Job Skills: Supply Chain and Operations
35mBeginner2025-01-06
Authors

Daniel Stanton
Expert in Supply Chain Strategy and Project Management
Course details
There are certain basic competencies that every professional needs to excel on the job. In this collection of lively animated videos, dive into the most essential skills that professionals—specifically those focused on supply chains and operations—need to succeed in the workforce. Learn how to communicate effectively with suppliers, customers, and colleagues, as well as how to manage inventory and forecast demand—all in two minutes or less! Instructor Daniel Stanton also details how to collaborate and schedule meetings across multiple time zones, improve processes, successfully plan ahead, and more.
Learning objectives
Determine the best approach for communicating with others in a supply chain.
Distinguish the factors for collaborating across supply chain time zones.
Explain the steps in the order process.
Interpret a best practice when forecasting demand.
Describe the elements of managing a project plan.
Learning objectives
Determine the best approach for communicating with others in a supply chain.
Distinguish the factors for collaborating across supply chain time zones.
Explain the steps in the order process.
Interpret a best practice when forecasting demand.
Describe the elements of managing a project plan.
Skills covered
First StepsSupply Chain ManagementOperations ManagementProject ManagementBusiness Analysis and Strategy
Concepts
1. Supply Chain Basics
- 01 - Seeing the big picture of a supply chain
- 02 - Communicating with suppliers
- 03 - Communicating with customers
- 04 - Communicating with colleagues
- 05 - Collaborating across time zones
- 06 - Taking an order
- 07 - Shipping a product
- 08 - Managing inventory
- 09 - Forecasting demand
- 10 - Using technology
- 11 - Managing a project
- 12 - Improving a process
- 13 - Thinking ahead