Who Should Attend
Middle- and senior-level managers from marketing, e-commerce, sales and operations,
strategic planning and general management.
Objectives
This course is an introduction to the supply chain concept and will explore the management of supply chains to improve an organization's overall supply efficiency. Other concepts included are the definitions of supply chains, identification procedures, an overview of methods, processes, and systems that are used in the operation of supply chains, and the applications of methods, processes, and systems to improve supply chain performance.
Program Profile
Supply Management
Competitiveness rules
What stakeholders want?
New purchasing business models
Supply management fundamental terms and ideas
Role of technology
Power of core competencies
Supply Management Rules
What is supply chain management?
How to simplify supply chain complexity
Supply process management
Importance of the Value Chain
Understanding customer requirements
Identifying value attributes in services and products
Measuring value attributes
Communicating customer requirements to suppliers
Supply Management Tools and Techniques
How to select the right process for you
Cycle time management
Just in time management
Lean management
Six sigma (quality) management
Benchmarking management
Logistics management
Supply Development Process
Supplier lifecycle process
Selecting suppliers
Monitoring suppliers
Improving suppliers
Supply Certification
Examples of supply certification standards
ISO 9001 - 2000
Supply Continuous Improvement
How to use a process focus
Continuous supplier auditing
Supply Measurement
Business Metrics
Types of Supply metrics and measurement
Importance of alignment between business goals and supply metrics
Supplier Incremental or six sigma metrics
Supply Risk Management
What is supply risk management?
The value risk matrix
How to identify supply risks
How to analyze supply risks
How to control supply risks
How to manage supply risks