COURSE OUTCOMES
After successful completion of this short learning programme, successful students will be able to:
- Discuss the various issues to consider when designing, planning or operating a supply chain
- Describe how to create a strategic fit between a competitive strategy and a supply chain strategy
- Understand the impact that creating a strategic fit between an organisation’s competitive strategy and a supply chain strategy will have on competitiveness
- Explain the importance of expanding the scope of strategic fit from one operation within a company to all stages of the supply chain
- Define the logistical and cross functional drivers of a supply chain
- Describe how the drivers of a supply chain are used in design, planning and operation of the supply chain
- Identify the key metrics that track the performance of the supply chain in terms of each driver
- Understand the role that forecasting plays in the supply chain