Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
BISK-0175
Organization's ID:
SCMC848
Organization:
Bisk Education
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
8 weeks (32 -- 48 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Supply Chain Management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to address the strategic role of supply managers in the delivery of sustainable competitive advantage. The course focuses on buyer-supplier relationships, global sourcing, exemplar trends, profound cost knowledge, innovation and strategic positioning, strategic agility, risk management, supply security, and market responsiveness.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Compare and contrast tactical and strategic rights
  • Identify the benefits of network collaboration
  • Define the supplier loyalty value metric (SLVM) and apply it to current business practices
  • Discuss the impact of strategic integration on the supplier relationship
  • Describe value proposition and explain its effect on the components of integration
  • Assess the impact of a strategic profit model on overall firm performance
  • Summarize the evolution and purpose of supply management metrics
  • Assess areas of impact for improving supply management
  • Implement sourcing strategy
  • Summarize the evolution of traditional supply chains into integrated supply networks
  • Apply risk assessment and mitigation to supply management
  • Summarize the three 'E's' of selection and sustainability
  • Describe the connection between innovation and supplier relationship strength
  • Explain the nature of competition in supply networks
  • Describe the driving strategies to achieve maximum benefit
  • Relate supplier relationship management and earned preferential treatment to obtaining sustainable competitive advantage
  • Explain the importance of earned preferential treatment and sustainable competitive advantage
  • Explain how supplier relationship management improves overall vision and value
  • Summarize the implications of game theory for strategic supply management (SSM)
  • Describe the three critical metrics that enable sustainable competitive advantage
  • Identify the components of supplier perception
  • Explain the role of self-assessment in supply management
  • Evaluate the impact of customer approval on sustainable competitive advantage
  • Explain the elements of strategic sourcing requirements
  • Discuss supplier performance measurement and monitoring
  • Describe 'Big 'C' Cost' from a holistic perspective
  • Identify the limitations of framing techniques
  • Outline the evolution of cost modeling
  • Summarize the role of corporate social responsibility and sustainability
  • Identify and explain the elements of the 'Triple Bottom Line'

General Topics:

  • Opportunities and current trends
  • Importance of supplier relationships
  • Implications of game theory
  • Scope and metrics
  • Role of talent
  • Supply base design
  • Strategy process
  • Cost modeling
  • Risk and innovation
  • Corporate social responsibility
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials