Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
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Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
This course is part of Supply Chain Management for Retail Operations Specialization
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What you'll learn
Analyze supply chain processes, strategic fit, and performance drivers to improve business outcomes.
Apply inventory management techniques such as EOQ, JIT, ABC analysis, and demand forecasting.
Evaluate logistics, transportation, procurement, and supplier collaboration strategies for supply chain optimization.
Skills you'll gain
- Supply Chain
- Business Operations
- Procurement
- Supply Management
- Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics
- Supply And Demand
- Forecasting
- Logistics
- Logistics Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Systems
- Analysis
- Warehousing
- Supply Chain Planning
- Business
- Inventory Control
- Planning
- Inventory and Warehousing
- Operations Management
- Cost Control
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June 2026
25 assignments
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There are 6 modules in this course
Master supply chain management, logistics, inventory, and procurement with practical skills for business operations.
Learn how supply chains are planned, managed, and optimized to improve efficiency, cost control, and performance. This course provides a complete foundation in end-to-end supply chain management for learners who want to understand how modern supply chains function. You will explore core SCM processes, decision phases, CRM, SRM, strategic fit, logistics planning, warehousing, forecasting, and aggregate planning. The course explains how businesses balance supply and demand, manage inventory, select transportation systems, and coordinate suppliers. You will learn practical tools such as EOQ, JIT, ABC analysis, forecasting methods, transportation cost evaluation, supplier assessment, and procurement strategy. By the end of this course, you will be able to analyze supply chain challenges, make informed logistics and inventory decisions, evaluate transportation and procurement options, and apply supply chain concepts in real business contexts. This course is ideal for students, professionals, operations learners, and aspiring supply chain managers looking to build practical, job-ready SCM skills.
Learn core supply chain concepts, decision phases, CRM/SRM integration, and key managerial roles to build a strong SCM foundation.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 59 minutes
- Introduction to Supply Chain•6 minutes
- Decision Phase in SCM•8 minutes
- Process of SCM•9 minutes
- CRM in Supply Chain•4 minutes
- SRM and ISCM Functions•5 minutes
- Pitfall in Inventory Management•7 minutes
- Core SCM Elements•7 minutes
- Make or Buy Decisions•6 minutes
- SCM Manager Role•7 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Foundations of Supply Chain Management•30 minutes
- SCM Fundamentals•10 minutes
- Key Supply Chain Relationships•10 minutes
- Core SCM Decisions•10 minutes
Understand strategic fit, supply chain drivers, logistics fundamentals, and performance factors influencing efficiency and responsiveness.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 65 minutes
- Competitive vs Supply Chain Strategy•7 minutes
- Strategic Fit in Supply Chain•6 minutes
- Factors affecting Strategic Fit•8 minutes
- Role Played by Major Drives•4 minutes
- Obstracles in SCM and Importance of SCM•9 minutes
- Logistics Defination•10 minutes
- Duties of a Logistics Manager•7 minutes
- Factors Affecting Logistics•8 minutes
- Logistics Definition Description•5 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Strategy & Supply Chain Alignment•30 minutes
- Strategy Integration•10 minutes
- Drivers of Supply Chain Performance•10 minutes
- Logistics Fundamentals•10 minutes
Explore logistics planning, data-driven decision-making, warehousing, forecasting methods, and aggregate planning techniques.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 81 minutes
- Objectives of Logistics•12 minutes
- Inventory Planning in Logistics•13 minutes
- Logistics Data Mining Basics•8 minutes
- Logistics Activity Profiling•7 minutes
- Measuring Logistics Productivity•10 minutes
- Types of Warehouses•8 minutes
- Introduction to Forcastin and Agreegate Planing•3 minutes
- Role•10 minutes
- Forecasting Methods•11 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Logistics & Operations Management•30 minutes
- Logistics Planning•10 minutes
- Logistics Optimization•10 minutes
- Forecasting & Planning•10 minutes
Analyze trade-offs, demand-supply coordination, and inventory classification methods to optimize supply chain performance.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 71 minutes
- Supply Chain Trade-Offs•6 minutes
- Time Flexibility•9 minutes
- Predictable Vari•8 minutes
- Managing Supply,Inv and Demand•10 minutes
- Implementing Solutions•5 minutes
- What is Inventory and Need for Inventory•11 minutes
- Inventory Classification Basics•7 minutes
- Advanced Inventory Categories•5 minutes
- Inventory Holding Costs•9 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Supply Chain Planning & Coordination•30 minutes
- Planning Trade-offs•10 minutes
- Managing Demand & Supply•10 minutes
- Inventory Classification•10 minutes
Apply inventory control models like EOQ and JIT while evaluating transportation modes, cost structures, and logistics decisions.
What's included
9 videos4 assignments
9 videos•Total 82 minutes
- Ordering Costs•9 minutes
- Two-Bin Inventory System•9 minutes
- EOQ and Inventory Decisions•11 minutes
- JIT Suitability•9 minutes
- Introduction to Transportation•9 minutes
- Transportation Cost Structure•8 minutes
- Shipper Decision Factors•8 minutes
- Modes of Transportation•7 minutes
- Package Carrier•11 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Inventory & Transportation Systems•30 minutes
- Inventory Control Systems•10 minutes
- Lean & JIT Systems•10 minutes
- Transportation Decisions•10 minutes
Examine transportation network design, supplier evaluation, contract management, and advanced procurement strategies.
What's included
13 videos5 assignments
13 videos•Total 85 minutes
- Pipeline Transport•4 minutes
- Designing Transportation•8 minutes
- Transp Design Trade off•6 minutes
- Routine and Scheduling•9 minutes
- Tranp in Practice•5 minutes
- Supplier Evaluation Criteria•8 minutes
- Role of Inbound Supply Chain•7 minutes
- Supplier Design Collaboration•6 minutes
- Inbound Supply Contracts•11 minutes
- Agent Effort Contracts•4 minutes
- Product Design Collaboration•5 minutes
- Procurement Categories•7 minutes
- Procurement Best Practices•5 minutes
5 assignments•Total 70 minutes
- Transportation & Procurement Strategy•30 minutes
- Transportation Network Design•10 minutes
- Transportation Execution•10 minutes
- Supplier & Contract Management•10 minutes
- Advanced Procurement Strategies•10 minutes
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