Supply Chain Strategy
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Managing the supply chain in today's competitive world has become increasingly challenging. The greater uncertainties in supply, demand, globalization of the marketplace, shorter product and technology life-cycles, and increased reliance on partnerships have resulted in a much more complex supply chain. This course uses discussion and case studies to help participants to discover innovative tools and techniques to improve organizational performance.
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Global Supply Chain
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This course will help participants gain insight into global supply chain management and international logistics. Key topics will include understanding the major forces and trends that impact global supply chains, and why a global relationship program is essential to an organization's long-term success. Topics will include cultural and language awareness, risk management, sourcing and procurement, logistics and customer relationships.
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Lean Supply Chain
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Lean Supply Chain is a systematic approach toward building a more productive and efficient organization. A well-designed supply chain should deliver products effectively and on a timely basis with a minimum of waste. Lean Supply Chain is a great enabler for any organization and translates operations into superior financial performance. A recent study indicates that effective supply chain strategies help a company to respond to customer needs more quickly, deliver better customer value and develop a significant edge over competitors. Topics covered will include product development, procurement, inventory, planning, manufacturing, logistics, accounting and technology.
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Supply Chain Relationships and Partnerships
When firms within a supply chain collaborate, it leads to a win-win situation. This course is a comprehensive approach to managing the communications and interactions between the enterprise and its suppliers. You will cover techniques to effectively streamline and make more efficient the interaction between the enterprise and its suppliers through increased process efficiency in acquiring goods and services, managing inventory, and processing of materials. Participants will be introduced to and explore key components and innovations in successful partnership relationships. Topics will include: demand planning, sales forecasting, internal and external partnerships, integration, tools and technology.
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Sustainable Supply Chain
Sustainability is increasingly becoming more important to political and business leaders. Regulatory pressures, current and future, as well as customer and shareholder expectations, are creating the need for a more responsible approach to business. Effective strategies can result in more environmental-friendly practices that are sustainable and profitable in order to balance the organizational demands of today with the impact on tomorrow. Topics will include "Green" purchasing, logistics and transportation.
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Supply Chain Metrics
Supply Chain measurements or metrics can help management understand how the organization is operating over a given period of time. Tracking metrics allows performance to be reviewed and helps to optimize the supply chain. It allows management to identify problem areas and facilitates comparison with similar companies through industry benchmarking. Since measurements alone are not the solution to weakness, this course will help you implement the corrective actions that are needed to make process and/or system improvements. Using the correct set of metrics can lead to the proper balance between service and cost. Topics will include Lean Accounting, Value, TPM, TPS as well as important tools, techniques and technologies.
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