BASICS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT is an introductory course for production and inventory management personnel and CPIM candidates. This course provides basic definitions and concepts for planning and controlling the flow of materials into, through, and out of an organization. It explains fundamental relationships among the activities that occur in the supply chain from suppliers to customers. In addition, the course addresses types of manufacturing systems, forecasting, master planning, material requirements planning, capacity management, production activity control, purchasing, inventory management, distribution, quality management, and just-in-time manufacturing.

SESSION 1: Introduction to Materials Management
SESSION 2: Forecasting
SESSION 3: Master Planning
SESSION 4: Materials Requirements Planning
SESSION 5: Capacity Management and Production Activity Control
SESSION 6: Inventory Fundamentals
SESSION 7: Inventory Management
SESSION 8: Physical Distribution
SESSION 9: Quality Management and Purchasing
SESSION 10: Just-in-Time Manufacturing

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