Logistics & Supply Chain Management

It is about creating plans and the execution of efficient and effective methods to control flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption. This is aimed at meeting the needs of the end user and the customer satisfaction. Global logistics operations play an essential role in the commercial supply chain function, and are responsible for all aspects of material movement.It is particularly a fast-moving field whose ultimate goal is to delight and satisfy the customer. The methods and management strategies your business adopts for everything from procurement of goods to control of inventory will have a profound impact on costs, customer service, and your company’s overall profitability.

This course has been designed to give business owners and managers a current view of supply chain management, and an introduction to the best methods for responding to modern demands through improvements in areas like capacity, warehouse, and transportation strategies. This course will teach you everything you need to know to successfully manage the end-to-end, forward and backward flow of materials and information across your supply chain.

Objectives

• Acquire a valuable and practical skill set that will allow you to create, implement, and oversee the activities of a global supply chain involving suppliers, distributors, and customers world-wide.
• Know how to consistently adhere to best practices, and you’ll understand the common terminology that’s used in corporate communications.
• This course will make it possible to improve your position in the marketplace through the efficient flow of goods and materials from the supplier, to your business, to the customer – and back again.
• To understand supply chain activities
• To optimize the supply chain to get more things done, cheaper at higher quality with fewer resources
• To look for savings and improvements, how to calculate potential savings in Excel and implement them

Job Opportunities

Supply Chain Management(SCM) is one of the big things in the global industrial scenario. According to the management experts, there is a lot of scope for Supply Chain Management(SCM) in India due to increasing uncertainty of supply networks, shorting of the products life cycle, and globalization of business. The employability potential of graduates is very high here. The career opportunities for Supply Chain Management are:

• Purchase Manager
• Strategic Planner
• Materials Analyst
• Supply Chain Manager
• Warehouse Manager
• Supply chain designer
• Manager – procurement and supply
• Inventory Manager