Supply Chain school training courses in Detroit, MI (public, in-house or online)

This course introduces students to supply-chain management and the impact of globalization, technological
change, and demanding customers on the supply chain. Included in this course are the role of logistics,
materials management, and physical distribution; alternative supply-chain management strategies; flow of
information; and political and economic issues involved in the supply-chain design.

This course is an introduction to managing and controlling quality costs and discusses the current methodology used in industry for controlling those costs. Process mapping is a method of examining the course processes using systems thinking rather than just the tasks performed within the processes. This mapping improves efficiency, reduces costs, lead time, and waste. The course addresses flow charts, core process maps, SIPOC, value added/non-value added activities, gap analysis, value stream, ...

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This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts of global purchasing. Key elements in this course include managing international logistics and customs operations; indirect transactions; supplier source development issues; cultural, pre-procurement and quality considerations; counter-trade; methods of payment; and evaluating quotations.

The global supply chain management major focuses on the management of the flow of goods and information from the source of raw materials through the channels of distribution to the final consumer, and beyond, to recycling and disposal.

In today’s highly competitive environment, the management of transportation, inventory, product planning and scheduling, and information flows are ever more critical to an organization’s ability to satisfy customers and create a competitive advan...

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This course is about strategic management of the flow of products and services from origin through transformation (i.e., procurement, production and distribution) delivery and distribution to ultimate users. Supply chain management (SCM) will be studied especially in relation to e-commerce and Internet procurement and marketing with turnaround applications. Other topics include: quantitative methods in SCM, decision-making, selection and evaluation of vendors, inventory management, resource plan...

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