Supply Chain Management

Drive organizational performance by designing a high-impact supply chain management system. This course explains the core components of an effective supply chain and shows how to configure each element to improve operational results. You will learn practical methods for reducing inventory, mitigating supply risks, ranking and managing suppliers, and implementing quality management practices. The course also examines key software applications that support these processes, enabling accountants to link operational efficiency with stronger financial outcomes.
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Author: Steven Bragg
Course Number: PR1007

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Overview of Supply Chain Management
Chapter 2. Supply Chain Quality Issues
Chapter 3. Supply Chain Logistics

Learning Objectives
  • Identify the different levels of supplier.
  • Specify the advantages of maintaining a smaller supplier base.
  • Describe the issues related to global sourcing.
  • Identify how a countertrade agreement works.
  • Specify how to develop deeper supplier relations.
  • Identify how to run a collaborative negotiation process.
  • Recall the characteristics of a lead supplier.
  • Specify how the bullwhip effect occurs.
  • Describe what is needed to run automatic supplier replenishments.
  • Specify the different types of supply chain risk mitigation techniques.
  • Recall how customers perceive quality in a product or service.
  • Specify the characteristics of kaizen.
  • Identify the 14 points for management promulgated by William Edwards Deming.
  • Recall which types of waste would be eliminated with a lean practices initiative.
  • Recall the contents of a service-level agreement.
  • Specify what a supplier performance index tracks.
  • Identify the characteristics of the different forms of logistics transport.
  • Recall the characteristics of intermodal transportation.

Level: Overview
Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study
NASBA Category: Production
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Latest Review Date: August 2024
Program Registration Requirements: Click on the Enroll button to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.
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