SM Thacker & Associates

Highlights of our full range of training courses / Workshops:

Lean & Agile Supply Chain / Inventory Modelling

Lean & Agile Manufacturing Planning & Control

Operations Management / Team Leader Training

Step Change Management / Business Process  Reengineering

Continuous Improvement

Procurement (Purchasing & Supplier Management)

IS / IT / e-commerce

Product Management / New Product Introduction  / Quality  Management

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IS / IT & E-Commerce

Our Training Philosophy and Approach

The following 4 training courses are available (linked to highlights below). They can be readily tailored to suit individual requirements for in-house workshops.

I01 Information Systems / Information Technology Strategy

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Designed for directors and managers responsible for information systems and technology, this non-technical course, which is complementary to I02 below, will enable you to answer the following questions:

• How to enable your business objectives by using information systems and technologies?
• What are the steps?
• How do you manage the process?
• How do you convert business strategy into systems terms?
• How do you create an IS/IT vision/policy statement?
• How do you create opportunities using IS/IT?
• How do you assess the gap between where you are now and where you need to be?
• How do you justify the expenditure?
• What are the priorities and are there any quick wins?

 I02 System Selection & Implementation

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Designed for directors and managers responsible for information systems and technology, this non-technical course, which is complementary to I01 above, will enable you to answer the following questions:

• How do you select software to ensure it solves your problem?
• What features do you need?
• What technology is appropriate?
• What support will you need?
• How can IT help to do the job more effectively?
• How can IT help to do the job more efficiently?
• How do you ensure that it is a business tool and does not belong to the IT section?
• How can you get a substantial discount off the purchase price, and identify the hidden costs?
• How do you implement software to deliver what you need and get maximum benefit?
• Do you change what you do, or do you change the software to do what you do now?
• What is best of breed?

Also from our Product Management Page:

D01 New Product Introduction

D02 Managing Product, Process or Computer Programme and Documentation changes

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