SCD
Supply Chain Dynamics

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Intermediate

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Course Overview

With markets that move at the speed of ecommerce, global companies must have a high-performing supply chain and logistics system. Learn the fundamentals in our Supply Chain Fundamentals program.
The purpose of this course is to study the critical issues in managing supply chains such as Supply Chain Design, Product Design, Sourcing & Supplier Alliances, Inventory Management, and Information Technology for Supply Chain Management, This course will help to understand how supply chain decisions impact the performance of the firm. The key will be to understand the link between supply chain structures and capabilities in a firm.

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Key Takeaways

Use supply chain strategies and be able to implement these strategies in a variety of global business environments.

Utilize sophisticated methodologies to improve or optimize operations across a wide range of industries.

Execute advanced tasks associated with process design and improvement, transportation management, inventory management, and purchasing management.

Review actual supply chain management practices.

Gain functional knowledge of production and inventory management.

Able to manage global supply chain activities in effective way.

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Course Outline

PART 1

Introduction to Supply Chain Management

What is Supply Chain Management?
The Development Chain
Uncertainty and Risk Factors
Evolution of Supply Chain Management
Key Issues in Supply Chain Management

Introduction to MIT System Dynamics

Examine multiple supply chain models
Analyze the development and interaction between models
Prepare policies related to performance improvement

PART 2

Inventory Management and Risk Pooling

Importance of Inventory
Stages of Inventory Control
Risk Pooling
Centralized vs. Decentralized Systems
Managing Inventory in the Supply Chain
Effective Forecasting

Supply Chain Design with Risk mitigation procedures

Mitigate the downside of supply chain disruption
Leverage and capture the upside of supply chain disruption

Network Planning

Network Planning and Design
Inventory Positioning and Logistics Coordination
Resource Allocation

PART 3

Supply Contracts

Strategic Components
Contracts for Make-to-Stock/Make-to-Order Supply Chains
Contracts with Asymmetric Information
Contracts for Non-Strategic Components

The Value of Information

Information Types
Bullwhip Effect
Information Sharing and Incentives
Information for the Coordination of Systems
Locating Desired Products
Lead-Time Reduction
Information and Supply Chain Trade-Offs
Decreasing Marginal Value of Information

PART 4

Supply Chain Integration

Push, Pull, Push-Pull Systems
Demand-Driven Strategies
The Impact of the Internet on Supply Chain Strategies

Distribution Strategies

Direct Shipment Distribution Strategies
Intermediate Inventory Storage Point Strategies

Strategic Alliances

Framework for Strategic Alliances
Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Retailer-Supplier Relationships
Distributor Integration (DI)

Procurement and Outsourcing Strategies

Outsourcing Benefits and Risks
Framework for Make/Buy Decisions
Procurement Strategies
E-Procurement

PART 5

Final Project

Finally, the students will engage in a series of more extended case studies and simulations that demonstrate these complex relationships. Actual case studies and examples from companies will be used to help students better prepare for actual situations.
In order to successfully complete this course, the students will need to submit a capstone project which will be related to their industry.

Who Should Attend?

This highly practical and interactive course has been specifically designed for

Managers and executives in:

Supply Chain

Procurement

Contracts

Projects

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