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Logistics 101: An Introduction to Logistics Management
Discover strategies for coordinating logistics with marketing tactics for supply networks by understanding the fundamentals of logistics and supply chain management.
Course Introduction:
Logistics emerged in response to the cross-functional model for business success and the need for integrating operations across the supply network. While this discipline continues to develop, it’s time to take a fresh and contemporary look at logistics management. The competitive advantage of tomorrow stems from maximizing customer service today. Logistics plays a crucial role in this endeavor.
Logistics emerged in response to the cross-functional model for business success and the need for integrating operations across the supply network. While this discipline continues to develop, it’s time to take a fresh and contemporary look at logistics management. The competitive advantage of tomorrow stems from maximizing customer service today. Logistics plays a crucial role in this endeavor.
This program is based on the instructor’s real-world, operational experience. It’s been specifically designed to help you advance the logistics role within your organization by teaching you the fundamentals and applications of logistics and supply chain management. The course consists of 35 lectures and 5+ hours of content, organized into 10 sections:
- Logistics and Supply Chain Basics
- Customer-Driven Strategy
- Logistics Cost
- International Logistics
- Managing the Lead Time
- Supply Chain Planning and Control
- Supply Chain Agility
- Supply Chain Integration
- Supply Relationships and Networks
- Future Challenges and Opportunities
Course Objectives:
By completing this course, you will:
- Acquire the skills needed to improve both your own performance as a logistics professional and your organization’s ability to capitalize on resource management within the supply chain network
- Learn how to put customers first in terms of logistics planning, how value is generated in a supply system, how to control costs, and how to devise a balanced measurement system
- Recognize the crucial elements and basic principles of logistics management, how to introduce lean thinking into material flow, and the vital role that agility plays in the distribution of that flow
By completing this course, you will:
- Acquire the skills needed to improve both your own performance as a logistics professional and your organization’s ability to capitalize on resource management within the supply chain network
- Learn how to put customers first in terms of logistics planning, how value is generated in a supply system, how to control costs, and how to devise a balanced measurement system
- Recognize the crucial elements and basic principles of logistics management, how to introduce lean thinking into material flow, and the vital role that agility plays in the distribution of that flow
- Understand the implications of assimilation and collaboration within the supply chain
- Know how to conduct the effective implementation of internal alignment, process improvement, cost-to-serve management, and the preparation of logistics/supply chain professionals for the future
Pre-requisites and Target Audience:
This course is ideal for professionals and students of logistics strategies and supply chain integration, at both beginner and intermediate levels.
Course Plan
Meet the Author
Krasimir Kirov
Certified Supply Chain Professional
Krasimir Kirov holds a Master Degree in Industrial Management and is APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and a member of APICS (Association for Supply Chain and Operations Management). He is Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt by Acuity Institute and Certified in Sales and Operations Planning by S&OP Institute.
Krasimir has 10+ years of experience gained in various sector – manufacturing, logistics, operations, and services. Krasimir’s broad professional experience includes work on many continuous improvement projects focused on business excellence within the companies he has worked for. In addition, he has designed and delivered multiple training courses on supply chain management, leadership and management, operational excellence, continuous improvement, warehousing and inventory, product/service delivery, and sales and operations planning and execution.
Since last year, he decided to dedicate more time on business excellence consulting services, writing books, and developing and teaching courses in areas of logistics, operations, management, and continuous improvement tools and methodologies.