Material requirements
Map a current situation involving material requirements; separate facts from assumptions and identify questions that need clarification.
All programmesProcurement, Contracts & Logistics / PM-PRO-018
Materials Planning and Control
A practical programme in materials planning and control, connecting working concepts with team decisions and relevant workplace examples.
About the Course
This programme develops a working approach to materials planning and control in the context of sourcing, contract performance and delivery choices. Participants move from understanding the main concepts to examining a case, testing alternatives and explaining a practical recommendation. The three modules focus on material requirements, replenishment and variance review. Examples are selected after the training brief so that they reflect the responsibilities and experience of the participant group.
Course Objectives
- Explain the role of material requirements and identify the information required for a reliable assessment.
- Use a structured worksheet to examine replenishment and compare reasonable alternatives.
- Identify assumptions, missing evidence and implementation concerns related to variance review.
- Prepare an option comparison with cost, service and exposure considerations for discussion with a supply-chain team.
- Translate the exercise into a workplace action plan with owners, review points and measurable progress.
Who Can Benefit
- Buyers and sourcing professionals: apply material requirements to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Contract and supply-chain coordinators: apply replenishment to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
- Operations and logistics planners: apply variance review to their responsibilities through a guided case and a course-specific worksheet.
Participant experience and learning needs are reviewed before the programme is confirmed.
Curriculum & Practical Work
Replenishment
Compare two approaches to replenishment; explain the expected benefits, limitations and information gaps.
Variance review
Develop an action plan for variance review; assign responsibilities and agree how results should be reviewed.
Learning Method
Short concept discussions, guided worksheets, group comparisons and instructor feedback, followed by a workplace action plan.
Educational programme. No professional accreditation is implied; specialist legal, engineering or tax advice requires qualified professionals.