Day 1: Seeing Supply as Connected System

Understanding Supply Chain Flow

• Trace material and information flow
• Understand links across supply activities
• Connect suppliers with final customers
• Identify major delay points

Identifying Supply Chain Partners

• Recognize supply chain participants
• Explain each party's role
• Understand coordination relationships between parties
• Recognize mutual dependency points

Understanding Logistics Fundamentals

• Understand transport and storage functions
• Distinguish major logistics flows
• Recognize logistics cost elements
• Link logistics to service levels

Day 2: From Procurement to Logistics Movement

Understanding Procurement Cycles

• Recognize the procurement cycle
• Understand purchase requests and approvals
• Explain supplier evaluation role
• Connect purchasing with operating needs

Understanding Inventory Principles

• Understand why inventory is held
• Distinguish major inventory types
• Recognize safety stock purpose
• Understand reorder point basics

Understanding Transportation Operations

• Recognize major transport modes
• Understand basic route planning elements
• Link transport with delivery timing
• Recognize common disruption risks

• Case review examining when Understanding Supply Chain Flow is required
• Facilitated practice producing an applied output from Understanding Logistics Fundamentals
• Scenario review linking Understanding Procurement Cycles to measurable operational results
• Applied workshop refining decisions through Understanding Transportation Operations