Supply Chain Management Module 1 & 2

There is a worldwide need for supply chain management (SCM) practitioners because as organizations become larger and more complex; they need their primary and support activities to be incorporated in such a way that the varying wants of stakeholders may be appeased.

In essence, an effective supply chain manager is a specialist in logistics, quality assurance and a generalist in management and particularly general management. He or she therefore needs to fully understand the various logistics activities, be well conversant in the four management tasks (planning, organizing, leading and controlling) and fully understand the management functional areas such as marketing, HR, operations, finance andso on.

The secret of effective and efficient SCM lies in the supply chain manager’s ability to integrate all of the aforementioned logistics activities, the four management tasks and various management functional areas,so that the requirements of up and down-stream customers may be satisfied as effectively and cost efficiently as possible.

As an organization can use SCM to differentiate itself against its competitors and use such unique attributes to obtain a competitive advantage, effective SCM can lead to reduced costs, improved sales, increased product and service quality, higher profits and as importantly enhanced stakeholder Relationships. No wonder SCM has become one of the most sought after careers worldwide!

Content:

The course is divided into two modules, namely:

• Module A: Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective
• In this section, the subject of logistics in introduced and includes the following:
  • Introduction to business logistics;
  • Competitive advantage created by logistics;
  • Logistics and supply chain strategy;
  • Tactical logistics management and supply chain integration;
  • Financial aspects of logistics and supply chain management;
  • Forecasting and demand management;
  • Network integration;
  • Introduction to production and operations management;
  • Procurement management;
  • Inventory management;
  • Facility location and design;
  • Packaging and containers;
  • Equipment used at facilities;
  • Warehouse operations;
  • The transport system and management;
  • Transport costing and structure;
  • Managing international supply chain (import and export management);
  • Reverse logistics and investment recovery; and
  • Controlling logistics performance.
• Module B:Supply Chain Management: A General Management Integrative Approach
  • In Section Two the following subject matter is covered:
  • The role of business in society;
  • Needs and need satisfaction (the basic economic question);
  • The main economic systems;
  • Need-satisfying institutions in a market economy;
  • Entrepreneurship;
  • The small business;
  • The entrepreneurial process
  • The establishment of a business;
  • Legal form of ownership;
  • Developing a business plan for a business;
  • The various business environments;
  • Corporate social responsibility;
  • Corporate governance;
  • Stakeholder engagement;
  • Sustainable development;
  • Planning;
  • Organizing;
  • Leading;
  • Controlling;
  • Operations management;
  • HR management
  • Marketing management;
  • Financial management;
  • Business strategy;
  • Introduction to project management: and
  • Using SCM to create a competitive advantage.