Supply Chain and Operations Management Tips

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

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)