Part 1 of 12 - This module introduc

Part 1 of 12 - This module introduces viewers to the field of supply chain management. It describes the complex supply chain of a simple product, a bottle of water. The video also illustrates the importance of supply chain managers and their skill sets in our modern global economy for both manufacturing and service industries. In defining supply chain management, the video also hopes to educate and inspire business students, young and old, about the opportunities available to those with supply chain management degrees.
Part 2 of 12 Part introduction to purchasing, part homage to the 1970s Time for Timer You are What You Eat public service announcement, this module explains the critical role supply management plays in producing high quality products and services. Procurement managers require a specific set of varied skills to ensure your supply chain has a continuous flow of healthy materials from dependable suppliers.
Part 3 of 12 Manufacturing is a key supply chain function, but one that many students find a bit intimidating. This episode tries to demystify manufacturing by looking at manufacturing plants that are probably just down the street. What is the tie between research and development, product design, manufacturing, and procurement? What about outsourcing manufacturing? What do modern operations and manufacturing managers need to consider?
Part 4 of 12 Logistics. Transportation. Same or different? By looking at our personal travels, we can discover some of the responsibilities of modern logistics and transportation managers. Global logistics is packed with stories of global travel. You'll never again look at your clothes, cars, and food the same way again. Its also very likely you'll begin to appreciate the efforts of logistics executives that work so hard to deliver your goods when and where you want them in perfect condition at just the right price.
Part 5 of 12 Retail stores the final frontier of supply chain management? Well, not quite, but retail is an extremely important supply chain consideration. Retail facilities can be the final connection between the supply chain and the consumer. A weak retail link can render the rest of your supply chain useless. What are the supply chain responsibilities of retail facilities? Retail facilities handle materials, produce services, manufacture retail experiences, and move product throughout their facilities.
Part 6 of 12 Individually, purchasing, operations, and logistics management do not comprise supply chain management. Supply chain management requires network integration. Integration is only possible when organizational philosophies are compatible across the supply chain and when supply chain partners work as cooperative and coordinated teams. Modern organizational supply chain leaders need to understand the importance of integration internally and externally. Modern supply chain skills are required by elite corporate executives around the world.
Part 7 of 12 Nearly all modern supply chains have global aspects. Even successful supply chains that dont today will likely have to at least consider offshoring and global expansion in their future. This episode demonstrates how global supply chain managers are vital to facilitating and managing offshoring and global expansion projects.
Part 8 of 12 Why are social responsibility and sustainability such important considerations for modern supply chain managers? This episode illustrates why socially responsible supply chains are not simply important for the sake of public relations and compliance. Socially responsible and sustainable supply chains present competitive opportunities that benefit companies, communities, the environment, customers, and in the case of disaster relief, victims. Supply chain managers are the key to a better tomorrow.
Part 9 of 12 The moment a customer places an order through a simple business process dozens if not hundreds of other business processes are set into action. Like miniature cells that make up the entire body, business processes are the small working pieces that together encompass the supply chain. Thus supply chain managers are tasked with making every business process within a supply chain effective, efficient, and adaptable. Through this video youll begin to learn why companies and supply chains are dependent on well-designed and well-managed business processes to expand and grow in a healthy manner.
Part 10 of 12 Supply chains are tasked with being effective, efficient, and adaptable. While the best companies on earth claim to have strong supply chains, it is only via performance measurement that managers and executives can truly prove the strength of their supply chains. Also, since continuous improvement is a business imperative, managers are constantly being asked to demonstrate positive outcomes and consistent improvement quantitatively. This module introduces the multi-layered world of performance measurement and its relationship to world-class supply chain management.
Part 11 of 12 Supply chains are tasked with producing high quality products and services on a consistent basis, thus supply chain management is an entire exercise in quality management. In this module well illustrate the enormous task of developing, managing, and improving quality. In addition, youll see why world-class supply chain managers are in fact world-class quality managers.
Part 12 of 12 Modern day supply chains are tasked with responding at lightning speed. Like our central nervous system helps us make good decisions, perform physical feats, and communicate effectively and efficiently with those around us, information technology is required to help our supply chains efficiently perform at peak levels. This module illustrates how our uses of technology mirror those of the supply chains use of modern information technology systems.