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Logistics and Supply Chain Management — IBMI

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Logistics and Supply
Chain Management

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Almost everything you own has traveled further than you have. In about two hours, you will learn how supply chains work, how to plan, buy and stock goods well, how to move them efficiently and how to prepare for disruptions.How supply chains and logistics work, in about two hours.

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This course counts toward the Operations Management program certificate — at no extra cost.

What you will learn

Empty shelves and late deliveries have shown how much depends on supply chains. This course gives managers and professionals the core tools of supply chain management and logistics, without technical jargon.

Core skills

Understand how goods, information and money flow through a supply chain
Plan demand, buy from the right suppliers and manage inventory with clear rules
Choose warehouses and transport, prepare for disruptions and build responsible supply chains

More details

This is practical knowledge for your everyday work. Across nine short chapters you follow the path of a product from raw materials to the customer.

Why this matters

higher: shipping a 40-foot container on the main world routes cost $10,377 in September 2021, compared with a 2019 average of $1,420.

Source: Drewry, World Container Index

You will learn supply chain strategy, the SCOR model, demand planning and sales and operations planning, the bullwhip effect, procurement and supplier management, inventory management, warehousing, transport modes, Incoterms, last-mile delivery, risk and resilience, digital tools and human rights due diligence. Two real cases, Zara and Cisco, bring it all together.

The course is designed for managers, buyers, planners and everyone who works with products, suppliers or customers. No prior knowledge is required.

The course takes about two hours in text and audio, is fully self-paced, and comes with lifetime access and no prerequisites. Pass the short final exam to earn a verifiable certificate.

What we will cover

9 focused chapters that take you from supply chain basics to resilient and responsible logistics, each with practical, real-world examples.

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~2hself-paced

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Introduction

The Three Flows
What Logistics Does
The SCOR Model

Efficient or Responsive
Push and Pull
Demand and Supply Planning
The Bullwhip Effect

Make or Buy
Choosing Suppliers
Supplier Relationships

Types of Stock
Economic Order Quantity
Safety Stock and Reorder Point
ABC and XYZ Analysis
Just in Time

Warehouses and Distribution Centers
Transportation Modes
Incoterms
Last-Mile Delivery

Supply Chain Disruptions
Building Resilience
Digital Supply Chains
Greener Supply Chains
Human Rights Due Diligence

Case Study: Zara
Case Study: Cisco

Conclusion

Course Quiz & Your CertificateMultiple choice · free retakes · no time limit · certificate issued instantly on passing

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Chapter 5 of 9Inventory Management

3:20 / 6:00

Too much stock ties up money, too little stock loses customers. In this chapter, you learn how to find the right balance.

The flow of goods

Forecast demand, order the right quantity, store goods safely and deliver them on time.

With practical examples, you will see how order quantities, reorder points and safety stock work together.

You will leave with simple rules for your own inventory decisions.

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Content

Introduction

Supply Chain Basics

Strategy and Planning

Procurement and Suppliers

Inventory Management

6 Warehousing and Transport

7 Risk, Technology and Responsibility

8 Case Studies

9 Conclusion

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Add the course to your cart and create your student account during checkout. You can start right after payment — and you keep lifetime access, so breaks and retakes are always possible.

It’s a focused short course — 9 chapters and 28 topics, about 2 hours in total, 100% online and self-paced. Read the content or listen to the audio on your computer, tablet, or phone, and pick up exactly where you left off. No additional reading material required.

None. This course is designed for students and non-students alike — no prior knowledge and no formal application. All you need is a web browser and some motivation.

With the current discount, this course costs US$1212 €£12CHF 12SAR 45AED 44₹1,140₱770Rp218.000EGP 670MAD 118MX$220R200R$65Rs 3,300₦16,100₺600QAR 44C$17A$17NZ$21HK$90S$1547 zł58 lei4 000 Ft260 Kč120 kr80 kr.110 kr20 ₼AMD 4,300KSh1,560K242Rs 570TSh31,7007 100 CFA7 100 CFAUGX 54,000Br1,970Kz 11.000770 MT1 620 DA550 ₴980 Lek₪3731 ₾1.260 RSD217 lei660 den21 KM1.470 kr.RM49৳ 1,490฿400UZS 144 000310.000 ₫Rs 4,0005 400 ₸¥80₩15,900¥1,890NT$390Rs 1,830J$1,910S/ 41AR$18.500TT$82CO$38.000Q92RD$740CL$11.900₡5.500. That includes the full course content and your personal certificate — there are no additional costs.

Work through the 9 chapters and pass the course quiz — multiple choice, with free retakes and no time limit. Your certificate is issued instantly as a digital PDF that you can download, print, share on LinkedIn, and that employers can verify online via its unique ID.

IBMI holds its distance learning programs to the same high standards applied by traditional educational institutions, and our certificates are acknowledged by employers around the world as professional certificates. Please note we do not award academic titles or degrees.

The full course — audio and text — is in English. You can also read the course text in 100+ other languages via automatic (machine) translation, so you can follow along in whichever language you’re most comfortable with. See available languages →

Yes. Alongside your course certificate, this course counts toward the Operations Management program certificate — at no extra cost. Finish the four courses of the program and you earn its certificate too.

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US$3030 €£30CHF 30SAR 113AED 110₹2,850₱1,920Rp544.000EGP 1,680MAD 295MX$560R500R$162Rs 8,300₦40,300₺1.490QAR 109C$42A$43NZ$53HK$240S$38119 zł144 lei9 900 Ft660 Kč300 kr200 kr.280 kr51 ₼AMD 10,800KSh3,900K605Rs 1,420TSh79,30017 700 CFA17 700 CFAUGX 135,000Br4,920Kz 27.4001.920 MT4 060 DA1 370 ₴2 440 Lek₪9278 ₾3.160 RSD542 lei1.650 den53 KM3.670 kr.RM123৳ 3,730฿1,010UZS 360 000775.000 ₫Rs 9,99013 600 ₸¥200₩39,800¥4,730NT$970Rs 4,580J$4,770S/ 104AR$46.200TT$204CO$96.000Q230RD$1,840CL$29.700₡13.700US$1212 €£12CHF 12SAR 45AED 44₹1,140₱770Rp218.000EGP 670MAD 118MX$220R200R$65Rs 3,300₦16,100₺600QAR 44C$17A$17NZ$21HK$90S$1547 zł58 lei4 000 Ft260 Kč120 kr80 kr.110 kr20 ₼AMD 4,300KSh1,560K242Rs 570TSh31,7007 100 CFA7 100 CFAUGX 54,000Br1,970Kz 11.000770 MT1 620 DA550 ₴980 Lek₪3731 ₾1.260 RSD217 lei660 den21 KM1.470 kr.RM49৳ 1,490฿400UZS 144 000310.000 ₫Rs 4,0005 400 ₸¥80₩15,900¥1,890NT$390Rs 1,830J$1,910S/ 41AR$18.500TT$82CO$38.000Q92RD$740CL$11.900₡5.500−60%

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