Supply Chain Management Training
This Supply Chain Management Training course has been designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of supply chain management, including key stages, models, procurement, quality management, and sustainability.
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Effective supply chain management keeps everything flowing smoothly, making sure that each part of the business gets what it needs, when it needs it.
- Business Compliance
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- 35m
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Learning outcomes
- Understand what supply chain management is
- Recognise different supply chain models
- Recognise the importance of quality management, continuous improvement, and sustainability within a supply chain
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Course contents
This training course is broken down into 2 sections
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1Supply Chain Management
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2The Supply Chain Process
Section 1
In the opening section of this course, we look at the definition of Supply Chain Management, the key components of a supply chain, and the five stages of SCM.
Section 2
In the final section of this course, we break down the stages of Supply Chain Management and what each means to your business.
About this course
Supply chain managers must tackle disruptions quickly, from supply shortages to unexpected demand spikes. Think of it as a business’s way to keep healthy and efficient, so that everything stays connected, responsive, and resilient.
In this course, you’ll be introduced to the fundamentals of supply chain management, from the key stages and different supply chain models; to procurement and strategic sourcing; and the importance of quality management, continuous improvement, and sustainability within a supply chain. We’ll also provide you with further reading suggestions in the additional content, so you can continue learning at your leisure.
The course is concise and informative, providing users with a downloadable certificate upon completion of the end-of-training test.
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The importance of Supply Chain Management Training
It's important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.
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Supply Chain Management Training certificate
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Each of our courses ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.
This Supply Chain Management Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.
As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.
What does my certificate include?
Your Supply Chain Management Training Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.
Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.
Why is this training important?
Compliance
Supply Chain Management is the process of producing and delivering a product or service. It starts with sourcing raw materials, whether they’re metals for electronics, grains for food, or fabrics for clothing. These materials move through various production processes where they’re refined, transformed, cooked, and assembled into finished products. From there, these goods are delivered to warehouses, retailers, and distribution centres before reaching their final destination – customers.
Each stage of this journey needs to be carefully managed to make sure that products arrive in the right place, at the right time, in the right quantity, and at the right quality.
When this chain runs smoothly, businesses can operate at peak efficiency. But if one link in the chain breaks down, it can disrupt the entire system. A single delay can lead to shortages, missed deadlines, and unhappy customers, which creates a ripple effect that impacts sales, reputation, profitability, and employee stress levels.
Supply Chain Management, or SCM, emerged to keep these complex, interconnected systems working seamlessly. Supply chain managers are responsible for keeping the entire operation running smoothly. In the past, this meant focussing on efficiency and cost-saving, but, today, things like environmental sustainability, waste reduction, and customer experience have also become important factors.
In essence, SCM is about balancing cost and speed to meet customer expectations while maintaining a healthy, sustainable flow across all parts of the business.
