Introduction to Supply Chain Management

January 30 & 31, 2025  |  10 AM – 1 PM via Zoom

Are you looking for the best practices for managing your suppliers? Do you want to improve relationships and performance with your suppliers, including supplier pricing, quality and lead time?

This course introduces participants to operations management concepts and issues surrounding effective management of supply chains and operating systems. The session will focus on Operations Management, which, in its simplistic form, is the study of processes within the supply chain. The workshop will introduce the basic concepts that make the supply chain work.

Session Objectives:

• Achieve a fundamental understanding of operations management practices
• Understand how the supply chain is integrated within other supply chain components & with other areas of management such as Marketing & Finance
• Analyze the impact a decision in one area has on other components
• Improve problem solving and analytical skills within supply chain management

Who Should Attend?

Materials Managers, Purchasing Managers and Senior Buyers, Supplier Quality Leaders, Production and Material Control Leaders or anyone having responsibility or playing a significant role in managing or improving the company’s suppliers