Supply Chain Management

Course details

With modern developments, the enterprise's procurement, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, transportation, and information systems must be aligned to efficiently serve the ultimate customer.

This course focuses on effective planning and management of highly integrated product and information flow from sub-suppliers, through the organization, to the customer and the consumer. The course will cover all of the issues involved in planning, designing, and operating highly effective integrated supply chains.

• Overview of the Supply Chain
• Practicalities of Supply Chain Management
• Evaluating Supply Chain Performance
• Supply Chain metrics and KPI's
• Different metrics for different measurement areas.
• Benchmarking
• Setting goals for your Supply Chain metrics
• Supply Chain Operations
• Sourcing and Procurement
• Case Studies 

• Supply Chain Planning and Infrastructure
• Transportation Management and Collaboration
• Global Supply Chain Strategies
• Global Management
• Case Studies
• Global Supply Chain Perspectives
• 3PL
• People in the Supply Chain
• The Changing Role of the Warehouse in the Supply Chain
• Case Studies
• The Role of TMS/WMS and Other Systems in Supply Chain Operations
• Demand Planning and Forecasting
• Inventory Management
• Customer Service
• Case Studies

• An Integrated Case Study
• How Can You Use What You Learned?
• Review and Wrap-up

• Minimize costs and enhance your customer value through effective development and management of supply chain network. 
  
• Consider the networks of relationships, sustainability and product design, as well as the logistics of procurement, distribution, and fulfillment. 
  
• Examines the tools, core processes and initiatives that ensure businesses gain and maintain their competitive advantage.