Strategic Supply Chain Management Framework
Master effective supply chain decision-making frameworks considering business strategy, finance, and market impact.
Master effective supply chain decision-making frameworks considering business strategy, finance, and market impact.
This comprehensive course provides a strategic approach to supply chain management, focusing on making effective decisions that align with overall business objectives. Using a helicopter view perspective, participants learn to evaluate key decisions about manufacturing organization, location strategy, and distribution networks while considering multiple business factors including cost, speed, flexibility, and reliability. The course emphasizes practical decision-making frameworks that integrate business strategy with supply chain operations.
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What you'll learn
Develop strategic supply chain decision-making frameworks
Align supply chain decisions with business strategy and objectives
Evaluate process organization and distribution network options
Optimize inventory management and working capital
Make informed decisions about manufacturing location and structure
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course focuses on developing a comprehensive decision-making framework for supply chain management. The curriculum covers key aspects including process structure, distribution strategies, and inventory management. Students learn to evaluate supply chain decisions through multiple lenses including business strategy, market requirements, and financial objectives. The course emphasizes practical application through real-world examples and strategic decision-making scenarios.
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Module 1
Objectives - The business
Module 2
Process Structure
Module 3
Distribution
Module 4
Inventory
Module 5
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Instructor
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Distinguished Supply Chain Management Expert and Academic Leader
Pierre Semal serves as a Full Professor at the Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), where he has been teaching since 1994. After earning his Master's in Engineering in 1979 and PhD in Computer Sciences in 1992 from UCL, his academic career has focused on Supply Chain Management and performance optimization. His early career included 15 years at Philips research laboratories in Belgium and Germany (1979-1994). As co-founder and co-director of the Centre of Supply Chain Management at UCL, he has significantly influenced the field through his research and teaching. His excellence in research was recognized with the IBM Belgium 1993 prize for the best PhD in Computer Science. His international impact includes teaching appointments across multiple countries including Germany, France, Finland, China, Russia, and the US. In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania in 2012. His leadership roles have included serving as Dean of the Louvain School of Management (1999-2005) and Vice-President of CEMS (Global Alliance in Management Education)
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