Strategic Supply Chain Management

This course is an introduction to the Strategic supply chain concept and will explore the management of supply chains to improve an organization's overall supply efficiency. Other concepts included are the definitions of supply chains, identification procedures, an overview of methods, processes, and systems that are used in the operation of supply chains, and the applications of methods, processes, and systems to improve supply chain performance.

• Learning how to Increase the amount of information and at the same time reduce inventory costs and run operations.
• Learning how to Create transparency in information and reduce the barriers that can exist.
• Understanding A comprehensive concept for logistics
• Learning how to Improve the continuity of materials and information management and cash flow.
• Larning how to Reduce the complexity of the business as far as possible.
• Learning how to Realizing the benefits of the cost, time and quality.

Those involved in any or all functions of materials management who are concerned with successfully providing acceptable customer or user service at a minimum cost; also, for anyone who needs to know more about the role of materials management.

• Definitions of Materials Management
• Supply Management
• Supply Management Rules
• Importance of the Value Chain
• Problems addressed
• Historical developments
• Business process integration
• Theories
• Supply chain centroids
• Supply chain sustainability
• Management components
• Reverse supply chain
• Systems and value
• Supply Management Tools and Techniques
• Supply Measurement
• Supply Risk Management
• Supply Management Future

• Presentation & Slides
• Audio Visual Aids
• Interactive Discussion
• Participatory Exercise
• Action Learning
• Class Activities
• Case Studies
• Workshops
• Simulation