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Global Supply Chain Strategies

Explore key supply chain concepts, the risks they encounter and how to build resilience.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

Discover how and why we build resilient supply chains

This course will give you the chance to develop a critical understanding of the lean and agile approaches to supply chain management. You will have the opportunity to gain an insight into the different concepts and how they apply in organisations.

The course investigates modern trends and the risks posed to supply chains within a dynamic, changing, global marketplace. You will also have the chance to explore key concepts and approaches to minimising risk, and how to build resilient supply chains.

What topics will you cover?

  • Lean manufacturing.
  • What is an agile supply chain?
  • Agile practices in organisations.
  • Trends and concepts related to resilience of supply chains.
  • Understanding supply chain risk from the network viewpoint.
  • Methods for creating resilient supply chains.

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Explain lean and agile within a supply chain context
  • Describe the agile characteristics in organisations
  • Discuss the various issues associated with supply chain risk management
  • Summarise trends and concepts related to resilience of supply chains
  • Explain risk from the network viewpoint
  • Describe what is required to create resilient supply chains

Who is the course for?

Students studying MSc International Business Management.

Aspiring managers wanting to work in business and management careers in multinational organisations, management consultancies, government organisations or management education and training.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
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