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PR305 Leading Supply Chain Assurance
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PR305 Leading Supply Chain Assurance
This course develops leadership skills to assure that stakeholder requirements are met in the whole supply chain, develop strategies for assessing supply chain capability, coach and facilitate top management teams in the deployment of strategic leadership of supply chain management.
Who is it for?
This course develops leadership skills to assure that stakeholder requirements are met in the whole supply chain, develop strategies for assessing supply chain capability, coach and facilitate top management teams in the deployment of strategic leadership of supply chain management.
Indicative course content
Organisational drivers for outsourcing – benefits, opportunities and risks.
Organisational aspects of supply chain structures:
Deciding which processes to outsource and which to retain
Innovation and partnering
Organisational focus
Economic efficiency
Capabilities
Introduction to supply chain management:
Roles
Processes
Contract management
Sustainability
Optimisation
Procurement and supply policies:
Introduction to the implications for procurement of the World Economic Forum
Environmental and socially sustainable procurement
Supply policies (fraud, bribery, corruption, environmental law, fair trade, reputation and human rights)
Supply chain management techniques:
Tenders and supplier selection
Information flow, order cycles, inventory, logistics
Contracts and legal aspects
Lifetime economic effectiveness
Warehouse management, international trade/freight, materials planning
Technology – supply chain management systems
Supplier development assurance:
Roles in supply chain assurance.
Audit planning and management – accountability and auditability.
Developing and managing supplier audit programmes.
Managing risk in a supply chain.
Partnering and improvement in the supply chain network.
Supplier development strategies.
Supplier development assurance and management – accountability and auditability.
Leading advanced quality planning with suppliers
Assessment: This course includes a two-and-a-half-hour multiple choice examination.