Open Course - Managing Supply Chain Operations

The course shows how to effectively manage your chain supply operations to lead you to a competitive advantage through improvements in customer service at lower operational costs.

For more information on our Open Course programme and for further dates and availability contact us.

To book a place on this programme, please download and complete the Enrolment Form.

Please email the completed form to
mel.bunkle@logisticslearningalliance.com

Who should participate?

Managing Supply Chain Operations is a two day course and is aimed at first-line managers, involved in the day-to-day operation of the entire supply chain or the management of its component functions. It may also be suitable for people in more junior positions who could realistically aspire to operational supply chain management.

Course Content

Full details of the outcomes that delegates can expect are provided overleaf but there are four elements to the course:

  • Supply Chain Fundamentals
  • The Supply Chain Environment
  • The Operation of the Supply Chain
  • Supply Chain Performance

In addition to full access to our library of learning material, participants will engage in practical exercises covering the application of the theory in:

  • Concepts and practices of Supply Chain Management
  • Supply chain mapping
  • Processes identification
  • Cost to serve
  • A range of pertinent supply chain audit techniques

Fee Scale and Course Date

Please call, email or Skype for details.

Fundamentals of a Supply Chain

  • The supply chain concept and its evolution
  • The supply chain and its role in business operations
  • The importance of planning and supply chain
  • Upstream and downstream linkages of a supply chain
  • Reverse flows in a supply chain

The Supply Chain Environment

  • Factors influencing supply chain operations
  • Customer service and the importance of lead time
  • Technologies and their effect on supply chain operations
  • Impact of product life cycles on supply chains
  • Competition between supply chains in a global environment
  • Risks in supply chain operations

The Operation of a Supply Chain

  • The main activities driving supply chain operations
  • The role and applications of logistics in supply chain operations
  • Adding value in supply chain operations
  • Trade-off opportunities for supply chain operations
  • Risks in supply chain operations Supply chain integration

Supply Chain Performance

  • The lean supply chain concept
  • The agile supply chain concept
  • Performance measurement
  • Performance improvement
  • Benchmarking in supply chains
  • Benchmarking and performance improvement

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