The quality of an organization's supply chain will drive its overall success. In the Supply Chain Management course, we cover the components of a supply chain management system, and how it can be configured to enhance overall effectiveness. The topics covered include inventory reduction concepts, risk reduction, supplier ranking systems, quality management, and several related software applications.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify the different levels of supplier.
Specify the advantages of maintaining a smaller supplier base.
Describe the issues related to global sourcing.
Identify how a countertrade agreement works.
Specify how to develop deeper supplier relations.
Identify how to run a collaborative negotiation process.
Recall the characteristics of a lead supplier.
Specify how the bullwhip effect occurs.
Describe what is needed to run automatic supplier replenishments.
Specify the different types of supply chain risk mitigation techniques.
Recall how customers perceive quality in a product or service.
Specify the characteristics of kaizen.
Identify the 14 points for management promulgated by William Edwards Deming.
Recall which types of waste would be eliminated with a lean practices initiative.
Recall the contents of a service-level agreement.
Specify what a supplier performance index tracks.
Identify the characteristics of the different forms of logistics transport.
Recall the characteristics of intermodal transportation.
Major Topics
Supply Chain Management
Global Sourcing Issues
Supplier Rewards
The Bullwhip Effect
Supply Chain Financing
Types of Quality
The Cost of Quality
Quality Assurance
Quality Metrics
Types of Transport
Warehouses
Reverse Logistics
Software Applications
