Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 22 pages or so. But these are 22 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: I work in the human resources department and we get an overwhelming number of marketing material on trainings and courses in supply chain. Can you give us an overview of the supply chain training landscape so we know who is who in the zoo? Is the training same for supply chain transformation team as it is for supply chain business-as-usual team? Why do we need supply chain training and courses? Should not the basic university or school education be enough when supplanted with a suitable on-the-job training? Does the experience in the supply chain management compromise the need to do a course on the supply chain? What is the history of supply chain courses and trainings? Why is there such a lot of disparity in the conceptual coverage of key supply chain principles? What are the most suitable courses for logistics, transportation, warehousing, procurement and production management parts of supply chain management? What are the important bodies that offer certification in supply chain management internationally? What level of supply chain are these course most suitable for? Do these international certificates really have validity all over the world, or will I need to do a bridging course to tailor the skills to my new country of residence? What are the courses offered by certification bodies in the USA, UK, Australia, Germany and India? Are there any courses that will incorporate the online mode of study and certification? Are the free courses provided by Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platforms effective in landing a job in supply chain, or getting promotion in the current job in supply chain? How can we assess the credibility of the course provider? What are the best courses for the level 1 and level 2 supply chain professionals in SCT (supply chain transformation) space? How does the supply chain training for level 1 and level 2 differ from the training for levels 3 and 4? What are the best post-graduate courses in supply chain management? Is the PGDM in the supply chain better than MBA at the operational level? What kind of courses in the supply chain are most suitable for experienced or mid-career personnel in the supply chain? Are the supply chain courses offered by E-Learning platforms like edX, Edureka etc valuable in getting vertical growth in supply chain environment?

Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 36 pages or so. But these are 45 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: It takes only two years to get a masters' degree in supply chain management today. After that it takes nearly twenty years of working under the tutelage of a supply chain master to get a modicum of mastery in the discipline itself. So, why strive towards supply chain mastery? What can masters do that other supply chain professionals cannot achieve? Are there any special powers that come with that title? How to achieve supply chain mastery? Are there levels of mastery? What are the five disciplines of supply chain in which you must achieve mastery? Who grants you the title of a supply chain master? Read these quick notes to get our take on the topic.

Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 22 pages or so. But these are 22 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: What is meant by the term 'supply chain automation'? Currently, out of the two areas outlined in the answer above, where do we see the most amount of automation within supply chains? What are all the additional costs of automation - including the hidden costs that most novices do not see till it is too late? What are the benefits an organisation gains from automating its supply chain? Is automation always profitable? When should we automate a manual process - whether in the office, or on a shop-floor? Which are the KPIs that can be improved by automation? How to keep track of these KPIs? What are some of the least known but most important factors that play a key role in the automation process in 2020 and beyond? We have an annual goal to improve the current turn around time. How can we do it by using automation? Will the small and medium scale enterprises get benefited by automating their supply chain? If yes how? Are there any weaknesses in supply chain automation fortress? What are the main barriers that prevent companies from implementing supply chain automation? Howe can we overcome these barriers? What are the current trends in supply chain automation and how are these trends evolving? How the automation process will affect the employees in an organisation? What are the future employment opportunities that supply chain automation will generate? How will the supply chain automation evolve in future?

The logistician plays a critical role in the growth of his or her company – in this third edition of Essentials of Logistics, the conceptual framework in which all the stakes and themes of logistics is systematically analyzed, with a strong focus on the role of the supply chain. Indeed, many elements are critical to the successful logistical strategy: customer relation management, interactive information support, production optimization and process development, vision, strategy and operations management, and human resources and resource allocation. Growing out of a successful course given by the International Institute for the Management of Logistics (IML) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), in Lausanne, and by the Ecole des Ponts-ParisTech (ENPC), the purpose of this book is to present a methodology allowing the reader to understand and act based on the critical factors embedded in the design of strategy. Concepts are thus combined with practical examples. Transversal vision and detailed case studies highlight the main themes of modern logistics and daily preoccupations of logisticians. The book is addressed to all professionals of logistics: managers, planners and engineers; as well as to graduate students specializing in the field.

Presenting an alternate approach to supply chain management, Lean Supply Chain Management Essentials: A Framework for Materials Managers explains why the traditional materials planning environment, typically embodied by an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, is an ineffective support system for a company that wants to adopt Lean practices.