Certificate in Supply Chain and Logistics Management

Course Outline

 Modern supply chain and logistics trends
o Supply chain overview
o Role of logistics
o Sustainability in supply chains and logistics
o Supply chain configuration
o 3PL concepts
o 4PL concepts

 Materials forecasting and inventory planning
o Qualitative forecasting theories
 Forecasting panels
 Thought leaders
 Delphi technique
o Quantitative forecasting techniques
 Seasonal demand forecasting
 Moving average
 Weighted moving average
 Exponential smoothing
 Forecasting error
 Identifying bias
o Determining economic order quantities
o Determining reorder points
o Replenishment strategies
 Make-to-stock
 Make-to-order
 Assemble-to-order

 Procurement and go-to-market strategies
o Role of procurement
o Procurement process flows
o Sourcing strategies
o Vendor management
o Partnerships and alliances

 Role of transportation and shipping in logistics
o Definition of fleet management
o Objectives and costs of fleet management
o Transportation modes
o Optimized routing and cubing
o Incoterms for international commerce

 Role of warehousing in logistics
o Warehousing network design
o Configuration of warehousing space
o Value adding activities
 Stockpiling, spot stocking and assortments
 Cross docking, break bulking and consolidation
 Mixing, postponement and assembly-to-order
o Warehousing equipment and tools
o Reverse logistics

 Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) framework for performance management
o SCOR framework overview
o Identifying level 1, 2 and 3 SCOR metrics
o Customizing level 4 SCOR metrics
o Setting performance targets
o Continuous performance improvement