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Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Offered By: Chalmers University of Technology via edX

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Supply Chain Courses Sustainability Courses Logistics Courses Capacity Planning Courses Return on Investment Courses Forecasting Courses Supply Chain Management Courses Bullwhip Effect Courses

Course Description

Overview

Give your career a boost by mastering the concepts and methods of designing and controlling logistics and supply chains. This professional certificate program covers how to increase Return on Investment, trade-offs, the SCOR model, sustainability, the bullwhip effect, forecasting, lot sizing, material- and capacity planning, transport planning and much more. For example, you will get insights to design for sustainability and how to manage unforeseen events to achieve a competitive supply chain.

The target audience for this program is practicing engineers or business professionals looking to upskill in supply chains. This program is also well suited for students who want to recap and prepare for master studies.

The program is based on widely popular university courses. It starts on a basic level and then gradually introduces more advanced concepts. This program takes a somewhat different approach compared to most courses given at business schools. It offers a unique blend of technical expertise, multidisciplinary perspective, research orientation, and industry connections, making it a valuable choice for those seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in this field. Also, the topics discussed in this course are carefully selected to give both depth of knowledge and allow for a manageable study effort.

By the end of this program, you will be able to better describe, understand and ultimately design your own system for your organisation. You will also be able to better control and master your organisation’s system.


Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: System Design for Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Learn how leading supply chains are designed, what makes them competitive and how to use the SCOR model for analysis to increase your business’s ROI.



Course 2: Master Control in Supply Chain Management and Logistics

Boost your logistics skills in this hands-on course on how to master and control your supply chain to enhance your organisation’s productivity.




Courses

  • 1 review

    8 weeks, 4-5 hours a week, 4-5 hours a week

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    Logistics and supply chain structures can be found in virtually any system. In this business and management course you will learn not only what makes leading systems competitive but also how to design, or redesign, your own system.

    The MOOC is based on a widely popular university course that will give you a working knowledge on supply chain strategy and design that can be applied in your organisation.

    Course topics include:

    • How to increase ROI (Return on Investment) using logistics
    • Logistics trade-offs (service vs cost vs capital)
    • The SCOR model for analysis of supply chains
    • Sustainability in supply chains (the triple bottom line)
    • The Bullwhip effect and how to beat it
    • Strategies regarding:
      • Sourcing
      • Warehousing
      • Product range
      • Production
      • Distribution
      • Transportation
      • Etc.
    • Concepts like:
      • Quick Response - QR
      • Efficient Consumer Response, ECR
      • Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment, CPFR

    Many of the topics in the course will be illustrated using real companies and real logistics professionals as logistics is not a theoretical subject – it exists all around us – everywhere.

    By the end of this course, you will be able to better describe, understand and ultimately design your own system for your organisation based on existing knowledge in this exciting field.

    Regardless of your industry or organisation type, the concepts and methods from this course will help you become a logistics and supply chain professional. You will never look at a hotel breakfast buffet, a loading bay, a warehouse, a factory, an emergency room or even at a fast food restaurant the same way again…

  • 2 reviews

    8 weeks, 4-5 hours a week, 4-5 hours a week

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    Logistics and supply chain structures can be found in virtually any system. A supply chain is a complex environment with a multitude of forces and variables with various degrees of dependence. Unforeseen events are frequent and in order to achieve a competitive supply chain, constant supervision is needed.

    In this business and management course, you will learn methods that are used to master control of supply chains, including how to forecast demand, how to determine the best order quantity for procurement, how to plan capacity and production and much more."

    Many of the topics in the course will be illustrated using real companies and real logistics professionals as logistics is not a theoretical subject – it exists all around us – everywhere.

    This MOOC is based on a widely popular university course that will give you a working knowledge on supply chain operations that can be applied in your organisation. By the end of this course, you will be able to better control and master your organisation’s system.

    Regardless of your industry or organisation type, the concepts and methods from this course will help you become a logistics and supply chain professional. You will never look at a hotel breakfast buffet, a loading bay, a warehouse, a factory, an emergency room or even at a fast food restaurant the same way again…


Taught by

Per Olof Arnäs and Ola Hultkrantz

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