Duration of the online course: 1 hours and 8 minutes
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Strong logistics and supply chain capabilities turn complexity into advantage: lower costs, better service levels, and faster, more reliable deliveries. This free online course helps you build a practical understanding of how goods, information, and decisions flow from suppliers to customers—and how to manage that flow when demand shifts, constraints appear, and risks spread across markets.
You will connect the fundamentals of logistics management to the wider discipline of supply chain management, learning how day-to-day execution supports bigger business goals. Along the way, you will develop the mindset needed to answer common operational questions: what the real priority is in logistics within the supply chain, how to plan effectively, and which approaches fit products with stable demand versus those influenced by volatile external factors. This is especially valuable if you work with seasonal or trend-driven items where forecasting and responsiveness can make or break results.
The course also strengthens your ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries. You will explore how supplier relationship management works in practice, why collaboration models matter, and how horizontal collaboration can improve performance when companies align on shared logistics capabilities. Just as important, you will learn to distinguish supply chain management from value chain management and see how value creation links to operational choices that affect lead time, quality, and customer experience.
As you progress, you will focus on planning and performance. You will clarify the objective of capacity management and why balancing resources against demand is essential for resilient operations. You will also develop a KPI-aware perspective—knowing what to measure, when functional products require efficiency-focused metrics, and how strategic planning supports sustainable improvement rather than short-term firefighting.
Finally, the course broadens your view to global supply chains, where distance, partners, and regulations add complexity. You will become familiar with international commercial terms used to clarify responsibilities, costs, and risk across cross-border shipments. With short practice exercises reinforcing key concepts, this course supports students, career changers, and professionals seeking a clear, job-relevant foundation and a stronger vocabulary for real-world supply chain conversations.
Video class: What is Logistics Management? Meaning, Importance, Basic Functions
08m
Exercise: What is the primary focus of Logistics Management within Supply Chain Management?
Video class: What is Supply Chain Management? Definition, Introduction, Process
12m
Exercise: Which strategy would be most suitable for a company dealing with products that have unpredictable demand due to variable external factors, such as sports team apparel?
Video class: Supplier Relationship Management Process - System, Tools and Types of collaboration | AIMS UK
08m
Exercise: Which of the following statements correctly describes the concept of horizontal collaboration in supply chain management?
Video class: Value Chain Management - Meaning, Definition, Differences with Supply Chain
03m
Exercise: Which of the following is NOT one of the primary activities in Porter's value chain model?
Video class: Operations and Supply Chain Management - Supply Chain Planning Method
08m
Exercise: What is the primary objective of capacity management in supply chain operations?
Video class: Strategic Supply Chain Management - How to Plan
09m
Exercise: Which of the following is a key performance indicator for the supply chain of functional products?
Video class: Global Supply Chain Management
16m
Exercise: Which term refers to a series of predefined commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) that clearly communicate the tasks, costs, and risks associated with the global or international transportation and delivery of goods?
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