Supply Chain Foundations

Introduction

• Supply chain for business professionals

1. What Is Supply Chain Management?

• Parts of a supply chain
• Changing nature of supply chain management
• Establishing SCM goals
• Understanding SCM across industries

2. Purchasing and Supplier Relationships

• Inventory management basics
• Choose a supplier
• Develop good buyer and supplier relationships

3. Manufacturing and Operations

• Manufacturing and operations basics
• Choosing a location
• Managing quality

4. Logistics

• Logistics management basics
• Packaging your product
• Standard containers
• Transporting and distributing your product
• Delivering your product
• Delivering the last mile

5. Supply Chain Integration

• Integrating and coordinating the entire supply chain
• Mitigating the bullwhip effect
• Basic supply chain strategies
• Understanding lean systems

6. Issues in SCM

• Going global
• Creating and managing an ethical supply chain
• Creating sustainable supply chains
• Dealing with disasters

Conclusion

• Next steps