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Supply Chain and Operations Management Tips

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Improve your knowledge in supply chain and operations management, from strategic sourcing to supply chain security, one tip at a time.

Syllabus

Supply Chain Management
  • Welcome to the course
  • Focus on supply chain management
  • Adopt strategic sourcing
  • Avoid inventory stockouts
  • Become a sustainability champion
  • Connect distribution center processes
  • Drive continuous process improvement
  • Embrace omni-channel fulfillment
  • Analyze your supply chain risks
  • Prepare your business continuity plan
  • Strengthen supply chain cybersecurity
  • Track and trace your products
  • Improve your sales forecast
  • Use sales and operations planning (S&OP)
  • Invest in innovation
  • Lead cross-functional projects
  • Calculate payback period and NPV
  • Manage transportation decisions
  • Analyze the impact of lead times
  • Develop operations management skills
  • Tips to reduce waste in your operations
  • Calculate return on investment
  • Prevent counterfeiting
  • Manage employee turnover
  • Pick the right production strategy
  • Adopt strategic workforce planning
  • Optimize your inventory
  • Manage payment terms and cash flow
  • Learn about MRP and ERP planning systems
  • Use big data for operations management
  • Optimize your perishable inventory
  • Track your inventory turns
  • Manage change and transitions
  • Blockchain for supply chain
  • Choose meaningful metrics and KPIs
  • Build flexibility into your supply chain
  • Automate your supply chain
  • Optimize your lot sizes
  • Manage customer returns
  • Build a career in supply chain operations management
  • Ten industries for supply chain operations managers
  • Recruit top talent successfully
  • Solve problems as a team
  • Beware of the bullwhip effect
  • Make your professional development plan
  • Adopt formal purchasing ethics
  • Learn about supplier relationship management (SRM)
  • Use analytics for supply chain
  • Learn about customer relationship management (CRM)
  • Learn about warehouse management systems (WMSs)
  • Learn about transportation management systems (TMSs)

Taught by

Daniel Stanton

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