- Modern supply chain and logistics trends
- Supply chain overview
- Role of logistics
- Sustainability in supply chains and logistics
- Supply chain configuration
- 3PL concepts
- 4PL concepts
- Materials forecasting and inventory planning
- Qualitative forecasting theories
- Forecasting panels
- Thought leaders
- Delphi technique
- Quantitative forecasting techniques
- Seasonal demand forecasting
- Moving average
- Weighted moving average
- Exponential smoothing
- Forecasting error
- Identifying bias
- Determining economic order quantities
- Determining reorder points
- Replenishment strategies
- Make-to-stock
- Make-to-order
- Assemble-to-order
- Procurement and go-to-market strategies
- Role of procurement
- Procurement process flows
- Sourcing strategies
- Vendor management
- Partnerships and alliances
- Role of transportation and shipping in logistics
- Definition of fleet management
- Objectives and costs of fleet management
- Transportation modes
- Optimized routing and cubing
- Incoterms for international commerce
- Role of warehousing in logistics
- Warehousing network design
- Configuration of warehousing space
- Value-adding activities
- Stockpiling, spot stocking, and assortments
- Cross-docking, break bulking, and consolidation
- Mixing, postponement, and assemble-to-order
- Warehousing equipment and tools
- Reverse logistics
- Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) framework for performance management
- SCOR framework overview
- Identifying level 1, 2, and 3 SCOR metrics
- Customizing level 4 SCOR metrics
- Setting performance targets
- Continuous performance improvement