Course description
Introduction to Supply Chain Management (Online)
Supply chains encompass the companies and the business activities needed to design, make, deliver and use a product or service. Businesses depend on supply chains to survive and thrive. Every business fits into one or more supply chains, with a role to play in each of them.
This online, self-paced course provides an organized framework for understanding the essential concepts of supply chain management, and how to develop and deploy supply chains to achieve success in a fast-paced global economy. (12 months to complete course)
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Training content
- Lesson 1: Key Concepts of Supply Chain Management
- Lesson 2: Supply Chain Operations: Planning and Sourcing
- Lesson 3: Supply Chain Operations: Making and Delivering
- Lesson 4: Using Information Technology
- Lesson 5: Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance
- Lesson 6: Supply Chain Coordination
- Lesson 7: Supply Chain Innovation for the Real-Time Economy
- Lesson 8: Defining Supply Chain Opportunities
- Lesson 9: Creating Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage
- Lesson 10: The Promise of The Real-Time Supply Chain
Costs
The cost of this training course includes all course materials.
Certification / Credits
Upon completion, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion with CEUs.
Learner Outcomes
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Appreciate what a supply chain is and what it does
- Understand where your company fits in the supply chains it participates in and the role it plays in those supply chains.
- Exercise an executive-level understanding of operations involved in supply chain planning and sourcing.
- Assess supply operations in your company that may be candidates for outsourcing.
- Identify available technologies that is available to support and enable effective supply chain operations.
- Employ a useful model for assessing markets and the supply chains that support them.
- Define a concise set of metrics for measuring the performance of a company's supply chain operations.
- Understand a common supply chain dynamic that is a major contributor to the “boom to bust” business cycle.
- Consider trends that make coordination and collaboration key requirements for success in 21st Century supply chains.
- Define performance targets for your company to succeed in the markets you serve.
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Corporate College, a Division of Cuyahoga Community College
Founded in 2003, Corporate College offers Northeast Ohio businesses and individuals professional training and development, along with state-of-the-art meeting and conference space at Corporate College East in Warrensville Heights and Corporate College West in Westlake. Whether you are engaged with...