Strategic and Effective Supply Chain Operations Management

Introduction:

Procurement is one of the critical business functions essential in industry, trade, and services to ensure the efficient acquisition of required materials and tasks for production or operations. This course on strategic supply chain management addresses issues of planning, policy, and decision-making, presenting the core requirements necessary to achieve operational efficiency. It integrates relevant aspects to demonstrate how supply chain management can enhance organizational performance and support competitive advantage. The course outlines general aspects of management, the five high-level controls for improving strategic supply chain management, and approaches for growth through the development of supply chain management.

Objectives:

At the end of this strategic supply chain management operations and strategies course, participants will be able to:

• Master skills related to inventory control.
• Apply logistical management in accordance with ISO standards.
• Implement advanced management practices to improve warehouse operations and control practices.
• Store and distribute products using modern supply chains and distribution systems.
• Equip warehouse personnel with effective skills that incorporate new technology.

Training Methodology:

• Devised exercises
• Debates
• Group tasks
• Simulations
• Mathematical endeavors
• Phantasie activities
• Discussions

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Modern Techniques for Supply Chain Management

• Development of the supply chain.
• SCM, supply chain, value chain, demand chain.
• Digital tools for managing the supply chain.
• New achievements in supply chain management.
• Features of supply chain management.

Unit 2: Develop Strategic Management of Supply Chains Effectively

• Importance of supply chain management.
• Structure of strategic management.
• Five additional controls to enhance supply chain performance.
• Competitive differentiation through effective supply chain strategies.
• Measure growth through effective supply chains.
• Follow the PACE model for developing supply chain activities.

Unit 3: Warehousing and Supply Chain Management Software

• Advantages of using the logistical system.
• Channels as elements of the system determining status and measures for improving logistical systems.
• Automated warehouse units with specialized linkage.

Unit 4: Quality of Operations: Strategic Supply Management

• Planning and control in supply management.
• Strategic-level decisions in operations and logistics.
• Conditions for total quality success in operations and logistics.
• Minimum requirements for quality management systems.
• Expected gains from utilizing the total quality system.
• Financial and supply operations parameters based on quality criteria.

Unit 5: Certification of Approved Excellence Certificate in Supply Research

• Logistics management quality requirements.
• Methods of measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of supply management.
• Excellence model for supply management.
• Nine Standards of Excellence in Supply Management and Operations.