Supply Chain Fundamentals: Understanding the Basics (Udemy.com)

Learn the Skills to be a Supply Chain Professional. Save Thousands each Month Thinking Like a Supply Chain Expert.

( 312 Reviews )

Created by: John Mandic

Produced in 2021

What you will learn

24 instructor lead and independent exercises and solutions, 40 quiz questions & solutions.
Gain an understanding of Demand and the types of demand.
Learn to spot the different patterns of demand.
Learn to forecast demand using various forecasting techniques, which is the easiest method, which method will give you the best results.
Understand forecast error and how to deal with it.
Gain an understanding of Manufacturing.
Learn the different manufacturing strategies and what environment is suitable for your product.
Learn about the Product Life Cycle and how it influences the manufacturing strategy.
Learn about the various manufacturing processes and layouts in relation to the product.
Gain an understanding of Production Planning.
Learn the strategies for developing a Production Plan.
Learn Resource Requirements Planning (RRP) to check the capacity needed for the Production Plan.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100

Course Description

This video course is your starting point to learn the field of Manufacturing and Supply Chain. An ingredient for an effective and efficient supply chain is gaining the knowledge and skills to take you and your organization to the next level. With this course you can strengthen your overall performance and optimize your organization's return on investment.

Whether you are a student wanting to learn a new field, already a Supply Chain professional needing to refresh your skills or any business professional seeking to supplement your body of knowledge, this introductory video training course is exactly what you are looking for. Unlike other courses that teach you the high level textbook theory, I will start with the basics and teach you through examples and exercises, principles which you can apply and start using immediately.

If your goal is APICS certification, this course covers Basics of Supply Chain Management and can assist your preparation for the exam.

Achieving excellence in managing a supply chain is essential for businesses to be successful. The challenge with globalization is that time and distance are added to supply chains which translates to more cost, complexity and risk. This as well becomes an opportunity. Successfully navigating the complexities and risks provides a competitive advantage and sets you and your organization well above the rest for continued growth and success.

Your journey towards becoming a Supply Chain Expert starts here.

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Every minute you delay may actually be COSTING you or your business money... Who this course is for:
Anyone wanting to learn about Supply Chain.
Anyone looking for a career change in the Supply Chain field.
Anyone already in Supply Chain and looking for a quick refresher.
Any business professional looking to supplement their knowledge.
Anyone seeking APICS certification.

Time: 3h

Instructor Details

John Mandic

4.5 Rating
312 Reviews

John Mandic is a licensed Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering. John also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA), is a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) all through APICS - Association for Supply Chain and Operations Management and is a Certified Logistics Professional (CCLP).
John has worked in the manufacturing sector for over 27 years in various progressive roles that includes Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management, Contracts Management, Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain.
He is currently in a senior managerial role leading a diverse team of professionals covering Order Management, Scheduling, Procurement, Materials Management, Production Control, Warehousing, Distribution, Customs and Logistics.
Having amassed a wealth of knowledge and experience, John devotes his time to sharing his expertise while he continues his studies.

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By Elizabeth Givan on 11/8/2020

the volume is very low.

By Janellee A Dumanat on 11/8/2020

It's a good course for those starting out on this subject.

By Mohamed Magdy Allam on 11/8/2020

The course are very useful and I gained new knowledge related to supply chain.
Many thanks for this course and good effort for Instructor.

By Brian Smith on 10/20/2020

So far it is teaching me a few important pointers that can help improve business productivity while also refreshing my memories to things I may have forgotten.

By Ankur Ravin Jambhulkar on 10/19/2020

Nice course to understand operations coach is a very good teacher.

By Steve Baxendale on 10/19/2020

It is a very good course for me as a novice in Supply Chain. Although I will not be dealing with manufacturing it is a good insight. I will be more focused on Demand, Demand Planning, Forecasting and Inventory Optimisation using ABC, XYA analysis and repair of parts as well as obsolescence and measures of performance in a maintenance environment in a life cycle for a product that lasts for 30 plus years. Planning is done against the maintenance event. So this course will provide me with the knowledge I require to provide a service to the customer.

By Igor Jocev on 10/18/2020

The teacher is great, experienced and delivering knowledge in a very easy to understand method

By Muhammad Ridhwan Bin Mahboob on 10/15/2020

Greate course to learn instructed by experienced Instructior

By Kayleen Funk on 10/5/2020

Not very engaging. Hard to keep focus.

By Kris A. Spatchek on 9/27/2020

It's a good course for introducing supply chain basics. Much of it explained what I'm learning in my supply chain courses at school. It's important to go beyond just reading in a book and having someone explain what I'm learning and why. The exercises were definitely helpful.
I would've liked to have a little more explanation on EOQ. It would be nice to see how the formulas I read in my written lessons relate to the chart. I would've liked to have a little discussion on POQ as well. Also, sometimes the presentation was blurry and hard to see. Could the equipment be adjusted to eliminate this? Otherwise, it's a great course for anyone wanting to learn supply chain basics.

By Nidhi Tiwari on 9/25/2020

The course is a presentation of a slideshow. The audio volume is low even at max volume and the voice is flat. It's too basic which can be helpful to solve course problems but so far haven't really found much value. I think it can be improved by better presentation (Audio and visuals) and explaining the concepts in some more details.

By Irwansyah Siregar on 9/24/2020