Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Full overview

This course provides an organized framework for understanding the essential concepts of supply chain management and how to develop and deploy supply chains to achieve success in the fast-paced, global economy we all live in

This lesson will define Supply Chain Management, the goals, business models, strategy alignment, along with the historical view and background of the practice.

This lesson will introduce the business operations that drive the supply chain. Planning and Sourcing will be defined along with business strategies and operational goals to help increase success.

This lesson will provide details of the Make category including the operations required to develop and build the products and services that a supply chain provides. The Delivery category will also be introduced to ensure customers receive products and services.

This lesson will cover the three functions of supporting technology for effective supply chain operations including data capture and communication, data storage and retrieval, and data manipulation and reporting.

This lesson will define the four market quadrants of a useful market model: Developing, Growth, Steady, and Maturity.

This lesson will introduce supply chain coordination including "the bullwhip effect" which happens when small changes in product demand by the consumer at the front end of the supply chain translates into wider and wider swings in demand, as experienced by customers further back in the supply chain.

This lesson will provide real-time innovations for supply chain management including collaboration, coordination simulations, and monitoring systems to help improve communication between companies.

This lesson will introduce the work of defining supply chain opportunities and how the five key deliverables are produced to create a complete end to end supply chain.

This lesson will show you how to create competitive advantages supply chains including identifying new emerging opportunities, creative objectives, and strategic alliances for competitive advantage.

This lesson will provide a detailed look at the effect of dynamic, real time supply chains. These supply chains are highly responsive and very efficient to allow for real time operating adjustments for better adjustments to business changes.

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