The Supply Chain Specialist Badge reinforces knowledge in the supply chain management process, manufacturing principles, and distribution and warehousing practices. Completers of these 3 classes will have learned the controls used to ensure needs are fulfilled in a satisfactory and cost-efficient manner and understand importance of an effective and ethical supplier relationship to the achievement of supply chain goals.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the general meaning and nature of supply chain management in today's business operations.
- General knowledge of procurement, logistics, and warehouse network strategies.
- Understand the relationship between supply chain and manufacturing.
- Review the various organizational models and roles that exist within a typical supply chain organization and the purpose of each.
- Management of the pricing and costs involved in a supply chain operation.
- Key elements of an effective supplier relationship within a supply chain.
- Outline the ways that supply chains can develop risk mitigation strategies within the environment.
- Operational metrics and key performance indicators (KPI's) associated with supply chains.
- Types of roles and career opportunities that exist within a typical supply chain organization.
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