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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.
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.
At this event, industry experts shared insights on navigating current supply chain challenges and how to future proof supply chains.
Local businesses showcased industry learnings and knowledge around the themes of sustainability, digitisation and supply chain improvements.
This video will also provide key information on:
As the second largest country in the world by area with a population of over 40 million people, Canada is an ideal place to target and sell your product or services to consumers.
Canada has a highly developed and competitive market with similar business practices to Northern Ireland, and strong economic and cultural ties with 14% of the Canadian population claiming Irish heritage.
This video tutorial is a recording of a live webinar and focuses not only on the emerging trends and exporting opportunities for local businesses in the market and how to approach them, but also addresses the
Stay ahead of the curve and elevate your brand's social presence with insights on artificial intelligence, social sustainability, the rise of Threads, video dominance and micro-communities and hyper-niche targeting.
This video tutorial is a recording of a live webinar previously delivered by Invest NI in partnership with Declan Murtagh from digital marketing agency Brilliant Red Digital. It highlights the most innovative, important trends for 2024, along with how you can implement them in your business.
This webinar provides information, tips and resources to help companies address sustainability requirements within medtech, diagnostic and pharma sectors.
The speakers include Net Zero representatives from the Health Innovation network (formerly known as ASHN), NHS England, Almac and legal perspectives.
The aim of this webinar is to help you better understand the drivers toward Net Zero/carbon reduction for the pharma, diagnostic and medtech industries, carbon reduction reporting, NHS England’s “Greener NHS” strategy, NHS Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessments and how the pharma
Effective supplier negotiations are critical to successful supply chain management, but are little understood by many organisations. 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 Supplier Negotiation webinar 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.
A step by step guide on how to complete a successful Innovate UK R&D funding application
The market for heavy machinery in South East Asia has grown significantly over the past few years particularly in the mining, construction and infrastructure industries. To help understand the dynamics of this growing market, Invest NI has commissioned a report that identifies key opportunities and challenges for Northern Ireland materials handling companies who wish to do business in the region.
Listening to this webinar will provide you with an overview of key findings from the report. You’ll also have the opportunity to hear from industry experts located in Singapore.
Recognised as one of the most open and competitive economies, Singapore is currently the world’s fourth-largest global financial centre and a gateway location to business growth in Southeast Asia.
This video tutorial, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore and Orissa International, outlines the export opportunities that are available to Northern Ireland businesses within the technology sector – particularly FinTech – in Singapore. It is a recording of a recent webinar.
This video tutorial, in partnership with the Department for International Trade and Export to Japan, introduces Japan as an export market for Northern Ireland businesses. It also explores the recent United Kingdom-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership – a free trade agreement between the two countries. As part of the tutorial, local company First Derivatives discuss their export journey in the market. This tutorial is a recording of a recent webinar.
Invest Northern Ireland partnered with Canada’s Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA) to provide insights from leading voices in Ontario’s waste management sector. They discussed opportunities, regional issues and the regulatory environment around hazardous, municipal and C&D waste.
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The Latin America and the Caribbean region is home to a number of markets, each with their own diverse culture and economy. This video tutorial, in partnership with the Department for International Trade, features a series of videos from country directors introducing their markets and the export opportunities that are available for Northern Ireland businesses.
This is the first in an online series of market promotion webinars allowing Northern Ireland businesses to ‘explore from home’ new markets and export opportunities. The first region to be explored is Latin America and the Caribbean, and is being presented in partnership with Department for International Trade. The webinar is an opportunity for Northern Ireland businesses who are interested in or are already exporting to Latin America and the Caribbean market to hear up-to-date business opportunities and economic information.
Northern Ireland companies can find a world-leading location for Life and Health Sciences in Australia. It is a market that offers transparency in its regulations, commitment to research and clinical trials, is investing in digital health infrastructure and product and welcomes international collaboration. This tutorial features an expert panel of speakers addressing logistical and compliance issues and sharing commercial opportunities within the sector with a nod to the Biotech & Biopharma sectors. This tutorial is a recording of a recent webinar.
Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are open and competitive economies, and are excellent gateway markets for Northern Ireland businesses into wider Europe. Cyber and information security is an identified priority across the Benelux. Despite a steadily increasing security spend, organisations are struggling to address all threats. This video tutorial highlights the trends and opportunities available in the security, risk and governance space in the Benelux and how Northern Ireland businesses can best approach these opportunities. This tutorial is a recording of a recent webinar.