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This course is part of the Supply Chain Excellence Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
  • Earn a shareable career certificate

There are 4 modules in this course

Supply Chains are made up of a network of companies from the initial raw materials to the ultimate consumer of the finished product. Within this network of companies, there are three ongoing flows: products, information, and finances. To properly understand and manage the supply chain, you need to understand all the flows. If you do not consider all of the flows, you will miss opportunities or sub-optimize parts of the supply chain.

The last of five courses in this specialization is a capstone. You will have the opportunity to show what you learned and apply it to your Supply Chain Excellence project. It will consist of four modules, which will cover the following topics: product flow strategy; information flow strategy; how to use the supply chain to create financial success; and finally, the capstone case study. You will have lectures, readings, and discussions with your peers for each topic, as well as a practice quiz in each lesson. At the end of each module, you can put your knowledge to the test and take a graded quiz. The Capstone Analysis module contains a real-life case analysis that will enable you to be an expert on a company of your choosing.

In this module, you will combine all the pieces and create a product flow strategy. The lessons in this module are 1. Planning for Product Flow, 2. Identifying Product Flow Issues, and 3. Designing Solutions.

What's included

13 videos7 readings4 assignments4 discussion prompts

13 videosβ€’Total 35 minutes
  • Welcome to the Supply Chain Excellence Capstoneβ€’1 minute
  • Types of Planningβ€’2 minutes
  • Product Flow Optionsβ€’4 minutes
  • Product Flow Strategyβ€’2 minutes
  • Product Flow Issuesβ€’3 minutes
  • Types of Product Flow Issuesβ€’2 minutes
  • Analysis of Issuesβ€’3 minutes
  • Designing Solutionsβ€’2 minutes
  • Mapping Solutionsβ€’3 minutes
  • Mapping Exampleβ€’5 minutes
  • Leading Changeβ€’3 minutes
  • Motivation and Leadershipβ€’2 minutes
  • Implementing Changeβ€’3 minutes
7 readingsβ€’Total 105 minutes
  • Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain: Is it on the Rise?β€’15 minutes
  • Nike Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategiesβ€’15 minutes
  • Benchmarking in The Supply Chainβ€’15 minutes
  • Take Great Strides with Gemba Walksβ€’15 minutes
  • An 8-step guide for improving workplace processesβ€’15 minutes
  • Supply Chain Mapping: the How-to Guide with Examplesβ€’15 minutes
  • 4 Steps to Effective Change Management in 2018β€’15 minutes
4 assignmentsβ€’Total 130 minutes
  • Product Flow Strategyβ€’60 minutes
  • Planning for Product Flowβ€’30 minutes
  • Product Flow Issuesβ€’10 minutes
  • Mappingβ€’30 minutes
4 discussion promptsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Strategy in Actionβ€’15 minutes
  • Take a Gemba Walk...β€’15 minutes
  • Draw up your own mapβ€’15 minutes
  • Your Change Leadershipβ€’15 minutes

In this module, you will be ready to make some actual improvements in your organization. The lessons in this module are: 1. Planning for Information Flow, 2. Identifying Information Flow Issues, 3. Designing Solutions, and 4. Leading Change

What's included

12 videos4 readings5 assignments4 discussion prompts

12 videosβ€’Total 26 minutes
  • Information Flow Strategyβ€’1 minute
  • Information Flow Optionsβ€’3 minutes
  • Planning for Information Flowβ€’2 minutes
  • Types of Information Flow Issuesβ€’1 minute
  • Analysis of Information Issuesβ€’3 minutes
  • Designing Information Solutionsβ€’2 minutes
  • Designing Forecast Solutions : Prepareβ€’3 minutes
  • Designing Forecast Solutions: Modelβ€’3 minutes
  • Designing Forecast Solutions: Implementβ€’2 minutes
  • Leading Changeβ€’3 minutes
  • Motivation and Leadershipβ€’2 minutes
  • Implementing Changeβ€’3 minutes
4 readingsβ€’Total 55 minutes
  • Digital transformationβ€’15 minutes
  • 3 retail supply chain fails of 2019 and how to avoid them in 2020β€’15 minutes
  • How Retailers Gain Control of the Last Mile of Deliveryβ€’10 minutes
  • 4 Steps to Effective Change Management in 2018β€’15 minutes
5 assignmentsβ€’Total 140 minutes
  • Information Flow Strategyβ€’20 minutes
  • Information Flow Planβ€’30 minutes
  • Information Flow Issuesβ€’30 minutes
  • Developing Solutionsβ€’30 minutes
  • Change Managementβ€’30 minutes
4 discussion promptsβ€’Total 50 minutes
  • Driving the digital transformationβ€’15 minutes
  • Importance of ITβ€’15 minutes
  • Designing Solutionsβ€’10 minutes
  • Your Change Leadershipβ€’10 minutes

In this module we will cover the impact of SCM on the financial performance of a company. Specifically, we will look at how SCM affects: (1) the income statement, (2) the balance sheet, and (3) the overall financials.

What's included

10 videos3 readings3 assignments2 discussion prompts

10 videosβ€’Total 22 minutes
  • Impact of SCM on Income Statementβ€’2 minutes
  • Sales/Revenueβ€’2 minutes
  • Cost of Goods Soldβ€’2 minutes
  • Impact of SCM on Balance Sheetβ€’2 minutes
  • Short Term Assetsβ€’2 minutes
  • Long Term Assets & Liabilitiesβ€’2 minutes
  • Impact of SCM on Financialsβ€’3 minutes
  • Rewards System: Customer Satisfactionβ€’3 minutes
  • Rewards System: Financial Performanceβ€’2 minutes
  • "NOT JUST" a Cost Centerβ€’3 minutes
3 readingsβ€’Total 45 minutes
  • Making the CFO the Chief Profitability Officerβ€’15 minutes
  • Hoping to Reach eCommerce Profits, Walmart Combines Buying Teamsβ€’15 minutes
  • Building the supply chain of the futureβ€’15 minutes
3 assignmentsβ€’Total 60 minutes
  • Impact of SCMβ€’0 minutes
  • Impact of SCM on Income Statementβ€’30 minutes
  • Impact of SCM on Balance Sheetβ€’30 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ€’Total 30 minutes
  • Unprofitable eCommerceβ€’15 minutes
  • Supply Chain Assetsβ€’15 minutes

Now it is time to put all you learned into a final captsone study. You have started working on your analysis of a company of your choice since the second course in this specialization. Let's see what you came up with.

What's included

1 video3 readings1 peer review

1 videoβ€’Total 1 minute
  • Congratulations on Completing the Supply Chain Excellence Capstoneβ€’1 minute
3 readingsβ€’Total 25 minutes
  • The Purposeβ€’5 minutes
  • The Companyβ€’5 minutes
  • The Deliverablesβ€’15 minutes
1 peer reviewβ€’Total 180 minutes
  • Supply Chain Excellence Projectβ€’180 minutes

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