Supply Chain Management and Analytics

This course is part of Unilever Supply Chain Data Analyst Professional Certificate

Instructor: Unilever Team

Access provided by American University of Bahrain

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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3 weeks at 10 hours a week

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

543 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

Flexible schedule

3 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

97%

Most learners liked this course

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There are 5 modules in this course

In the Supply Chain Management and Analytics course, you’ll learn the foundations of supply chain management and how the Supply Chain Analyst role has an impact on the entire supply chain including making smarter, quicker, and more efficient decisions. You’ll focus on the supply chain process, how to use analytics to identify potential opportunities in all aspects of the supply chain, and how to monitor supply chain security risks to help minimize their impact on the entire supply chain. Additionally, you’ll explore the future of supply chain and how it's impacted by security and sustainability.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: Describe the supply chain components and their importance. Describe the Supply Chain Analyst role and its impact to the entire supply chain in making smarter, quicker and more efficient decisions. Recognize how to use analytics to identify potential opportunities on all aspects of the supply chain ensuring cost and resource efficiencies and continual growth. Use data and the current status of expenses and profitability to understand the financial impact of operations, overall spend, procurement, savings realization, and future outlook. Monitor supply chain security risks and their impact and adjust overall planning and scheduling accordingly. Describe the role of the Supply Chain Analysts to assist in meeting sustainability goals.

In this module, you will learn the entire supply chain management process and the key partners involved. You will also learn the history of supply chain and big events that can have an impact on customer value and you will get to take a look into future trends and technology that may impact the future of supply chain management.

What's included

11 videos7 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

11 videos Total 63 minutes

Welcome to supply chain data analyst professional certificate 5 minutes
Introduction to supply chain management and analytics 3 minutes
Introduction to supply chain management 4 minutes
Supply chain network 5 minutes
How my role as an analyst impacts the supply chain 3 minutes
The supply chain process 6 minutes
Supply chain inventory and planning 7 minutes
Supply chain transportation and customer service 9 minutes
Supply chain procurement, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution 10 minutes
Project management and IT 4 minutes
Future trends and technologies 9 minutes

7 readings Total 56 minutes

Unilever positioning statement 2 minutes
Supply chain data analyst professional certificate syllabus 10 minutes
History of Supply Chain Management 10 minutes
The customer value 9 minutes
Changes and measures for impact prevention 8 minutes
Logistics 9 minutes
Artificial intelligence in supply chain 8 minutes

3 assignments Total 48 minutes

Supply chain management, network and history 3 minutes
Supply chain process 15 minutes
Supply Chain Management and Its Components 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Welcome to supply chain management 10 minutes

In this module, you will learn the importance of supply chain analytics and the analyst's role to align business needs with overall inventory, forecasting, scheduling and planning strategies.

What's included

11 videos6 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt

11 videos Total 65 minutes

Welcome to supply chain planning 4 minutes
The importance of supply chain analytics 7 minutes
Five C's of effective supply chain analytics 5 minutes
The role of the supply chain analyst in inventory policy and forecasting 5 minutes
Inventory control basics 5 minutes
Introduction to inventory policy 5 minutes
Using analytics to align to the inventory strategy 6 minutes
What is forecasting? 6 minutes
Quantitative forecasting methods part 1 10 minutes
Quantitative forecasting methods part 2 6 minutes
Qualitative forecasting methods 6 minutes

6 readings Total 95 minutes

The benefits analytics bring to the supply chain 10 minutes
My career as a supply chain analyst 30 minutes
Supply chain components 10 minutes
How to control held inventory 25 minutes
Inventory control and inventory policy 10 minutes
Forecast errors 10 minutes

4 assignments Total 555 minutes

Supply chain analytics and the role of the analyst 15 minutes
Review the inventory policy 180 minutes
Prosacco Activity: Minimizing product waste in Prosacco supply chain 180 minutes
Supply chain inventory and forecasting 180 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

Prosacco inventory policy determination 10 minutes

In this module, you will explore the importance of supply chain analytics and the analyst's role to identify the impact of product throughout the network, provide insightful information to secure the in full and on-time delivery, identify risks that could affect the supply chain and assist management in making decisions and provide opportunities to adjust and align as requirements change.

What's included

17 videos7 readings5 assignments1 discussion prompt

17 videos Total 104 minutes

Welcome to supply chain analytics in demand planning and scheduling 2 minutes
Introduction to demand planning 4 minutes
Demand sensing vs. demand planning 7 minutes
Integration of plans and forecasts 6 minutes
Identifying impact and securing in-full and on-time delivery 7 minutes
Common tools used in demand planning 4 minutes
What is scheduling? 4 minutes
Production schedule 4 minutes
Risks that can affect the supply chain 8 minutes
Introduction to manufacturing 6 minutes
Manufacturing strategies 9 minutes
Technology and automation in manufacturing 11 minutes
Supply chain integration in manufacturing 5 minutes
Quality management in manufacturing 9 minutes
Introduction to scenario planning for customer prioritization 7 minutes
Scheduling based on demand and system constraints 7 minutes
Purchase, sales, and inventory plan 5 minutes

7 readings Total 59 minutes

Key terms in demand planning 8 minutes
Common challenges in demand planning 10 minutes
Scheduling terminology 7 minutes
Common challenges in scheduling 10 minutes
Types of manufacturing processes 10 minutes
Future trends and challenges in manufacturing 9 minutes
Common tools used in scheduling 7 minutes

5 assignments Total 105 minutes

Demand forecasting and planning 15 minutes
Supply chain scheduling 15 minutes
Supply chain manufacturing 15 minutes
Prosacco activity: Develop a PSI plan 30 minutes
Supply chain demand and schedule planning 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 10 minutes

The potential of Web AR in learning 10 minutes

In this module, you will focus on the importance of supply chain analytics and the analyst's role to know the current status of expenses and profitability and assist in modeling and reporting on financial impact of operations, overall spend, procurement, savings realization and future outlook. You will also explore warehouse and logistics operations and the impact of demand, capacity, and planning to the supply chain.

What's included

12 videos2 readings4 assignments

12 videos Total 59 minutes

Welcome to supply chain analytics in finance and logistics 3 minutes
Introduction to supply chain finance 5 minutes
Cost control 8 minutes
Role of the supply chain analyst in finance 4 minutes
Introduction to supply chain logistics 8 minutes
Transportation customer service 4 minutes
Transportation basics 5 minutes
Inbound transportation 5 minutes
Outbound transportation 5 minutes
Role of the analyst in logistics 4 minutes
Important warehouse activities 4 minutes
Optimize resources based on constraints 4 minutes

2 readings Total 16 minutes

Prediction techniques and tools 8 minutes
Modes of transportation 8 minutes

4 assignments Total 275 minutes

Supply chain analytics in finance 180 minutes
Evaluate transportation alternatives to supply demand on time 15 minutes
Prosacco activity: Seasonal execution using finance and logistics 30 minutes
Supply chain analytics in finance and logistics 50 minutes

In this module, you will focus on the importance of physical and cybersecurity in the Supply Chain and its analytics. You will also learn the importance of monitoring Supply Chain security risks and adjust accordingly to assist management decisions. You will learn the impact of the supply chain network on sustainability goals and will focus on how to use data and analytics to create or participate in process improvement initiatives for supply chain networks.