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Efficient supply chains keep businesses competitive, customers satisfied, and costs under control. This free online course in Supply Chain Management and Logistics helps you understand how products and services move from raw materials to the end customer, and how decisions in one area ripple across purchasing, operations, transportation, retail, and global networks. Whether you are aiming for a role in logistics, procurement, operations, or general management, you will build a clear, end-to-end view of how modern supply chains actually work.
You will explore the central responsibility of supply chain management: coordinating interconnected activities so the whole system performs better than isolated parts. From managing supply and purchasing decisions beyond price, to balancing operational trade-offs in production environments, the course emphasizes practical decision-making. You will also learn why logistics extends beyond transportation, touching inventory, service levels, and reliability, and why the customer experience ultimately sets the standard for retail performance.
As the course progresses, you will focus on integration: aligning functions, partners, and information so planning and execution support a shared objective rather than siloed goals. You will examine global supply chain strategy, including the guiding logic behind location and sourcing choices, and how risk, resilience, and long-term value shape network decisions. Social responsibility and sustainability are treated as core management concerns, showing how supply chain leaders can influence labor practices, environmental impact, and ethical sourcing across international partners.
You will also connect supply chains to business processes that begin the moment demand is triggered, then follow how organizations measure performance to make better decisions at scale. Quality management is addressed through a systems lens, highlighting how weaknesses anywhere in the chain can define outcomes for customers. Finally, you will see how information technology enables visibility, coordination, and faster, smarter decisions across complex global operations. By the end, you will have a stronger grasp of the language, logic, and strategic mindset needed to contribute confidently to supply chain and logistics initiatives.
Video class: Module 1: What is Supply Chain Management? (ASU-WPC-SCM) - ASU's W. P. Carey School
08m
Exercise: Which statement best captures the core responsibility of supply chain management?
Video class: Module 2: Buy It: Managing Supply (ASU-WPC-SCM) - ASU's W. P. Carey School
03m
Exercise: In corporate purchasing, which set of factors should be considered beyond just minimizing cost to support an effective supply chain?
Video class: Module 3: Make It: Manufacturing and Operations - ASU's W. P. Carey School
04m
Exercise: When managing a manufacturing operation (like a restaurant), what key trade-offs must executives consider?
Video class: Module 4: Move It: Transportation and Logistics - ASU's W. P. Carey School
03m
Exercise: Why is logistics considered broader than just transportation in supply chain management?
Video class: Module 5: Sell it
03m
Exercise: In supply chain management for retail, what is the key expectation from the customer's perspective?
Video class: Module 6: Supply Chain Integration - ASU's W. P. Carey School
04m
Exercise: What is the key idea behind modern integrated supply chain management compared with older, siloed approaches?
Video class: Module 7: Global Supply Chain Management - ASU's W. P. Carey School
04m
Exercise: When considering relocating a manufacturing facility to another country, what key idea should guide the decision?
Video class: Module 8: Socially Responsible Supply Chain Management - ASU's W. P. Carey School
04m
Exercise: Why are global supply chain managers emphasized as central to social responsibility and sustainability efforts?
Video class: Module 9: Business Processes - ASU's W. P. Carey School
04m
Exercise: When a customer orders a book online, what does that purchase most directly activate in supply chain management terms?
Video class: Module 10: Measuring Performance - ASU's W. P. Carey School
05m
Exercise: In managing a global supply chain, what should a good performance-metrics system provide to support better decisions?
Video class: Module 11: Quality Management - ASU's W. P. Carey School
03m
Exercise: What supply chain principle is highlighted by the statement that overall quality is only as good as the weakest link?
Video class: Module 12: Supply Chains and Information Technology - ASU's W. P. Carey School
03m
Exercise: What is the primary role of modern technology in global integrated supply chains?
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Course comments: Supply Chain Management and Logistics: Operations, Transportation, and Global Strategy
MD Mehedi Hasan
very effective course