Supply Chain Management Course Online
Supply Chain Management improves the coordination and relationship between Suppliers, Producers, and Customers. It must be kept at a high level of organization to be successful in today’s global economy. Goods and services are now pieced together from all over the world, and this process can be hectic and complicated if not managed correctly.
With Supply Chain Management your company and employees will be on target to lower costs, improving efficiency, and increase customer satisfaction. This course will provide you with the understanding of how Supply Chain Management can improve and help almost any type of business.
Video teaching note on Supply Chain Management by Leaders Excellence:
What are the Course Objectives for Supply Chain Management?
Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning that the learning occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let’s review our goals for this online course.
Identify how supply chain management relates to:
- Customer satisfaction
- Improving performance
- Lowering costs
- Product development
Define the terms:
- Procurement
- Upstream and downstream
- Raw material
- Forecasting
- Carrying cost
- Inventory
- Order generation
- Order taking
- Order fulfillment
- Returns management
Understand the levels of supply chain management and their effects:
- Strategic
- Tactical
- Operational
Comprehend the flows of supply chain management and data warehouses:
- Product flow
- Information flow
- Finances flow
Take a look at inventory management.
Study supply chain groups.
Review tracking and monitoring methods.
Examine supply chain event management.
How Does the Supply Chain Management Course Work?
This online course includes our course modules, allowing you to take it when you’re ready and at your own pace. The completion time is 2-3 hours of study. You can log in to the learning management system from anywhere, making learning self-directed and available 24/7 using any computer or smartphone.
If you want to learn more about our course modules and explore a complete course, follow this link.
Do I Need to Speak English Fluently in Order to Complete the Supply Chain Management Course?
English doesn’t have to be your first language in order to participate in this course. However, you must understand English in order to complete the coursework. Depending on your English level, some participants might use more than the designated time to complete the course.
Will I Receive a Certificate?
When you have successfully completed this course, you will be awarded a certificate of completion. This official proof-of-completion document is issued by Leaders Excellence at Harvard Square, organized in 2014 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Based on best practices and standards in online education, all our courses meet the high standards of U.S. education. As a member of the Harvard Square Business Association, we are included in the Harvard community at Harvard Square and a member of the Harvard Faculty Club. We are also a member of AACSB International, which places us in the same elite group with the best educational institutions and business schools in the world.
The Leaders Excellence Certificate Courses℠ are an approved and registered service mark by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, classified under education class 41.
What Self-Reflective Question to Ask Yourself on Supply Chain Management?
What is current knowledge on how Supply Chain Management benefits custom satisfaction?
Why Supply Chain Management?
Imagine this: an entrepreneur has an idea for providing affordable organic linens to a national discount chain. But how will she get her product from a factory in South America to customers in the Midwest who will shop at one of the chain’s stores? What processes are involved? Who will perform what functions? What about financing and shipping? What will she need to do to ensure satisfied customers? These are the questions answered through supply chain management.
So then, what exactly is supply chain management? It is the management of interconnected businesses involved in providing goods or services to consumers. Supply chain management involves the finances, logistics, and delivery of products or services and requires integrated behavior and cooperation among the chain’s firms to be successful.
How Do I Register for the Supply Chain Management Course?
To register for the course, please click “ENROLL & PAY.” The course costs $79 and is available for enrollment at any time with rolling admission. Upon registration and payment, you will have 5 days of access to the online platform. The course takes approximately 2-3 hours to complete.