Have you ever wondered how companies manage relationships with their thousands of suppliers? Sourcing is an important part of managing a successful supply chain. This course introduces you to the exciting area of supply chain sourcing. Part of a broader specialization on Supply Chain Management, you will master the supplier selection process and supplier segmentation. At the completion of this course you will have the tools and techniques to find the right vendors and maintain the right relationship with any one of your existing suppliers.
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Try Coursera for BusinessSkills you will gain
- Sourcing Best Practices
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supply Chain Sourcing
- Supply Chain
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
Try Coursera for BusinessSyllabus - What you will learn from this course
Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Management, and Strategic Sourcing
Make versus Buy Decisions
Supplier Selection
Sourcing Best Practices
Reviews
- 5 stars78.88%
- 4 stars16.24%
- 3 stars3.30%
- 2 stars0.92%
- 1 star0.64%
TOP REVIEWS FROM SUPPLY CHAIN SOURCING
Me gusto todas las nuevas técnicas sobre registro de proveedores y las tendencias en el mundo para el proceso de selección y evaluación de proveedores.
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Great course from Supply Chain Management Specialization. The professor is great and cover a lot of important topics in a very easy to understand way.
I totally recommend this course.
The concepts of SCM are clearly built and the recommended reading material is also very useful. The assignments are quite interesting and add to one's understanding of SCM.
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