The series of Foundations of Supply Chain Management program is a motivating and engaging suite of courses attainable for beginner to mid-career professionals.

SCGG offer 6 mini online-courses that cover the following topics: 

1. Intro to Supply Chain Principles

2. Foundations of Distribution and Logistics

3. Foundations of Manufacturing Management

4. Foundations of Managing Operations

5. Foundations of Inventory Management

6. Foundations of Operations Planning 

 

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Intro to Supply Chain Principles

This course helps you anchor the language, key concepts and methods of operations management and supply chain management. It is advised that you take this course first if you have no or limited supply chain experience. 

Foundations of Distribution and Logistics

During this course you explore inventory management and its function in distribution and logistics.

You learn why distribution channels are so important, describe different channel design models, and explain tradeoffs between different channel network designs, including customer response time, product variety, product availability and delivery time. 

Foundations of Manufacturing Management

During this course you explore how manufacturing strategy drives manufacturing process choices. 

You will get familiar with the necessary elements for an effective product-structure-management process. and discover how manufacturing professionals determine needs using material requirements planning (MRP).

Foundations of Managing Operations

During this course you learn how product volume, service requirements, variety, demand variation and visibility affect the management of processes and operations. 

You will discover the principles of effective product and service design and gain knowledge of valuable project management models that you can apply to your projects and daily operations.

Foundations of Inventory Management

During this course you discover the key decisions made by effective inventory managers.

You will be able to explain how inventory objectives must be balanced with the needs of marketing, sales and finance and understand how inventory accuracy is maintained and apply that knowledge to make an impact.

Foundations of Operations Planning 

During this course you learn how to create a business strategy and dive into the details of sales and operations planning.

You will be equipped to develop a mission and vision by using a business planning model and explore the universal principles of demand management.

 

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