In today’s competitive marketplace, companies are under constant pressure to perform in a business environment of reduced capital, slowing growth rates, and increased shareholder demands. Now more than ever, it’s important that your organisation learns to maximise the power of its working capital by cutting costs and reducing the expenses associated with its Supply Chain Operations.
Every organisation, whether it manufactures goods or provides services, needs a reliable flow of materials. Global logistics operations play an essential role in the commercial supply chain function, and are responsible for all aspects of material movement. In fact, wise business owners and managers are quickly realising that, rather than being an isolated operation, their supply chain occupies a unique position in linking external suppliers with customers. If you want your organisation to benefit from a more competitive position, it’s crucial that you take steps to develop and implement an effective logistics strategy as part of your supply chain integration.
Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a particularly fast-moving field whose ultimate goal is to delight and satisfy the customer. The methods and management strategies your business adopts for everything from procurement of goods to control of inventory will have a profound impact on costs, customer service, and your company’s overall profitability.
No business works in isolation, and recent developments in how companies operate in terms of integrating fresh technologies, exploiting global markets, and serving and communicating with customers are making new demands on planning and controlling the flow of materials. This course has been designed to give business owners and managers a current view of supply chain management, and an introduction to the best methods for responding to modern demands through improvements in areas like capacity, warehouse, and transportation strategies.
This course will teach you everything you need to know to successfully manage the end-to-end, forward and backward flow of materials and information across your supply chain. Together, we’ll examine the concepts, tactics, and applications of various logistics tools and technologies in order to promote a big-picture understanding that extends well beyond internal operations.
By the end of this course, you’ll have a valuable and practical skill set that will allow you to create, implement, and oversee the activities of a global supply chain involving suppliers, distributors, and customers world-wide. You’ll know how to consistently adhere to best practices, and you’ll understand the common terminology that’s used in corporate communications. By showing you how to modernise your approach to supply chain management, this course will make it possible to improve your position in the marketplace through the efficient flow of goods and materials from the supplier, to your business, to the customer – and back again.
Supply Chain Management and Logistics Strategy
Supply Chain Integration
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10Developing Supply Chain Strategy
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11Alignment of Organization and Supply Chain Strategy
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12Objectives of SC Management Strategy
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13Objectives of SC Management Strategy
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14Logistics Strategy
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15Designing a Logistics Strategy
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16Designing a Logistics Strategy
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17Strategic Focus
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18Implementing the Strategy
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19Logistics Infrastructure
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20Logistics Strategy Quiz
Demand Management
Planning and Controlling the Flow of Materials
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27Examples Spreadsheets
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28Demand Management Basics
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29Demand Management Environments
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30Forecasting Demand - Objectives and Methods
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31Time Series Methods
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32Exponential Smoothing
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33Regression Methods - Simple Regression
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34Correlation Methods - Simple Correlation
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35Forecast Controls
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36Forecast Application
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37Sales and Operations Planning Basics
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38Sales and Operations Planning Process
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39S&OP Planning - Chase Demand Operating Plan
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40S&OP Planning - Chase Demand Operating Plan/Target Days of Supply
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41S&OP Planning - Level Operating Plan
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42S&OP Planning - Optimized Mixed Operating Plan
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43Sales and Operations Planning Model - Practical Example
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44Sales and Operations Planning Model - Practical Example Solution
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45Demand Management Quiz
Managing Capacity
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46Examples Spreadsheets
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47Traditional Planning
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48Master Production Schedule Basics
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49Master Production Schedule Techniques - I
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50Master Production Schedule Techniques - II
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51Master Production Schedule in Assemble-to-Order
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52Two-Level Master Production Schedule
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53Master Production Schedule Stability
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54Material Requirements Planning Basics
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55Records Processing - Basic MRP
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56Records Processing - Bill of Materials
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57Records Processing - Gross to Net Explosion
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58Records Processing - Lead Time Offsetting
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59Records Processing - Linking MRP Records
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60MRP System Design Considerations - I
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61MRP System Design Considerations - II
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62MRP Transaction Processing
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63Determining Manufacturing Quantities - I
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64Determining Manufacturing Quantities - II
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65Buffering Concepts - Safety Stock and Safety Lead Time
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66Reducing MRP System Nervousness
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67MRP - Benefits and Disadvantages
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68Distribution Requirements Planning in the Supply Chain
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69DRP Techniques - Basic Records
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70DRP Techniques - Time-Phased Order Point
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71DRP Techniques - Linking Warehouse Records
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72DRP Techniques - Managing Day-to-Day Variations
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73DRP Management
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74DRP Techniques - Problem Solving
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75Planning and Controlling the Flow of Materials Quiz