I’m budgeting for Q2 and weighing ISM’s CPSM Module 2 versus a short S&OP course — has any training helped you tighten order fulfillment and measurably reduce expediting spend? We spent about $18k on rush freight last quarter, and I’m aiming for a 15% cut and fewer backorders on our top 20 SKUs; would appreciate specific courses or instructors that truly moved the needle…
I’d lean short S&OP — specifically Demand Driven Institute’s DDS&OP/Planner — then run buffer profiles on your top 20 SKUs and clean up lead times and safety stocks; that cut our rush freight about 22% in a quarter. CPSM M2 helped contracts, but expedites dropped only after weekly red/green buffer reviews — “tighten the planning bolts before buying a faster truck.” What’s your current forecast error on those 20?
ASCM’s S&OP Certificate + a hard “48-hour PO confirmation SLA and a Friday exception review” on your top 20 SKUs cut our rush freight 22% in a quarter; that’d more than cover your 15% on $18k. CPSM M2 is great for breadth, but , it won’t move expediting this quarter. https://www.ascm.org/learning-development/certificates/sop/ — do your key suppliers commit to 48-hour confirms?