In the United States, supply chain and logistic activities account for 8.5 per cent of the country’s GDP. That translates to $1.33 trillion — a huge expense for businesses and a huge market for companies that service the supply chain sector.

This course will teach you:

• everything from supply chain basics to cutting-edge trends.
• How to optimize their organization’s supply chain and give them a competitive advantage in today’s fast-moving marketplace.

Course Topics:

Session One: Course Overview

Session Two: Getting Started

• Defining the Terms
• Regulations and Resources

Session Three: The Evolution of the Supply Chain

• Vertical Integration Model
• Virtual Integration Model
• What’s Next?

Session Four: The Basic Supply Chain Structure

• The Links in the Supply Chain
• Making Connections
• Participants in the Supply Chain
• Designing Your Supply Chain
• The Bullwhip Effect

Session Five: Supply Chain Drivers

• Driving Success
• Choosing the Right Transportation Methods
• Making Connections

Session Six: Aligning Your Supply Chain with Business Strategy

• Identifying Your Market
• Making Connections
• Looking at Your Role
• Analyzing the Data
• Taking the Next Steps
• Making Connections

Session Seven: Managing Supply Chain Risks

Session Eight: Tracking and Evaluating Supply Chain Data

• Ratios and Formulas
• What is Benchmarking?
• The SCOR Model
• The Balanced Scorecard
• Supply Chain Management Dashboards
• Making Connections

Session Nine: Troubleshooting Supply Chain Problems

• Signs of Trouble in Your Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Best Practices

Session Ten: Sharing Supply Chain Activities

• Outsourcing, Insourcing, Offshoring, and Reshoring
• Third- and Fourth-Party Logistic Providers
• Building Partnerships within Your Supply Chain

Session Eleven: Sustainable Supply Chain Strategies

• What is Sustainability?
• Reducing the Impact on the Environment

Session Twelve: Applying Lean Techniques to the Supply Chain

• Lean 101
• Applying Lean to the Supply Chain

Session Thirteen: The Future of Supply Chain Management

• Top Trends
• Making Connections
• Recommended Reading List
• Personal Action Plan