sessions are currently available.