Location

Community Services & Continuing Education - Alexandria

Objectives

• Supply Chain in Action is about logistics and supply chains on the ground and in the real labor market for various sectors, whether manufacturers that transport tangible goods or the service sector, The diploma is not limited to the methodological part only, but is more concerned with the actual application aspect on various organizations (industrial, health, food, clothing, financial, shipping, ..... and others).It’s about logistics services and supply chains at business by studying the way that materials move into an organization from suppliers, through the operations within an organization, and then out to customers in the best and effective way that achieves efficiency, reduces cost and satisfies the customer at the same time.This is done through three consecutive levels, where the first level is about the basics of logistics and supply chains in action, then the second level is about strategic planning and applied operations of supply chains, then the third level deals with var

Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to: Understand the role and structure of organizations' supply chains. Understand the various logistical activities and the relationships between them and applying them in practice. Adapting the required logistical services according to the pressures of constant change in the labor market. Choose the appropriate logistics strategy to manage the organization's supply chain. Design and implement your own strategy. Manage resources and control their flow according to the plan. Designing the optimal supply chain to manage your organization. Measure the performance of your organization's supply chain and compare performance with the best in the field, then analyze your organization's supply chain and improve performance.

Course Contents

I. Basics of Logistics and Supply ChainLogistics and Supply Chain  ‘logistics’ and associated terms The role and structure of supply chains logistics activities and the relationships between them Aims of logistics How logistics contributes to customer satisfaction The importance of logisticsIntegrating the Supply Chain logistics development over time How logistics is responding to pressures for change The benefits of creating a single, integrated logistics function Ways of achieving internal integration The benefits of further integration along the supply chain Different approaches to supply chain integrationII. Strategy planning and operation for Supply ChainLogistics Strategy Strategic decisions Strategy options Designing a logistics strategyImplementing the Strategy Relating strategy to lower decisions Areas for decisions in implementation Managing changePlanning Resources Types of planning Capacity planning  Adjusting capacity  Ta