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Diploma in Supply Chain Management - Revised 2017
A supply chain is a living ecosystem that involves an incredible range of institutions. These include a network of companies, countries and their governments, social and political organisations, and delivery infrastructure. This free course, designed by industry experts, will simplify these complex systems and guide you on your path to entering supply chain management.
The course first provides insights on how to design supply chains to give them advantages over competitors. You will be given a roadmap towards reducing supply chain vulnerability by identifying and managing risks within the chain and external to it. The course gives examples of resource uncertainties, characteristics of Wicked problems, and describes the elements of a cyber attack. It also presents six strategies to reduce overall risk exposure.
If you work, or hope to work, in the areas of operations management, logistics, procurement, or information technology then this course is tailored to you. The course makes a complex subject as clear as possible to give you an edge over your competitors, but it still requires some time and effort from you. But in approximately 6-10 hours, you’ll be certified, recognised, and able to talk the talk with the best. You have the interest to get this far, now maximise your potential and bring your career to the top table.
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Having studied this course you will be able to:
- Explain what the terms supply chain and supply chain management mean.
- Describe what supply chain networks are.
- Define what supply chain ecosystem is.
- Describe how modern manufacturing and services are intertwined.
- Describe what Governance Formation involves.
- Describe risks to supply chains.
- Describe the aim of Supply Chain Risk Management.
- List the elements of a Supply Chain Ecosystem.
- Describe and give examples of economic and political related uncertainties.
- List the six strategies to reduce overall risk exposure.
All Alison courses are free to enrol, study and complete. To successfully complete this Diploma course and become an Alison Graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed this Diploma course, you have the option to acquire official Certification, which is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your Alison Certification is:
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Course Reviews
one year ago
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GODSPOWER U.
the Diploma in Supply Chain is an excellent lectures that equipment the student for excellent performance in supply chain duties. I will recommend it to anyone who wishes to take Supply Chain as a carrier. |
one year ago
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Mboukou Miekoutima C.
i really appreciate this course i thank all the team of Alison |
one year ago
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Mohamed E.
very good experience |
one year ago
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Franck Ulrich P.
Thanks; It was the huge journey to get this course done.I learned lot of things that i did not know before .my mind is now open to get forward.This course is very important in my life , i think it will also be the same for others . |
Supply Chain Management is my life and this course speaks to the soul of companies wants to compete and increase visibility on sustained basis