Supply Chain and Operations Performance (Udemy.com)
Driving Business and Operational Excellence through Supply Chain Management in Industry & Manufacturing
Created by: Laurence Gartside
Last updated November 2025
What you will learn
- Master Supply Chain Basics: Optimize operations, boost efficiency, and drive success
- Metrics for Business Excellence: Elevate performance with strategic measurement techniques
- Increase your profitability, improve delivery and use your resources more efficiently
- Master this fundamental aspect of high-level operations management
- An MBA style course covering age-proven and modern methods to this universal challenge
- Ideal for industrial / production / manufacturing organizations but also service and non-profit organizations
How it compares
Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 46% of them
- Reviews417#705 of 1,211 by number of reviews
- Length1.3 hoursshorter than 83% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2025more recently than 52% of them
Course Description
Master the tools and principles of Supply Chain and Operations Performance to have an "impact" on your business's operations - manufacturing, services, industrial operations and production.
Equip yourself to take a leading role in your workplace - defining and driving performance and business success.
Understand the fundamental dimensions of business operations and the core tools and essential approaches to improve them.
Become the authority in your team on improving the supply chain and operational systems in your business
This MBA style course on "Supply Chain and Operations Performance" will prepare and empower you to make a real difference in your organization.
This course is for the new or aspiring manager, the ambitious engineer, high flying consultant, the hands-on planners and the practical business analysts.
Business operations come in all shapes and sizes with a host of unique challenges, but the fundamentals of running successful and efficient operations all contain the same fundamentals. Without a grasp of these, no manager can apply the core principles or techniques of business operations management, strategy, design and improvement.
Take control of your career and equip yourself to understand the real nature of business operations and how you can be the key to unlock their potential!
About Laurence Gartside
Laurence Gartside is a management consultant and business operations coach with a master’s degree in manufacturing, engineering and management from the University of Cambridge. He has consulted for and led numerous major improvement projects for companies around the world and is the founder of Rowtons Training.
Full Course Contents
1. Perspective - The Big Picture
Basics of supply chain and operations
Top-level business performance metrics
Contribute to overall business financial performance
Areas of supply chain and operations success
2. Value, Output and Costs
Output and value
Costs and waste
Productivity and efficiency
3. Customer & Employee Experience
Customer satisfaction and the "Net Promoter Score"
Delivery, order fulfillment and stockouts
Employee satisfaction and engagement
4. Inventory, Investment & Capital
Capital employed and inventory investment
Inventory turnover and "Days Inventory Outstanding"
5. Cash flow
Cash flow management
Measuring cash flow with the "Cash Conversion Cycle"
6. Variation, Flexibility, Resilience and Risk
Dealing with variation and uncertainty of supply and demand
Demand forecasting accuracy
Flexibility, resilience and risk
Improving supply chain and efficiency
7. Wider Supply Chain
Safety, compliance, innovation and growth
Evaluating customer and supplier performance
Building relationships with customers and suppliers
8. Conclusion
Delivering success in your supply chain and operations
Take control! Boost your career and your business! Start learning today!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
417 Reviews
Laurence Gartside
Helping You Level-Up Your Business Operations
Consultant and Training in Business Operations Management
Through my company, "Rowtons Training", I provide concise and practical training in Industrial and Corporate Business Operations.
Specialising in Helping High-Volume Operations & Manufacturers to Increase Throughput, Capacity and Deliver Results
-Operations Management
-Business Performance Improvement
-Capacity Analysis and Increase
I work with senior management teams, supervisors, consultants, engineers and operators to improve their business systems; bringing structure, practical analysis and direct action to help your team make a big impact, fast.
My Udemy Training Courses:
- Operations Management A-Z
- Lean Manufacturing A-Z
- Supply Chain Management A-Z
- Logistics Management: International Freight and Shipping
- Inventory Management A-Z
- Safety Stock Inventory Calculation
- KPIs: Key Performance Indicators
- Supply Chain KPIs and Performance
- Demand & Capacity Management
In my courses, I teach the most valuable subject knowledge, in the least time, that you can really "use" to enhance your own career and business. All wrapped up with a few goofy jokes, silly stories and inappropriate examples!
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Reviews
By Anonymized User on 6/23/2026
Was very surprised by the quality of your content. I will certainly be taking more of your courses. Keep up the good work!
By Michael Jacoub on 5/28/2026
I learned new information beyond what I already knew from my previous experience, and the explanation was simple and easy to follow.”
By Anonymized User on 11/19/2025
This course is a good match for me as it gives a well detailed breakdown of Supply Chain operations and it is easy to understand the presentation.
By Anonymized User on 5/27/2025
Little too high level and quick presentations. Flows are good but in a couple of topics, it was not easy to comprehend how they are connected together. Overall it was still good materials yes, no doubt on that.
By Cristian De la Cerda on 2/5/2025
Útil y bien estructurado. Cubre, de manera general, muchísimas áreas dando una clara visión de en qué deberíamos enfocar nuestros próximos esfuerzos y estudios.
By Vid Križanić on 8/1/2024
Broad strokes (fundamentals) about understanding how supply chain and operations work, and what are their constituents. I'd recommend this course for a person not quite yet familiar with the terminology or principles of operations in a general supply chain!
By Baljeet on 9/7/2023
I had an excellent learning experience with this invaluable course. It would have been even more engaging if they had included training materials in PDF format.
By Saif Samy on 9/2/2023
Awesome and professional as usual Talented and perfect experienced instructor A lot of data ànd information explained by easy way
By Zoltan Virag on 9/2/2023
I highly recommend the "Supply Chain and Operations Performance" course. It offers a fantastic presentation style, exceptional visual aids, a well-structured curriculum, and remarkable effectiveness.
By Taner Tekin on 9/1/2023
The course is structured very well, and the aspects are explained clearly. It is a good reference on what to focus in the supply chain.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100












