Supply Chain Management A-Z: Operations & Logistics Basics
Supply Chain Management A-Z: Operations & Logistics Basics, available at $74.99, has an average rating of 4.48, with 85 lectures, 2 quizzes, based on 2729 reviews, and has 8352 subscribers.
You will learn about Become the Supply Chain Guru in your team! Master this essential area of Business Operations Gain a total overview of Supply Chain Management for your Manufacturing or Service business Aims and Objectives of a good Supply Chain Match your Product to your Supply Chain's Design Type Segment your Stakeholders and Tailor your Relationships Forecasting Demand: Quantitative Methods and why we need more Collaborative Forecasting Demand Management: Internal and External Methods Bullwhip Effect: What it is and how to Control it Improve a Supply Chain by reducing Delays, Uncertainties and Decision Tiers Sales & Operations Planning Structure > MRP, ERP and Software integration Inventory Management: The needs and costs of inventory Performance Metrics – learn the essential Supply Chain KPIs to keep your "finger on the pulse" Increase Profitability, Improve Delivery and Use your Resources more Efficiently Boost your Career: Increase your Confidence to see and Lead Change , Impress your own Boss and Become a Better Manager This course is ideal for individuals who are Supply Chain Professionals. Working in Operations, Manufacturing, Retail or Service sectors, Production and Industry or Logistics, Purchasing, Customer Relationship Managers or Financial Controllers, Accountants, Business Analysts & Consultants or Small Business Owners & Operations Managers or Ambitious Self-Starters who want to have a Bigger Impact at work, Improve Things and Get Noticed or A desire to Become the Authority in your workplace on Supply Chain Management It is particularly useful for Supply Chain Professionals. Working in Operations, Manufacturing, Retail or Service sectors, Production and Industry or Logistics, Purchasing, Customer Relationship Managers or Financial Controllers, Accountants, Business Analysts & Consultants or Small Business Owners & Operations Managers or Ambitious Self-Starters who want to have a Bigger Impact at work, Improve Things and Get Noticed or A desire to Become the Authority in your workplace on Supply Chain Management.
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Title: Supply Chain Management A-Z: Operations & Logistics Basics
Price: $74.99
Average Rating: 4.48
Number of Lectures: 85
Number of Quizzes: 2
Number of Published Lectures: 85
Number of Published Quizzes: 2
Number of Curriculum Items: 89
Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 89
Number of Practice Tests: 2
Number of Published Practice Tests: 2
Original Price: $129.99
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What You Will Learn
- Become the Supply Chain Guru in your team! Master this essential area of Business Operations
- Gain a total overview of Supply Chain Management for your Manufacturing or Service business
- Aims and Objectives of a good Supply Chain
- Match your Product to your Supply Chain's Design Type
- Segment your Stakeholders and Tailor your Relationships
- Forecasting Demand: Quantitative Methods and why we need more Collaborative Forecasting
- Demand Management: Internal and External Methods
- Bullwhip Effect: What it is and how to Control it
- Improve a Supply Chain by reducing Delays, Uncertainties and Decision Tiers
- Sales & Operations Planning Structure > MRP, ERP and Software integration
- Inventory Management: The needs and costs of inventory
- Performance Metrics – learn the essential Supply Chain KPIs to keep your "finger on the pulse"
- Increase Profitability, Improve Delivery and Use your Resources more Efficiently
- Boost your Career: Increase your Confidence to see and Lead Change , Impress your own Boss and Become a Better Manager
Who Should Attend
- Supply Chain Professionals. Working in Operations, Manufacturing, Retail or Service sectors, Production and Industry
- Logistics, Purchasing, Customer Relationship Managers
- Financial Controllers, Accountants, Business Analysts & Consultants
- Small Business Owners & Operations Managers
- Ambitious Self-Starters who want to have a Bigger Impact at work, Improve Things and Get Noticed
- A desire to Become the Authority in your workplace on Supply Chain Management
Target Audiences
- Supply Chain Professionals. Working in Operations, Manufacturing, Retail or Service sectors, Production and Industry
- Logistics, Purchasing, Customer Relationship Managers
- Financial Controllers, Accountants, Business Analysts & Consultants
- Small Business Owners & Operations Managers
- Ambitious Self-Starters who want to have a Bigger Impact at work, Improve Things and Get Noticed
- A desire to Become the Authority in your workplace on Supply Chain Management
This MBA style course prepares and empowers you to make a REAL difference. Turbo-charge your career and your business.
This course is for the new or aspiring supply chain & operations manager, the ambitious procurement professionals, the striving logistics supervisors, hands-on production planners and the practical business optimization analysts.
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Take control of your supply chain to have and “impact” and “improve” your business operations – manufacturing, services, retail, logistics industrial operations and production.
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Equip yourself to take a new leading role in your workplace – improving your processes, systems, business / organization.
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Understand the fundamentals, then details of the essentials of supply chain management, the core business trade-offs, essential analysis, calculations and basic optimisation methods.
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Become the Supply Chain Management authority in your team on improving the operations systems in your business.
Course Sections:
1. Introduction to Supply Chain Management
2. Stakeholders and Relationships
3. Components of a Supply Chain
4. Types of Supply Chain and Value Stream Mapping
5. Forecasting Demand
6. Demand Management
7. Bullwhip Effect
8. Sales and Operations Planning
9. Inventory Management
10. Measuring Performance with Metrics / KPIs
In this course, you will learn:
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Objectives: What are the “Aims and Objectives” of a good Supply Chain. How to balance the “Trade Offs”
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Type of Supply Chain: The difference between an “efficient” and a “responsive” supply chain and why you can be both
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Relationships: Segment your Stakeholders and Tailor your Relationships. Are you transactional or collaborative?
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Forecasting: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of Forecasting Demand.
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Excel work-throughs: Worked examples in excel of the most common quantitative forecasting methods and calculating forecast error.
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Reducing Variation: Why demand variation is the enemy and how you can control it
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Bullwhip Effect: Control the Bullwhip Effect: What it is, how does it happen (to us all!) and how to control it
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Improve a Supply Chain: By reducing Delays, Uncertainties and Decision Tiers
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S&OP Planning Structure: MRP, ERP and Software integration
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Inventory: The core reasons we “need” inventory and why it really costs us so much more than most managers think
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KPIs: 5 essential supply chain Metrics to give you a “deep” and “balanced” view of your performance
Business operations come in all shapes and sizes with a host of unique challenges; but good supply chain management is essential to them all. Whether you work in retail, manufacturing production, distribution and logistics or even service companies such as restaurants, retail, hospitality or health and beauty; – an effective supply chain is a key determent of your business’s success. Getting a strong control and continuously improving your business supply chain operations is essential to remain competitive, improving profitability, improving customer satisfaction, reducing costs and improving delivery.
A solid grasp of the “wider” supply chain picture is essential to be considered for a managerial position or seek promotion as higher roles require greater stakeholder relationships, building partnerships and business agreements either with other supply chain functions within your business or external companies.
Take control of your career and equip yourself with a solid base in Supply Chain Management; full of practical insights and tools that you can use right now to unlock the potential of yourself and your business!
FULL COURSE CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Supply Chain Management
A Life Changing Supply Chain
Welcome
The Supply Chain of Life – Blood
Why is Supply Chain Management Important?
What is Supply Chain Management?
Aims and Objectives of a Good Supply Chain
Key Activities in Supply Chain
2. Stakeholders and Relationships
Stakeholders and Relationships – Introduction
The Main Stakeholders
Suppliers, Producers and Distributors
Retailers and End Customers
Stakeholders and their Relationships
Vertical and Horizontal Relationships
Segmentation of Suppliers
Transactional vs Collaborative Relationships
3. Components of a Supply Chain
Components of a Supply Chain – Introduction
OEMs, Supplier Tiers and Internal Functions
Other Components of a Supply Chain
A Typical Supply Chain
4. Types of Supply Chain and Value Stream Mapping
Efficient vs Responsive Supply Chains
Matching Supply Chain Type to Product Type
Value Stream Mapping
VSM – An Example talk-through (VSM – example map)
5. Forecasting Demand
Forecasting Demand – Introduction
Why do we Need a Forecast?
The Golden Rules of Forecasting
Collaborative Forecasting – What
Collaborative Forecasting – Why
Collaborative Forecasting – How
Forecasting Methods
Quantitative Forecasting
Forecasting using Moving Averages
Forecasting using Weighted Averages
Forecasting using Exponential Smoothing
Calculating Forecast Error
Spotting Trends from Noise
6. Demand Management
Waiting for the Barber – Story
Demand Management – Introduction
What is Demand Management?
Causes of Demand Variation
External Demand Management – Methods
Internal Demand Management – Methods
7. Bullwhip Effect
Bullwhip Effect – Introduction
Demand Management through the Supply Chain
The Bullwhip Effect – Background
The Bullwhip going up the Supply Chain
Why Does It Happen?
Reducing Delays to Improve a Supply Chain
Reducing Uncertainty to Improve a Supply Chain
Reducing Decision Tiers to Improve a Supply Chain
8. Sales and Operations Planning
Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) – Introduction
What is S&OP for?
S&OP – Planning Structure
Independent vs Dependent Demand
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Materials Requirements Planning – Overview
MRP continued
Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP
Supply Chain Management Software
9. Inventory Management
Inventory Management – Introduction
What is Inventory?
Types of Inventory
Why do we Need Inventory?
Why Else do we Hold Inventory?
Costs of Inventory
Financial Costs of Inventory
Ordering Costs of Inventory
Holding Costs of Inventory
Operational Costs of Inventory
10. Measuring Performance with Metrics / KPIs
Measuring Performance – Introduction
What are Metrics?
Business’s Perspective on Performance
Categories of Supply Chain KPIs / Metrics
Selected Metrics / KPIs for Supply Chain
Inventory Turns / Turnover
Days On Hand / Days Inventory Outstanding
Cash to Cash Cycle Time
Customer Lead Time
On Time In Full % (OTIF)
Fill Rate %
Wrap Up
Congratulations
Course Curriculum
Chapter 1: Introduction
Lecture 1: A Life Changing Supply Chain
Lecture 2: Welcome
Lecture 3: The Supply Chain of Life – An Example
Lecture 4: Any Questions
Chapter 2: Overview
Lecture 1: Why is Supply Chain Management Important?
Lecture 2: What is Supply Chain Management?
Lecture 3: Aims and Objectives of a Good Supply Chain
Lecture 4: Key Activities in Supply Chain
Chapter 3: Stakeholders and Relationships
Lecture 1: The Main Stakeholders
Lecture 2: Suppliers, Producers and Distributors
Lecture 3: Retailers and End Customers
Lecture 4: Stakeholders and their Relationships
Lecture 5: Vertical and Horizontal Relationships
Lecture 6: Segmentation of Suppliers
Lecture 7: Transactional vs Collaborative Relationships
Chapter 4: Components of a Supply Chain
Lecture 1: Components of a Supply Chain – Introduction
Lecture 2: OEMs, Supplier Tiers and Internal Functions
Lecture 3: Other Components of a Supply Chain
Lecture 4: A Typical Supply Chain
Chapter 5: Types of Supply Chain
Lecture 1: Efficient vs Responsive Supply Chains
Lecture 2: Matching Supply Chain Type to Product Type
Chapter 6: Value Stream Mapping
Lecture 1: Value Stream Mapping
Lecture 2: VSM – An Example Talk-Through
Chapter 7: Forecasting Demand
Lecture 1: Forecasting Demand – Introduction
Lecture 2: Why do we Need a Forecast?
Lecture 3: The Golden Rules of Forecasting
Lecture 4: Collaborative Forecasting – What
Lecture 5: Collaborative Forecasting – Why
Lecture 6: Collaborative Forecasting – How
Lecture 7: Forecasting Methods
Lecture 8: Quantitative Forecasting
Lecture 9: Forecasting using Moving Averages
Lecture 10: Forecasting using Weighted Averages
Lecture 11: Forecasting using Exponential Smoothing
Lecture 12: Calculating Forecast Error
Lecture 13: Spotting Trends from Noise
Chapter 8: Demand Management
Lecture 1: Waiting for the Barber – Story
Lecture 2: Demand Management – Introduction
Lecture 3: What is Demand Management?
Lecture 4: Causes of Demand Variation
Lecture 5: External Demand Management – Methods
Lecture 6: Internal Demand Management – Methods
Chapter 9: Summary Quiz 1
Chapter 10: The Bullwhip Effect
Lecture 1: Bullwhip Effect – Introduction
Lecture 2: Demand Management through the Supply Chain
Lecture 3: The Bullwhip Effect – Background
Lecture 4: The Bullwhip going up the Supply Chain
Lecture 5: Why Does It Happen?
Lecture 6: Reducing Delays to Improve a Supply Chain
Lecture 7: Reducing Uncertainty to Improve a Supply Chain
Lecture 8: Reducing Decision Tiers to Improve a Supply Chain
Chapter 11: Sales and Operations Planning
Lecture 1: Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) – Introduction
Lecture 2: What is S&OP for?
Lecture 3: S&OP – Planning Structure
Lecture 4: Independent vs Dependent Demand
Lecture 5: Bill of Materials (BOM)
Lecture 6: Materials Requirements Planning – Overview
Lecture 7: MRP continued
Lecture 8: Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP
Lecture 9: Supply Chain Management Software
Chapter 12: Inventory Management
Lecture 1: Inventory Management – Introduction
Lecture 2: What is Inventory?
Lecture 3: Types of Inventory
Lecture 4: Why do we Need Inventory?
Lecture 5: Why Else do we Hold Inventory?
Lecture 6: Costs of Inventory
Lecture 7: Financial Costs of Inventory
Lecture 8: Ordering Costs of Inventory
Lecture 9: Holding Costs of Inventory
Lecture 10: Operational Costs of Inventory
Chapter 13: Measuring Performance
Lecture 1: Measuring Performance – Introduction
Lecture 2: What are Metrics?
Lecture 3: Business's Perspective on Performance
Lecture 4: Categories of Supply Chain KPIs / Metrics
Lecture 5: Selected Metrics / KPIs for Supply Chain
Lecture 6: Inventory Turns / Turnover
Lecture 7: Days On Hand / Days Inventory Outstanding
Lecture 8: Cash to Cash Cycle Time
Lecture 9: Customer Lead Time
Lecture 10: On Time In Full % (OTIF)
Lecture 11: Fill Rate %
Chapter 14: Summary Quiz 2
Chapter 15: Conclusion
Lecture 1: Wrap Up
Instructors
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Laurence Gartside
Management Consultant and Coach -
Rowtons Training
Level-Up Your Business Operations Fundamentals!
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