Onsite Training Catalog: JD Edwards Procurement Training

Title	Procurement Training
Length	4 Days
JDEtips University Registration and Course Pricing	Next course: October 4-7, 2010 in Dallas, TX. Or contact Lori Stone, Training Administrator: 1.877.832.2594 ext 150 or Lori.Stone at ERPtips dot com
Detailed Course Outline and Course Manual TOC	To review the detailed course outline, click here. To review the manual table of contents, here.
Onsite Courses	Available upon request. Please contact Sandy Acker, ERP Solutions Manager: 1.877.832.2594 ext 140 or Sandy.Acker at ERPtips dot com
Delivery	Group-Live, Instructor-led classroom training with hands-on exercises and one workstation per student.
Who Should Attend	Beginning and Intermediate users of JD Edwards Procurement application, including: Procurement Specialists, Operations Managers, Planners, Inventory Specialists, Controllers, or anyone else requiring a detailed understanding of the setup and processing of Procurement within JD Edwards.
Prerequisites	Basic to Intermediate knowledge of JD Edwards Procurement Application - six months work experience preferred
Level	Beginner-Intermediate
Advanced Preparation	None
Objectives	This course offers a great deal of procurement know-how applicable to every type of business, emphasizing real-world, time-tested solutions for the challenges facing distribution and manufacturing companies. After attending this course, students will be able to understand Procurement management, including: all relevant setup, PO generation, Purchase Order processing for Inventory and Non-Inventory purchases, Receiving and Matching, advanced features like Approval Routing and Supplier Analysis, and much more.
APICS / CMA / CPP / CPE / CEU Credits	40
To schedule a training session with JDEtips or to find out more information, email Sandy.Acker at ERPtips dot com.

Specific Objectives

The author of this course is known for his insights into Procurement, Inventory, and Manufacturing. We don't just know the software extremely well, we also place heavy emphasis on best practices. We understand the business aspects of Procurement.

Many people think that procurement is simply "the process of buying", but the truth is, it is much broader than this and can involve every department in a company. If you've spent any time in or around procurement, you know that it can get to be complex.

Effective use of the JDE Procurement module can provide the means for pulling together all of different areas involved, resulting in simplifying the overall process. Reaching this end can contribute greatly to increasing a company's bottom line.

So whether you're just starting to implement Procurement or looking to upgrade your company's existing setup to make it the cohesive, comprehensive business solution it ought to be, the Mastery Level Procurement course gives you the insight into the intricacies of the module you'll need to build a truly effective solution.

Subjects are covered in the utmost level of detail for students who want to really understand the how the system handles procurement functions, to a point well beyond what can be attained by attending other course offerings.

While this course offers a great deal of procurement know-how applicable to every type of business, its emphasis is on the presentation of real-world, time-tested solutions for the challenges facing distribution and manufacturing companies. Within the course there are sections for accounting and planning and other areas, but its main focus is on inventory-based and non-inventory (expense) procurement supporting distribution and manufacturing operations.