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.

Take control of your supply chain to have and “impact” and “improve” your business operations – manufacturing, services, retail, logistics industrial operations and production.
Equip yourself to take a new leading role in your workplace – improving your processes, systems, business / organization.
Understand the fundamentals, then details of the essentials of supply chain management, the core business trade-offs, essential analysis, calculations and basic optimisation methods.
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:

Objectives: What are the “Aims and Objectives” of a good Supply Chain. How to balance the “Trade Offs”
Type of Supply Chain: The difference between an “efficient” and a “responsive” supply chain and why you can be both
Relationships: Segment your Stakeholders and Tailor your Relationships. Are you transactional or collaborative?
Forecasting: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of Forecasting Demand.
Excel work-throughs: Worked examples in excel of the most common quantitative forecasting methods and calculating forecast error.
Reducing Variation: Why demand variation is the enemy and how you can control it
Bullwhip Effect: Control the Bullwhip Effect: What it is, how does it happen (to us all!) and how to control it
Improve a Supply Chain: By reducing Delays, Uncertainties and Decision Tiers
S&OP Planning Structure: MRP, ERP and Software integration
Inventory: The core reasons we “need” inventory and why it really costs us so much more than most managers think
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

Laurence Gartside
Management Consultant and Coach
Rowtons Training
Level-Up Your Business Operations Fundamentals!

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