Supply Chain Fundamentals: Supply Chain Management Principles

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Overview

Supply Chain Fundamentals: Supply Chain Management Principles

Course Description

This course is intended to train students in the basics of supply chain management and the supply chain’s role within organizations. Key elements of this track include the definition of supply chain and the various domains within supply chain (i.e., customer service, manufacturing and service operations, order management, procurement and supply management, demand planning, inventory management, warehousing operations, and transportation operations). It will also include an explanation of how the supply chain supports organizations’ strategic and financial goals.

This course is also available as a private or corporate offering. Visit the Supply Chain and Logistics Corporate Training page to learn more.

Course Content

SUPPLY CHAIN CONCEPTS

CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS

MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE OPERATIONS

PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

DEMAND PLANNING

WAREHOUSING OPERATIONS

TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS

Requirements & Materials

Important Information

Access to the content for this course requires you to set up a password for your Georgia Tech (GT) account different from your account and password on this website.  

After you complete your registration follow the "How to Access Your Course Content" instructions which display on the session details (summary) page for this course.

This is a self-paced online course.  You may register anytime while registration is open and will have access to the course through the published "Access Ends" date.

Materials

Required

  • Computer with access to download or web-accessible content (internet) and web audio files.

Provided

  • Access to online course content and optional reading materials until the course end date.
  • No textbooks are required for this course.

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for a wide range of professionals already in the supply chain profession as well as learners seeking to enter the field. The course is appropriate for entry level through executive level roles.

Supply chain and logistics professionals learning in classroom

What You Will Learn

  • Supply chain concepts and technology
  • Manufacturing and service operations
  • Order and inventory management
  • Procurement and supply management
  • Warehousing and transportation operations
  • Importance of supply chain resilience
  • Potential ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) can improve supply chain resilience
Supply chain professionals collaborating in warehouse

How You Will Benefit

  • Recognize the steps in the procurement process.
  • Categorize the different types of demand patterns.
  • Articulate some of the key operations of a warehouse.
  • Identify the challenges in establishing efficient and effective transportation processes within industries.
  • Demonstrate metrics used to measure transportation service quality and efficiency.
  • Identify and incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into supply chain
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I am really impressed with the scope of subjects covered and the practical case studies in diverse sectors from health, education, and other public sector projects.

- Kenny Onasanya
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