Supply Chain Management

Supply chain integration is good for business.  Traditional procurement methods, based on individual contracts, are rapidly giving way to new networking arrangements in which partners collaborate to enjoy the benefits that integration brings: reduced costs, more confident long-term planning and increased added value at every stage.

Integrated supply chain management demands commitment from every part of the network.  Each business unit, internally and externally, needs to take responsibility for planning and managing activities from end to end of the chain.  Any manager working in today’s global supply environment needs to understand the strategic forces involved in chain integration.  And they need to be able to respond to them.

This powerful course introduces the skills that every supply chain professional needs, to develop networks that are lean, agile and responsive.



We have designed this course for anybody involved in the supply chain who is responsible for managing an integrated supply chain. They will include managers from:

• Purchasing and Procurement
• Logistics
• Distribution
• Production
• Engineering
• Sales
• Marketing

By the end of the programme participants will be able to:

• Understand the concept of supply chains
• Demonstrate knowledge of logistics operations
• Create integrated supply chains using and applying checklists and best practice models
• Plan and improve existing networks
• Apply the skills of collaborative working and problem-solving
• Analyse and evaluate the solutions appropriate to their own business
• Devise and apply effective performance measures to maintain and improve the supply chain

Open and in-company courses available in the UK or in your country