Course overview
The Supply chain management course has developed to fulfil the growing requirement of a supply chain professional. You will learn about the evolution of SCM, collaboration within the supply chain, and the effects the system has on an organisation.
It covers all the aspects associated with supply chain operations. It includes freight forwarders, global packaging, air and ocean cargo and handling, warehousing and storage, inventory management and distribution centres amongst others
Campus locations
Job outcomes
- Purchasing and Procurement
- Logistics
- Distribution
- Production
- Engineering
- Sales
- Marketing
- Finance
Recognition
Study method
- In-class
- Online
- Blended
Locations
- England
- Birmingham
- London
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Duration study load
Entry requirements
No prerequisite to attend this course.
Course features
- Course Material
- Recording of Training
- Aftercare Course Support
Who's it for?
Business Professionals in both Service Industries and Manufacturing Industries.
Subjects
- Recognise the benefits of understanding the concept of Supply Chain Management and the impact it has on organisations
- Sequence historical phases in the evolution of supply chain management
- match the components of a supply chain to organisational functions of each
- Identify the possible outcomes of inter-organisational collaboration within a hypothetical supply chain
- Match the characteristics of a supply chain management system with the functions of each
- Evaluate the effectiveness of an organisation’s supply chain management system and recommend improvements, in a given scenario
- Recognise the benefits of successfully managing a supply chain
- Label the strategy statements of an organisation as either strategic or operational in nature
- Identify the corresponding impacts that product design decisions have on the manufacturing and distribution processes throughout a supply chain
- Match the management objectives, used to synchronise a supply chain, with an example of each
- Apply the appropriate management techniques to effectively synchronise a supply chain, in a given scenario
- Associate types of information technology with their primary function within a supply chain
- Evaluate an organisation’s business operations, to recommend how to better utilise information technology in its supply chain
- Recognise the benefits of implementing fundamental supply chain management strategies within an organisation
- Identify the relevant information for determining an effective location and production strategy for an organisation
- Identify the advantages and disadvantages of both a centralised and decentralised distribution system
- Identify business supply chains that are structured to take advantage of risk pooling
- Match push- and pull-based supply chain models to business practices that reflect each associate three distribution strategies to business practices that accomplish each
- Analyse an organisation’s supply chain to implement an effective distribution strategy in a given scenario
- Recognise the benefits of strong supply chain partnerships
- Match the five factors that contribute to the bullwhip effect on business practices that represent each
- Determine the business practices that will implement each of the four information-sharing strategies
- Match supply chain partnership strategies to business practices that represent each
- Identify the five components of a supply chain an organisation must prepare in order to ensure an effective global supply chain
- Recommend steps for effectively implementing a global supply chain in a given scenario
- Planning for Supply and Demand
- Recognise the benefits of effectively planning for supply and demand within an organisation’s supply chain
- Associate an organisation’s planning activities to the steps for developing an effective supply chain
- Strategy for satisfying customers
- Identify accurate descriptions of the four types of forecasting methods used to predict customer demand for a product or service
- Identify the types of information that should be gathered for a supply chain aggregate plan
- Apply effective aggregate planning strategies to properly balance cost, production and customer demand within a supply chain
- Relate the supply chain activities of an organisation to the supply and demand methodology they each support
- Effectively manage an organisation’s supply and demand variables based upon an evaluation of its production initiatives in a given scenario
About Acudemy
Acudemy Ltd is a training centre based in Central London that specialises in accredited and bespoke training for small businesses and individuals.
Established by Professional Accountants and Senior Business Entrepreneur’s wishing to raise and widen participation and achievement of people within the industry, therefore becoming a valuable resource to employers.
Acudemy provides accredited and bespoke training courses in popular business categories such as accounting and finance, sales and marketing and project management. We offer short-term courses, weekend courses and in-house training at our London training centre or at a location of your choice.
