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Stakeholders and local businesses attended the launch of our Energy Efficiency Capital Grant (EECG) on Wednesday 8 May 2024 at The Seagoe Hotel, Portadown.

Attendees got the opportunity to hear more about the support on offer, the importance of investing in energy efficiency equipment and from other businesses who availed of the support.

Representatives from Invest NI and The Department of the Economy explained how the grant of up to £150K can help Northern Ireland businesses:

• Reduce their energy costs
• Purchase and install energy efficient equipment in areas including:
  • Lighting

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.   

Logistics are critical for effective operation and material flow. Maximising inbound and outbound processes will directly influence the business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity.

Inventory management is a set of processes which you utilise to oversee and organise your goods or materials in your facility.

The objective of this webinar is to provide you with an introduction to elements of Inventory Management and how that links into forecasting.

Suppliers play a critical role in helping companies succeed. In order to find the right ones, businesses need to consider a number of critical factors, including: Price, Reliability, Value for money, Responsiveness, Quality and Flexibility.

The objective of this webinar is to provide you an introduction to key elements of Supplier Selection & Performance Management, the criteria for selecting a supplier and what to look for in a supplier.

Supply Chain Management is managing the flow of goods and services from the manufacturing of the product right through to the customer or end user. For this process to work successfully, it requires an organisation to have a network of suppliers to successfully move the product through each stage.

Our Supply Chain Management webinar will highlight how you can take action to make your supply chain more resilient and how you can work to develop your supply chain function so it delivers value and reduces costs.
 

Supply chain and purchasing functions are usually tactically focused within most SME’s - and even some larger organisations - with the priority given to ordering and chasing parts. As companies adapt their sales and production strategies to grow, diversify or respond to external changes, it is vital that long term plans are developed and executed that ensure their supply chains are fit for purpose. This can be achieved through Strategic Supply Chain Management.

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Recent disruptions in the global supply chain have caused many uncertainties around the guarantee of supply and planning for predictable costs.  

As a result, many businesses are turning to sourcing to expand their options, and often to bring the supplier base closer to home. As with most new business processes, sourcing can be difficult and time consuming to execute well, but can cause additional disruption if executed poorly.

This supply chain video tutorial will provide an overview of what is considered best practice for sourcing, as well as how it can be implemented within your own

Effective supplier negotiation skills are critical to successful supply chain management. For negotiations to work, they require purchasing professionals to develop their engagement skills, and be well practiced in detailed preparation ahead of any supplier interaction.

Our Effective Negotiation Skills tutorial will highlight how you can take action to make your engagement more effective and how you can develop your purchasing team, so it delivers value and reduces costs.

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.

Cost reduction techniques are critical to successful supply chain management. It is therefore crucial that professionals can track business costs and identify opportunities to save money.

This tutorial includes practical tips and examples of best practice on how you can effectively carry out the cost reduction process and ultimately continue to deliver value.

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.   

Effective material handling and control is essential for efficient operation and material flow. Optimising inbound and outbound processes will directly impact the key business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity. 

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.

Efficient goods management and control is critical for effective operation and material flow. Maximising inbound and outbound processes will directly influence the business performance metrics of cash flow, operational efficiency, and capacity.

Supply chain is an integral part of most businesses and can positively or adversely affect cost in terms of material costs, operational efficiency and working capital.

Digitisation in the supply chain can help improve efficiency, visibility, customer experience and reduce costs. This tutorial includes practical tips and examples of how companies have used digitisation to improve their business.