- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
Supply Chain Fundamentals
- 14 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on June 26, 2018
- Ends on September 25, 2018
Course details
Syllabus
- Incorporate and manage uncertainty and risk within supply chain management
- Segment different customers, products, and channels and design an optimal portfolio of logistics approaches and strategies for these various segments
- Identify, design, and implement the appropriate forecasting methodology for each segment
- Identify, design, and implement the appropriate inventory replenishment policy for each segment
- Select the optimal transportation routing and modal choice for each segment
Prerequisite
Instructors
- Dr. Chris Caplice
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