Objectives :

On completion of this course you should be able to:

• Gain a master class in one of the most critical components to creating organizational wealth.
• Explain why and how value must flow intelligently and seamlessly in an ever more connected world.
• Understand how to leverage technology in their supply chain to ensure that they remain competitive in a global economy.
• Examine how companies are realizing the potential of today's supply chain to meet these new challenges.
• Define the basis of logistics and transportation, and shines new light on the supply chain evolution.

Course Outline :

World Realities

• Wonderland: The World’s New Scale
• Choreographing Survival: Risk And Adaptation
• Reality Crunch: Our Perceptions And Reactions
• Leonardo Flunked Latin: Innovating And Inventing
• Five-Minute Plan: Enhancing Business Processes
• Deus Ex Machina: The Growth Of Automation
• The World Is Always With Us: Communication

Supply Chain Evolution

• The History Of The Supply Chain
• Lift That Bale: Transport By Ground, Air, Sea, And Rail
• Pins To Porsches: The Evolution Of Manufacturing
• Activity Not Place: Outsourcing
• Silks To Cells: Retail Evolution
• The Store’s The Thing: Retailing And The Supply Chain
• Ports, Ships, Hubs, And Rails: Intermodal Transportation
• A Million Square Feet Of Chocolate: Warehousing And Distribution Centers

Supply Chain Resolution

• What’s Missing? Supply Chain Challenges
• Pyramids To Parameciums: Supply Chain Modeling
• Making It Right: A Global Perspective
• An Atlas Act: Repairing The Global Supply Chain
• By Intelligent Response: The Future