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Safety Stock, Reorder Point and Inventory Replenishment Modelling

Setting stock levels by guesswork leaves African operations either starved of critical items or drowning in working capital tied up in slow moving stock. This course gives delegates the calculation methods behind safety stock, reorder points and replenishment quantities. Participants build working models in a spreadsheet using demand and lead time data they can take back to work.

What you will be able to do

  • Calculate safety stock levels from demand and lead time variability.
  • Set reorder points that protect service without excess inventory.
  • Determine economic order and replenishment quantities.
  • Segment stock with classification analysis to focus effort.
  • Model the trade off between service level and holding cost.
  • Build a replenishment model in a spreadsheet from real data.

Course outline

  1. 01The Cost of Getting Stock Levels Wrong
  2. 02Demand and Lead Time Variability
  3. 03Calculating Safety Stock
  4. 04Setting Reorder Points
  5. 05Economic Order Quantity and Replenishment
  6. 06Stock Classification and Service Levels
  7. 07Building a Replenishment Model in a Spreadsheet

Who should attend

For inventory controllers, planners, stores managers and buyers responsible for deciding how much to order and when.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 26 Aug 2026Online3US$900
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000
21 to 23 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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