Modern Supply Chain Overview

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Overview

Modern Supply Chain Overview

Course Description

Modern Supply Chain Overview (MoSCOw) covers the fundamental areas of supply chain engineering and management along with the ways in which they could evolve over time. An experimental activity in virtual reality is included, which lets course participants apply what they learn and gain concrete implementation experience.

Course Content

Introduction to Supply Chain Management (3.5 hours)

  • Main issues of supply chain management
  • Supply chain processes and functions
  • Moving from siloed to end-to-end supply chains to performance management
  • Demand management and engineering
  • Production management and engineering
  • Procurement/purchasing management and engineering

Introduction to Risk-driven and Data-driven Supply Chain (7 hours)

  • VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) context
  • Supply chain design under uncertainties
  • Supply Chain operations under uncertainties
  • Moving from data to decisions
  • Data engineering for inventory and production management

Introduction to Performance-driven and Demand-driven Supply Chain (7 hours)

  • Supply chain KPIs
  • Supply chain performance measurement systems
  • Supply chain cockpits
  • Flow-driven perspective
  • Demand-Driven model and its components

Introduction to Hyperconnected-driven Supply Chain (3.5 hours)

  • Multi-tier conceptual framework
  • Global supply web
  • Standards and protocols toward universal interconnectivity
Requirements & Materials

Requirements

Student must provide:

A digital device (laptop or tablet).

Student will receive:

Meta Quest 2 or 3 VR headset.

Prerequisites

REQUIRED

  • Foundational Knowledge:
    • Participants should have a basic understanding of supply chain management concepts and operations, as well as basic statistical methods (probability with applications).
  • Data Literacy:
    • Attendees should be comfortable working with data.
  • Technology Proficiency:
    • A working knowledge of computer systems and software tools is essential.
    • No specific programming language expertise is required, but openness to learning new tools is important.
  • Business Acumen:
    • Professionals from various roles (managers, analysts, and executives) can benefit.
  • Curiosity and Open-mindedness:
    • Attendees should be eager to explore the potential of new approaches and investigate the benefits of using immersive technologies.
    • Willingness to think creatively and adapt to emerging technologies is crucial.

RECOMMENDED

  • Foundational Knowledge:
    • Familiarity with inventory management, logistics, and procurement is beneficial.
  • Data Literacy:
    • Basic knowledge of data analysis, statistics, and data visualization is recommended.
  • Business Acumen:
    • An understanding of business processes and decision-making within supply chains is advantageous.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for operational supply chain players (in both supply chain engineering and supply chain management) who wish to gain a better understanding of the systemic nature of supply chain ecosystems. This course is also aimed at consultants and advisors who wish to gain a more structured and comprehensive view of modern supply chains.

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What You Will Learn

  • Structural and dynamic fundamentals of a supply chain (demand, production, procurement/purchasing management, and engineering)
  • Risk-driven supply chain concepts and practices
  • Data-driven supply chain concepts and practices
  • Performance-driven supply chain concepts and practices
  • Demand-driven supply chain concepts and practices
  • Hyperconnected supply chain concepts and practices
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How You Will Benefit

  • Become familiar with the main supply chain concepts, features, components, relations, processes and current issues.
  • Understand the nature, causes, and options related to the demand, production, and procurement problems faced by supply chain managers and engineers.
  • Learn how to choose, deploy, and use legacy along with incoming methods, models, and techniques to create engineering solutions to these problems.
  • Create a systemic understanding of supply chain systems, including the handling of scales (local, regional, national, and global) and horizons (operational, tactical, and strategical).
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