Supply Chain Management improves the coordination and relationship between Suppliers, Producers, and Customers. It must be kept at a high level of organization to be successful in today’s global economy. Goods and services are now pieced together from all over the world, and this process can be hectic and complicated if not managed correctly. With Supply Chain Management your company and employees will be on target to lower costs, improving efficiency, and increase customer satisfaction. This course will provide your employees with the understanding of how Supply Chain Management can improve and help almost any type of business.
Module One: Getting Started
Icebreaker
Housekeeping Items
The Parking Lot
Workshop Objectives
Module Two: Why Supply Chain Management?
Customer Satisfaction
Improving Performance
Lowering Costs
Product Development
Case Study
Module Two: Review Questions
Module Three: Key Terms (I)
Procurement
Upstream and Downstream
Raw Material
Forecasting
Carrying Cost
Case Study
Module Three: Review Questions
Module Four: Key Terms (II)
Inventory
Order Generation
Order Taking
Order Fulfillment
Returns Management
Case Study
Module Four: Review Questions
Module Five: Three Levels of Supply Chain Management
Strategic level
Tactical level
Operational Level
Bullwhip Effect
Case Study
Module Five: Review Questions
Module Six: Five Stages of Supply Chain Management
Plan
Source
Make
Deliver
Return
Case Study
Module Six: Review Questions
Module Seven: The Flows of Supply Chain Management
The Product Flow
The Information Flow
The Finances Flow
Data Warehouses
Case Study
Module Seven: Review Questions
Module Eight: Inventory Management
Levels of Inventory
Just-In-Time Inventory
Keeping Accurate Records
Inventory Calculator
Case Study
Module Eight: Review Questions
Module Nine: Supply Chain Groups
The Suppliers
The Producers
The Customers
The Customer’s Customer’s
Case Study
Module Nine: Review Questions
Module Ten: Tracking and Monitoring
Dashboard
RFID’s
Alert Generation
Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)
Case Study
Module Ten: Review Questions
Module Eleven: Supply Chain Event Management
Inventory Alerts
Supplier Alerts
Bottlenecking
Being Proactive
Case Study
Module Eleven: Review Questions
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise
Review of Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations
A background in economics may be an advantage to study faster, however it is absolutely not necessary.
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