Supply Chain Management

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 1: Getting Started

• Icebreaker
• Housekeeping Items
• Workshop Objectives

Module 2: Why Supply Chain Management?

• Customer Satisfaction
• Improving Performance
• Lowering Costs
• Product Development
• Case Study

Module 3: Key Terms(I)

• Procurement
• Upstream and Downstream
• Raw Material
• Forecasting
• Carrying Cost
• Case Study

Module 4: Key Terms (II)

• Inventory
• Order Generation
• Order Taking
• Order Fulfillment
• Returns Management
• Case Study

Module 5: Three Levels of Supply Chain Management

• Strategic level
• Tactical level
• Operational Level
• Bullwhip Effect
• Case Study

Module 6: Five Stages of Supply Chain Management

• Plan
• Source
• Make
• Deliver
• Return
• Case Study

Module 7: The Flows of Supply Chain Management

• The Product Flow
• The Information Flow
• The Finances Flow
• Data Warehouses
• Case Study

Module 8: Inventory Management

• Levels of Inventory Just-In-Time Inventory
• Keeping Accurate Records Inventory Calculator
• Case Study
• Module Eight: Review Questions

Module 9: Supply Chain Groups

• The   Suppliers
• The Producers
• The Customers
• The Customer's Customer's
• Case Study

Module 10: Tracking and Monitoring

• Dashboard
• RFID's
• Alert Generation
• Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)
• Case Study

Module 11: Supply Chain Event Management

• Inventory Alerts
• Supplier Alerts
• Bottlenecking
• Being Proactive
• Case Study

Module 12: Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations