Learn how to apply both project management tools and supply chain management principles to manage supply chain projects effectively.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Getting started with supply chain projects
- What you need to know for this course
- Two Trees Olive Oil case study
- The role of a supply chain project manager
- Analyzing supply chain processes using process frameworks
- Analyzing supply chain processes using SIPOC
- Exercise: Analyzing supply chain processes using SIPOC
- Analyzing supply chain processes using flowcharts
- Analyzing supply chain processes using systems thinking
- Analyzing supply chain processes using value stream mapping
- Comparing waterfall and agile project management methods
- Using a waterfall approach for supply chain projects
- Using an agile approach for supply chain projects
- Using Lean Six Sigma for supply chain projects
- Using a hybrid approach for supply chain projects
- Using the DIRECT framework for supply chain projects
- Defining the DIRECT objective for supply chain projects
- Investigating the DIRECT options for supply chain projects
- Resolving to a DIRECT course of action for supply chain projects
- Executing the DIRECT plan for supply chain projects
- Changing over to the new DIRECT systems and processes for supply chain projects
- Transitioning people to the new DIRECT solution for supply chain projects
- Exercise: Starting up a new distribution center
- Exercise: Managing a supply chain disruption
- Making supply chains better through projects
Taught by
Daniel Stanton
