Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Supply Chain Management are arguably the lifeblood of any industry. If you cant make your products and cant get them to your customers then failure is guaranteed. If you don’t want to find your business in this predicament its a good idea to secure training on this pivotal topic to have a good grasp on success. This cover gives a broad overview of logistics and supply chain management and the tools you will need.

Learning Objectives

After you complete this course, you will be able to:

• Define supply chain management and logistics.
• Explain the vertical integration and virtual integration models.
• Understand the stages in the basic supply chain flow.
• Identify participants in the supply chain.
• Recognise supply chain drivers and ways to optimize them.
• Align supply chain strategy with business strategy.
• Determine what metrics to track and how to benchmark the related data.
• Troubleshoot basic supply chain problems.
• Identify ways to develop your supply chain, such as using third-party logistics providers (3PL’s), insourcing processes, developing sustainable and eco-friendly strategies, leveraging process improvement strategies, and adopting new techniques.