Supply Chain Management: Best Practices

Course details

Overview
Every business supply chain is fundamentally different. The unique nature and requirements of every organisation calls for equally unique supply chains. However, this doesn’t mean that the most effective supply chains don’t share a great many similarities. As in all areas of business, there are numerous best practice principles that lay the foundation for outstanding supply chain operations. Whatever your industry or niche, these essentials alone could transform the effectiveness and efficiency of your supply chain operations.
This inspiring tutorial focuses on the most important examples of supply chain best practices. Explore a series of best practices common among industry leaders, along with the value of sharing supply chain activities and how to build strategic partnerships within your supply chain. Study sustainable supply chain strategies, third- and fourth-party logistics providers, applying lean techniques to the supply chain and what can be expect from the future of supply chain management.
Description
Objectives
Identify ways to develop your supply chain, such as using third-party logistics providers, insourcing processes, developing sustainable and eco-friendly strategies, leveraging process improvement strategies, and adopting new techniques
Programme Content
Topics:
Best Practices from Industry Leaders
Sharing Supply Chain Activities
Third- and Fourth-Party Logistic Providers
Building Partnerships within Your Supply Chain
Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies
Applying Lean Techniques to the Supply Chain
Applying Lean to the Supply Chain
The Future of Supply Chain Management
Course Benefits:
Full Tutor Support
Self paced, no fixed schedules
Available to students anywhere in the world
24/7 Access to the LMS ( Learning Management System )
Easy to understand quality e-learning study materials
The benefit of applying for NUS extra Discount Card.
Course Material
All course materials are included in the course price. All your study material will be available on our learning management system for which you will get access once you are enrolled. The material can be downloaded and printed as well.
Our distance learning course materials are specially written for home study and contain a wealth of knowledge in easy to understand language. We use variety of media to help you learn. Your course may use any of the following different media which you can use from home or where ever you choose to study:
Online course materials
Question papers
Additional Supporting Material
Useful Links
Course assessment
You will be continually assessed throughout the course. Your assignment will be marked by your tutor and independently moderated. The feedback on your assignment will then be sent to you. On receipt of this, you may wish to contact your tutor to discuss the feedback.
Tutor Support
When you enrol on a course with Brentwood Open Learning College you are allocated your personal tutor. Tutor’s help and support will be available throughout your studies with the college. He/she will assess your work and will provide you with regular feedback on your progress. Updated on 12 November, 2017