Part 1. How Supply Chains Create Value

This module defines cause and effect relationships between the velocity, variability, vocalize, and visualize principles of supply chain management and the business results in revenue, profitability, and risk versus return on assets for a given supply chain network. 

• The voice of the customer
• Basic business strategies
• Growing top line revenue
• Growing bottom line profit
• Managing inventory and cash risk
• The value circle

Interactive team exercise

Part 2. Competitive Network Design

This module connects buyers and sellers into a network of trading partners.  The velocity and variability of the order-to-delivery-to-cash cycle and the cash-to-cash cycle are used as competitive figures of merit. A special focus is given to the logistics aspects of these cycles.

• The network flow model
• Adding transport and storage
  to the flow model
• Order-to-delivery-to-cash cycles
• Cash-to-cash cycles
• Applying the Velocity and Variability Principles
• Import/export considerations

Interactive team exercise

Part 3. Competitive network Operation

This module optimizes inventory and manages capacity constraints in the network to match supply and demand.  The number of vocalize and visualize connections are used as competitive figures of merit.  Special focus is given to vocalizing and visualizing with logistics service providers.

• Forecasting for upstream operations
• Synchronizing downstream operations
• Inventory optimization in networks
• Network capacity constraints
• Applying Vocalize and Visualize Principles
• Logistics service provider considerations

Interactive team exercise

Part 4. Applying the Network Blueprint

This module summarizes the Supply Chain Network Blueprint as the comprehensive checklist for network competitiveness.

• Applying the network blueprint
• Outsourcing manufacturing
• Outsourcing to logistics service providers
• Building trust in network relationships
• Optimizing networks with the value circle

Interactive team exercise