The course will provide an understanding of the strategies, systems, policies, procedures and techniques involved with managing the supply chain. It will help to understand the evolution of supply chain management and the strategies organisations develop to maintain effective supplier relationships, its increasing contribution to business objectives and how e-supply chain business solutions help to integrate the supply chain for competitive advantage.
COURSE OUTLINE:-
1. Evolution of supply chain management (SCM)
Development: physical distribution management, materials management, logistics management and SCM (upstream and downstream)
Concepts: demand and supply management, push and pull models, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Efficient Consumer Response (ECR), Material Reserves Planning (MRP) value chains, lean supply, global SCM, contribution to business objectives
2. Strategies used to develop and maintain effective supplier relationships
Different types of relationship: eg adversarial, developmental, collaborative and strategic alliances, supplier development, e-tailing, business to business, business to consumer, intermediation and disintermediation
Networks: supplier associations, supplier tiering, organisational networks, personal networks, auctions
3. How web-based applications contribute to the full integration of the supply chain
Individual elements: the use of intranets and extranets in building value chains for organisations linked in the supply chain, order processing, web-based EDI, tracking systems
4. Systems, policies and processes
Differing applications for cost reductions and customer service: time compression, demand fulfilment, total cost of ownership reduction.
5. Future Development in Supply Chain Management
Duration:
3-5 days
Teaching Hours:
18-30 Hours of Teaching
Assignment:
Report Writing Format: 3000-5000 words |
