Solving Oil Product Supply Chain Challenges

This five day course will cover and discuss the following topics:

  • Assessment of the Market
    – International & African market developments
    – A focus on African oil product supply & demand
    – Oil market infrastructure in Africa
    – Key market players & strategies in Africa
    – Most common supply chains
  • Supply Chain Strength
    – Supply & demand balancing
    – Volume vs margin
    – Demand planning
    – Inventory optimisation
    – Knowing your costs, capacity and capability
    – Risk assessment
    – Scheduling and replenishment planning
    – Profitability analysis
  • Supply Planning – Product Sourcing
    – Manufacturing : How each product is made / Key product specs & what in influences them
    – Introduction to refinery margins
    – Imports: pricing and freight : Price references, base quotes & value of premia-discounts / Pricing mechanisms / Introduction to world scale, premia & shipping freight
    – Imports:  contractual terms / CIF, CFR, FOB, DET / Title risk / Demurage / Quality & Quantity
    – Optimal Sourcing
  • Sales and Operations Planning
    – Purpose & value
    – Key process ingredients
    – Ownership & stakeholders
    – Key activities
    – Design & work flow
    – IT and information sharing
    – Metrics & KPIs
    – Linkage to business & strategic planning
    – Roll up to global S&OP
  • Strategic Impact
    – Supply chain SWOT
    – Competitor analysis
    – Customer value proposition
    – Portfolio concept
  • Case Study/Simulation
    – Gap analysis
    – Building a benefits case

Your Course Consultant: Bruce Hutchison, Business and Training consultant