Supply Chain Management
This course explains what a supply chain is and why managing it well matters for cost, quality, compliance and reputation. You will learn how to select suppliers and carry out proportionate due diligence, how to manage risks from disruption to modern slavery, and how contracts and performance monitoring keep suppliers on track. You will also look at sustainability, continuity planning and how to work effectively with procurement.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 45 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 17
Learning outcomes
- ✓Describe what a supply chain is and why it matters to the organisation.
- ✓Apply proportionate due diligence when selecting and onboarding suppliers.
- ✓Identify disruption, financial, reputational and ethical risks in a supply chain.
- ✓Explain how contracts, key performance indicators and reviews are used to manage supplier performance.
- ✓Recognise the signs of modern slavery and unsustainable practices, and know how to raise concerns.
- ✓Outline how continuity planning and early engagement with procurement reduce supply chain risk.
Course contents
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Module 1: Understanding supply chains
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Selecting suppliers and due diligence
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Managing risk, contracts and performance
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 4: Ethical, sustainable and resilient supply chains
Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate