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Introduction to Supply Chain Management Training

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The Supply Chain is the backbone of any organisation. A well managed Supply Chain is critical for a business to be successful.

This Supply Chain Management course is designed to introduce the key concepts and core requirements needed to enable a business to organise and run an efficient Supply Chain.

Introduction to Supply Chain Management Training Course Objectives

This introduction to Supply Chain Management course will provide participants with the tools to map a process that will best suit their business, the disciplines required to enable the process and advice on appropriate key performance indicators.

Introduction to Supply Chain Management Training Course Content

Having completed this introduction to Supply Chain management course, participants will be able to:

• Define the Supply Chain
• Identify the benefits of integrated business planning
• Recognise the benefits of a robust supply chain process
• Understand the requirements for a robust supply chain process
• Understand supply chain trade offs
• Appreciate the need to define clear roles and responsibilities
• Identify meaningful measures to support the process

Introduction to Supply Chain Management Course Content:

• Scope of the Supply Chain
• Importance of the Supply Chain
• Factors that affect the Supply Chain
• Requirements for a robust process
• Roles and responsibilities
• Inputs and outputs
• Obstacles and barriers
• Measurements and KPIs

Introduction to Supply Chain Management Course Prerequisites

Delegates on this introduction to supply chain management course are asked to prepare an outline of their current supply chain and business planning process. This is to give you something meaningful to work with during the day and will help in identifying improvements that can be made to your current process.

Introduction to Supply Chain Management Training Course Recommended Reading

Supply Chain Management - Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl – buy from amazon

For full course content and pre-requisites download the Introduction to Supply Chain Management Training Course PDF

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