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Supply Chain Foundations 

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Supply Chain Foundations
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Linkedin Learning 
Overview

Duration

2 hours

Total fee

1,150

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

Credential

Certificate

Supply Chain Foundations
 at 
Linkedin Learning 
Highlights

  • Earn a sharable certificate
  • 1 exercise file
  • 6 quizzes
  • Access on tablet and phone
  • Continuing Education Units
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Supply Chain Foundations
 at 
Linkedin Learning 
Course details

More about this course
  • In this course, professor Eddie Davila provides a detailed overview of all of the links in the typical supply chain
  • He explains what is involved in purchasing inventory and setting up supplier relationships, what learner need to consider when deciding how to manufacture and design their product, and, lastly, how to address the logistics of distribution and delivery

Supply Chain Foundations
 at 
Linkedin Learning 
Curriculum

Introduction

Supply chain for business professionals

What Is Supply Chain Management?

Parts of a supply chain

Changing nature of supply chain management

Establishing SCM goals

Understanding SCM across industries

Purchasing and Supplier Relationships

Inventory management basics

Choose a supplier

Develop good buyer and supplier relationships

Manufacturing and Operations

Manufacturing and operations basics

Choosing a location

Managing quality

Logistics

Logistics management basics

Packaging your product

Standard containers

Transporting and distributing your product

Delivering your product

Delivering the last mile

Supply Chain Integration

Integrating and coordinating the entire supply chain

Mitigating the bullwhip effect

Basic supply chain strategies

Understanding lean systems

Issues in SCM

Going global

Creating and managing an ethical supply chain

Creating sustainable supply chains

Dealing with disasters

Conclusion

Next steps

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Supply Chain Foundations
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Linkedin Learning 
Faculty details

Addie Davila
Teaching and Entertaining: In-person, Online, In Print

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