Gateway Technical College
262-564-2526
Gateway Technical College
3520-30th Avenue
Kenosha WI 53144
www.gateway.tec.wi.us
Courses:
Basics of Supply Chain Management
Determine EOQ under varying cost and demand situations. Compute
safety stock needs, order quantity. Revise an MRP plan for different
production needs. Learn to use independent inventory systems.
Manage and integrate a distribution requirements system into planning.
APICS certification preparation is stressed.
Business Purchasing International
This course is a study of advanced purchasing activities. The
course covers value analysis, traffic, financial commitments,
systems, and procedures, and administrative functions. The course
will provide a broader base of purchasing knowledge necessary
for a purchasing career. CPM points are available upon completion
of the course.
Export/Import
An overview of international trade; entering the overseas market,
distribution, payment, letters of credit, shipping documents,
importing, custom house brokers, government requirements, and
sources of assistance and information. CPM points are available
upon completion of the course.
Freight Claims
A study of freight loss, damage claims, and adjustments of claims
in various modes of transportation, including carrier and shipper
liability, transportation documents, and claim filing procedures,
along with the legal implications.
Integrated Computer Systems Applications
Provides practical ''hands-on'' use of a closed loop system. Areas
covered will be to create company bills of material, inventory
records, vendor files, material requirements planning, master
production schedule, sales orders and costing. APICS Systems and
Technology module is covered.
Inventory Control
Introduces the objectives of inventory control: forecasting, master
scheduling, material requirements planning and inventory management
techniques. Various environmental methods of production such as
job shop and continuous process standard products. In addition
the student should be able to pass the APICS certification tests
in the areas of master planning and material and capacity requirements
planning upon completion of the course. Computerized inventory
planning techniques in a "hands-on" computer environment are required.
International Logistics Documents
A study of traffic management as it is unique to international
transportation, importing, and exporting. Management and selection
of international transportation modes and pricing regulations
will be explained. International documentation will be explained,
along with computer software to facilitate documentation preparation.
Marketing/Physical Distribution
Fundamentals of warehousing, record-keeping, dual warehousing
and organizations of distribution versus materials management
concept. Essential elements of material handling, basic phases
of an efficient plant layout. Methods and equipment used in the
horizontal, vertical and overhead movement of materials. Problems
in product protection, packaging and storage are analyzed.
Master Planning
Topics include production and priority planning, master production
scheduling policies and procedures, performance measurements,
forecasting, made to order/made to stock approaches and process
inventory. APICS certification preparation in stressed.
Materials Management Internship
Students perform production and inventory planning applications,
work in an on-the-job training situation in companies that are
working with the latest systems. Student employee, employer and
internship instructor interact to accomplish the training experience.
The student must have Fourth Semester standing or equivalent before
taking the course.
MRP/CRP
Principles, concepts and other aspects of materials requirements
planning capacity requirements planning. The interrelationship
between these key functions in the organizational materials control
system will be emphasized. Topics include systems design and specifications,
time planning, lot sizing, safety stock, priority planning, measurement
of capacity, resource requirements planning, scheduling practices
and capacity control. APICS certification preparation is stressed.
Operations Management & Value Analysis
Studies the broad spectrum of centralized management in a production
setting. Studies techniques to identify unnecessary costs before,
during and after production of a product. APICS certification
training for JIT plus systems and technologies are also part of
the course.
Production Control
Introduces the student to planning production, considering lead-time,
inventory and production rates, machine loading, dispatching,
analyzing exception reports in an automated computerized environment.
The general design and implementation of a production control
system is studied. The student should be prepared to pass APICS
certification tests in the area of production activity control.
Transportation Management
Fundamentals of the administration aspects of transportation operation;
hands-on exercises in freight classification, tariffs, carrier
pricing schedules, rates, bills of lading, contracts, and freight
claims. CPM points are available upon completion of the course.
Transportation Negotiation/Pricing
An examination of freight classification rules, rates, and regulations
in all modes of transportation. Students study modern computerized
tariffs; learn to negotiate contracts, including favorable rates
and value-added services; and gain knowledge in how deregulation
has changed transportation pricing in all modes.