Vskills certification for Distribution Manager assesses the candidate as per the company’s need for managing ordering and distribution of products, parts and accessories. The certification tests the candidates on various areas in distribution management which incorporates logistics, material management, transportation, warehousing, physical distribution, marketing channel, channel management, monitoring and benchmarking.

Audience profile

Job seekers looking to seek out employment in distribution, logistics and provide chain departments of varied companies, students generally eager to improve their skill set and make their CV stronger and existing employees trying to find a far better role can prove their employers the worth of their skills through this certification.

Skills gained

• Introduction to Logistics
• Material Management
• Marketing Channel
• Marketing Intermediaries
• Function of selling Channel
• Channel Design
• Selection of Appropriate Channels
• Channel Management
• Distribution Channel Management
• Channel Motivation
• Physical Distribution Concepts and Objective
• Components of Physical Distribution
• Transportation
• Warehousing
• Impact on Physical Distribution
• Supply Chain Management in Physical Distribution
• Distribution and Networking
• Monitoring and Benchmarking
• Miscellaneous Topics

Procurement Management

• What is Procurement Management
• The Procurement Process
• Make or Buy Analysis
• Supplier Management
• Contract Basics
• Global Sourcing
• E-procurement

Cost and Value Analysis System

• Value Analysis
• Tools for Value Analysis
• Cost Analysis
• Cost Analysis Techniques

Negotiation Skills

• Basic Approaches for Negotiation
• Strategy and Planning for Negotiation
• Tactics of Effective Negotiation

Purchase Management System

• What is Purchasing
• Purchase Department
• Methods of Purchasing
• Purchasing Performance
• JIT Purchasing

Vendor Management

• System of Vendor Evaluation
• Parameters for Evaluation of Vendors Performance
• Social Audit
• Tender and Negotiation Guidelines
• Purchase Review

Materials Planning

• Materials Planning Need
• Factors Affecting Materials Planning
• Tools of Materials Planning
• Principles and Procedure for Materials Planning
• MRP (Material Requirements Planning)
• MRP Processing
• Other Planning Techniques

Materials Budgeting

• Materials Budgeting Concepts
• Materials Budgeting and Accounting

Material Classification, Standardization and Codification

• Material Classification
• Value Analysis and Material Classification
• Material Codification Concepts
• Material Codification Systems
• Material Standardization
• Material Simplification
• Levels of Standardization

Material Handling

• Material Handling Basics
• Material Handling Systems
• Containerization
• Waste Management - Surplus and Obsolete
• Damage and Pilferage
• Cost Analysis

Stores Management and Warehousing

• Stores Functions and Objectives
• Types of Stores
• Stores Layout and Storage
• Successful Store-Keeping Factors
• Warehousing
• Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Warehouse Operating Principles
• Warehouse Strategy
• Planning Warehouse Distribution
• Warehouse Layout
• Automatic Warehousing
• Schemes of Automatic Warehousing
• Stock Keeping and Accounting

Quality Management

• Quality Basics
• Product vs Service Quality
• Quality Management
• Quality Management Methods
• TQM
• Six Sigma
• Statistical Quality Control
• Double and Multiple Sampling

Legal Framework

• The Indian Contract Act, 1872
• The Sales of Goods Act, 1930

Future Developments

• Procurement Future Trends
• Sustainable Procurement
• Procurement Automation
• Big Data and Procurement
• Material Management Trends
• RFID and Material Management
• Material Management and Big Data

Inventory plays a key role altogether organisation's supply chain. Managers benefit greatly by understanding about inventory management and the way it directly affects business. Vskills certification for Inventory Manager assesses the candidate as per the company’s need for storing or logistics of products.

The certification tests the candidates on various areas in economic order quantity, known or uncertain demand models, forecasting demand, aggregate planning, master schedules and just-in-time.

Skills gained

• Inventory management
• Stores management
• Standardisation, Codification and Variety Reduction
• Facilities Location
• Facilities Layout and handling
• Purchase System and Procedure
• Forecasting Demand
• Just in time

Vskills certification for store and inventory manager assesses the candidate as per the company’s need for management of inventory and stores department. The certification tests the candidates on various areas in warehousing, picking strategies and equipment, order picking methods, storage and handling equipment, warehouse costs, inventory management, inventory costing, facilities location, facilities layout and handling , forecasting demand and JIT.

Skills gained

• Freight Planning
• Freight Transportation
• Surface Transport
• Containerisation
• Sea Transport
• Airline Transport
• International Freight Transport
• Integrated Logistics
• Future Developments

Vskills certification for Supply Chain Management Professional assesses the candidate as per the company’s need for managing and optimizing the availability chain operations. The certification tests the candidates on various areas in supply chain business process integration, resource-based view, SCT, JIT, channel coordination, theory of constraints, total quality management, global supply-chain, sustainability and provide chain modeling.

Skills gained

• Introduction to provide Chain Management
• Historical Development of Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Business Process Integration
• Resource-Based View Theory
• Theories of Supply Chain Management
• Channel Coordination in Supply Chain Management
• Materials Logistics Management
• Theory of Constraints
• Total Quality Management
• Quick Response Manufacturing - I
• Quick Response Manufacturing-II
• Global Supply-Chain Finance
• Sustainable Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Modeling