Understanding the journey that a product or service takes from being created to reaching a consumer is crucial to any production, distribution, or sales business. And good supply-chain management will help any business enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and meet customer demands with precision.

Managing the end-to-end process of delivering a product or service means you’ll need to understand some key components. You’ll also want to be as competitive as possible within your industry. There’s some useful technology out there to help you optimize your procedures. This course will help you to master the whole process, from start to finish.

By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:

• Identify the key components of a supply chain, including procurement, production, distribution, and customer service
• Describe the competitive advantages of an efficient supply chain, such as improvised efficiency, risk management, and cost reduction
• Apply technology and adopt an agile process to optimize your supply chain, from automation of orders and analytics to integrating the supply chain with other business functions

Why take this course?

If you’re an operational manager or part of a supply-chain team, you’ll need certain skills and tools to be able to manage it effectively. This course will cover some key strategies and techniques to help you manage your supply chain. You’ll look at different components and some of the advantages of improvised efficiency, risk management, and cost reduction. And by applying certain technology, you’ll see how you could optimize your supply-chain process.

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