Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Overview:

The supply chain is a crucial part of any business’ success. Optimizing the flow of products and services as they are planned, sourced, made, delivered, and returned can give your business an extra competitive edge.

This two-day course will introduce you to the basic concepts of supply chain management, including the basic flow, core models, supply chain drivers, key metrics, benchmarking techniques, and ideas for taking your supply chain to the next level.

What Will Students Learn?

Define supply chain management and logistics
Explain the vertical and virtual integration models
Understand the stages in the basic supply chain flow
Identify participants in the supply chain
Recognize supply chain drivers and ways to optimize them
Align supply chain strategy with business strategy
Determine what metrics to track and how to benchmark the related data
Troubleshoot basic supply chain problems
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

What Topics are Covered?

Define supply chain management and logistics
Explain the vertical and virtual integration models
Understand the stages in the basic supply chain flow
Identify participants in the supply chain
Recognize supply chain drivers and ways to optimize them
Align supply chain strategy with business strategy
Determine what metrics to track and how to benchmark the related data
Troubleshoot basic supply chain problems
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

What’s Included? Instruction by an expert facilitator, small interactive classes, manual & course materials and certificate