🚚 Expediting Strategies: Ensuring On-Time Project Delivery
📘 Course Description This course equips participants with comprehensive knowledge and practical tools to plan, implement, and manage effective expediting strategies. Timely delivery of equipment, materials, and services is critical to project success—this course covers all aspects of expediting, including …
Overview
📘 Course Description
This course equips participants with comprehensive knowledge and practical tools to plan, implement, and manage effective expediting strategies. Timely delivery of equipment, materials, and services is critical to project success—this course covers all aspects of expediting, including pre-production activities, supplier audits, production monitoring, shipping logistics, documentation, and communication strategies. Participants will learn to identify risks, enforce contract milestones, handle delays, and optimize the entire expediting process.
🎯 Learning Objectives
✅ Understand the expediting process and its role in project success
✅ Develop expediting plans aligned with procurement schedules
✅ Conduct supplier pre-production meetings & manufacturing progress inspections
✅ Monitor supplier performance and address deviations effectively
✅ Manage logistics, customs, and final delivery
✅ Communicate proactively with stakeholders to ensure timely completion
👥 Who Should Attend
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Procurement & supply chain professionals
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Project managers & coordinators
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Logistics & materials management staff
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Contract engineers & buyers
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Quality & inspection personnel
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Anyone responsible for on-time delivery in projects
🗂️ Training Format
✅ Instructor-led technical lectures
✅ Group discussions & Q&A sessions
✅ Role-playing supplier meetings & progress reviews
✅ Workshops using real project scenarios
✅ Templates & checklists for practical application
📅 Day-by-Day Agenda with Time Breaks
📅 Day 1: Introduction to Expediting & Planning Strategies
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Introductions & Course Objectives |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Fundamentals of Expediting: Definitions, Objectives, and Types (Desk & Field Expediting) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Roles & Responsibilities of Expeditors, Buyers, and Project Teams |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Developing the Expediting Plan & Integrating with Procurement Schedule |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Workshop: Building an Expediting Schedule for a Sample Project |
📅 Day 2: Pre-Production Activities & Supplier Kick-Off
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Supplier Qualification & Pre-Award Assessments |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Conducting Pre-Production Meetings (PPMs) with Suppliers |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Analyzing Critical Path Items & Milestone Management |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Workshop: Preparing for a Supplier Kick-Off Meeting |
📅 Day 3: Production Monitoring & Progress Tracking
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Techniques for On-Site Expediting Visits & Inspections |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Progress Tracking Tools: Gantt Charts, S-Curves, KPIs |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Identifying & Managing Potential Delays and Deviations |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Workshop: Conducting a Progress Review & Status Reporting |
📅 Day 4: Shipping Logistics, Documentation & Expediting Challenges
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Managing Logistics: Shipping Schedules, Incoterms, and Transportation Modes |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Expediting Export/Import Documentation & Customs Coordination |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Handling Expediting Challenges: Supplier Non-Compliance, Force Majeure, & Escalations |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Case Studies: Expediting Delays and Lessons Learned |
📅 Day 5: Communication, Reporting & Course Wrap-Up
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Effective Communication Strategies with Suppliers & Stakeholders |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Writing Expediting Reports, Dashboards, and Action Logs |
| 12:15 – 13:15 | 🍽 Lunch |
| 13:15 – 14:45 | Aligning Expediting with Project Controls & Risk Management |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:00 – 16:30 | Integrated Case Study, Wrap-Up, Q&A & Certificate Distribution |
📦 Materials Provided
✅ Course slides & manuals
✅ Expediting checklists & report templates
✅ Real-life case studies
✅ Critical path tracking tools
✅ Certificate of Completion
Target audiences
- Reservoir Engineers, Geologists
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