Learning Outcomes

Introduction to AI in Supply Chains and Logistics

AI Applications in Demand Forecasting and Inventory Management

AI in Transportation and Route Optimisation

Lesson Summary

This module explores how Artificial Intelligence revolutionises logistics. Learn about AI-powered optimisation in areas like route planning, carrier selection, load balancing and last-mile delivery. Discover how AI unlocks efficiency gains, cost reductions and sustainability improvements throughout your supply chain.

Artificial Intelligence for Supply Chains and Logistics - Course Assessment

Leverage artificial intelligence to upscale your supply chains and logistics management through this free online course.

Artificial Intelligence for Supply Chains and Logistics

Discover how AI optimises inventory management, predicts demand, and revolutionises last-mile delivery. Through this course, you will gain insights into AI-driven route optimisation and dynamic safety stock management. Unlock the power of Intelligent Transportation Management Systems (I-TMS) and learn to integrate them seamlessly into your logistics operations. Join us on this journey and stay ahead in today's dynamic business landscape.

Introduction to SAP Materials Management (MM)

Pay-To-Procure Process in SAP MM

SAP: Make-To-Order and Make-To-Stock Strategies

This topic introduces you to the SAP MM (Materials Management) module and its essential processes, such as SAP pay-to-procure, make-to-order, make-to-stock, and their necessary steps. You will learn about the essential components of SAP MM and the organizational structure as explained in it.

Fundamentals of SAP Material Management (MM) - Course Assessment

This online course helps you build an academic basis in the SAP Material Management (MM) in a fast-track environment.

Fundamentals of SAP Material Management (MM)

SAP is known for building software products for organizations, businesses, and enterprises. One of its modules is called SAP MM (Materials Management), a part of the SAP ERP software package. With this course, we aim to introduce students to this module, its important components, and the benefits it provides to enterprises. It also explains the procurement-to-pay process, make-to-order, and make-to-stock strategies.

An Overview to Modelling and Analytics

Introduction to Supply Chain

Uncertainty and Risks in Supply Chain

Decisions and Performance Measures in Supply Chain

Introduction to Analytics in Supply Chain

Analytics Framework Based on SCOR Model

Design Options for Distribution Network

This module presents the basics of modelling and analytics in the supply network. You will learn about the flows of the supply chain, measures for analysing the performance of the supply chain and how big data analytics can be leveraged in managing the supply chain.

Linear Programming

Linear Point Method

Rating and Ranking Method

Clustering Method

MCDM Techniques

This module highlights the various analytics involved in the supplier selection process. You will learn about the need for mathematical modelling in selecting suppliers, various methods of selecting suppliers and the process of converting qualitative information into numeric market information.

Transportation Cost Modelling

Min-Max and Max-Min Model

Maximum Flow Model

Shortest Path and Minimal Spanning Tree Model

This module presents the modelling and analytics techniques involved in transportation. You will learn about the various techniques available for transportation modelling, how to minimize the maximum quantity on a high cost transportation route and how to determine the shortest route when there are networks of roads.

Decision Making for Warehouse Location

Break Even and Centre of Gravity Model

Ardalan Heuristic and Transportation Cost Model

Total Cost Model

Warehouse Layout

Warehouse Space Calculation

Storage Space Calculation

This module presents the modelling and analytics techniques involved in determining the locations and space requirements of warehouses. You will learn about the various conventional and modern ways for determining warehouse locations, the procedure for determining the overall size of the warehouse and the process of estimating the space requirement and storage patterns in a warehouse.

Performance of the Entire Supply Chain

Data Envelopment Analysis

This module presents the strategic performance measurements used for improving the efficiency of the warehouse. You will learn about the procedure for measuring the performance of the warehouse, various input and output operations in the warehouse and the role of DEA,CRS and VRS models in improving performance operations of a warehouse.

Concepts in Inventory Management

Simultaneous Production and Consumption Model

Lost Sales

Multiple Items Inventory Models

Constraint on Space and Number of Orders

This module presents the concept of inventory and inventory management in the context of supply chain. You will learn about the different terminologies used in inventory management and how inventory modelling helps in dealing with the constraints on space, planned shortages with backorders and lost sales.

First Course Assessment

Safety Stock and Reorder Level

Continuous Review System

Periodic Review System

This module presents the functions of various review systems in the context of inventory management. You will learn about the tracking procedure of  inventory and how to determine the fixed interval reorder point for reviewing the inventory.

Transport Systems in India and the World

Transport Costing

Public Transport Costing

Fixing Fare for Public Transportation System

Foreign Trade Logistics

This module presents an overview of the transportation systems in the context of Supply Chain Management. You will learn about the procedure for determining transportation costs using mathematical modelling, the use of formula and passenger–kilometre approaches to fix the costs of public transports and how logistics takes place between India and its neighbouring countries.

Analytical Hierarchy Processing (AHP) Method

Technique of Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) Method

VIKOR Method

ISM Method

Forecasting Simple and Weighted Average Mean Square Error

Exponential Smoothing Method

Seasonality in Forecasting

Trend Regression

Holt's and Winters' Method

Multi Period Forecasting

This module presents the various multi-criteria decision making and forecasting methods. You will learn about the process of determining the best supplier or best product, based on multiple criteria and the procedure of forecasting when the model estimates demand and constant.

Information Distortions in Supply Chain

Coordination and Collaboration Modelling

Six Sigma Approach to Coordination

Measuring the Degree of Coordination

This module discusses the modelling coordination in Supply Chains. You will learn about the effects of information distortions in the Supply Chain and how Six Sigma and the Queuing Theory helps in developing robust coordination systems.

Risks and Supply Chain Disruptions

Modelling Risk Analytics

This module discusses the risk analytics in Supply Network Design. You will learn how risks disrupt the supply chain, the steps involved in assessing the risks and the need for mathematical modelling to estimate the riskiness of a supply chain.

Taxation

Tax Advantages

Transhipment

Flexibility

Total Cost

Echelons

This module presents the design and modelling of the Global Supply Chain. You will learn the process of designing Global Supply Chain by taking care of tax advantages. Discover how modelling the total cost of the supply chain helps in minimizing the cost  and how to design the entire supply chain right from the supplier base to the end customer.

Second Course Assessment

Advanced Diploma in Modelling and Analytics for Supply Chain Management-Course Assessment

In this free diploma in modelling and analytic, learn how Analytics can be applied to various domains of supply chain.

Advanced Diploma in Modelling and Analytics for Supply Chain Management

This free online diploma in modelling and analytics for supply management focuses on the nature and goal of supply networks and explains the impact of analytics-based supply chain decisions on the success of a firm. The course covers key metrics that track the performance of the Supply Network, identification of the key factors to be considered when designing a distribution network, and use of analytical techniques for developing a framework.

Introduction to QuickBooks Desktop

QB Versions And New Features

Setting Up Your Company File-QB22

My Company Overview

Preferences in QuickBooks

Working with the Users

QB Sample and Company Files

This module examines the different features of QuickBooks 2022 and compares the desktop to the online versions. Next, we will set up the company profile in QuickBooks and make the necessary settings based on the company's business. We will also learn how to set up different permissions for each user in QuickBooks 2022.

Customers and Jobs

Estimates in QuickBooks

Invoicing from Estimates

Customer Payments and Deposits

Credit Memos and Statements

Working With Vendors

Vendors Bills and Paying Credits

Items and Inventory

This module explores advanced features of QuickBooks 2022 such as payments, deposits, and customer as well as vendor creation. In addition, we will discuss estimates and how to use them when dealing with customers. Following that, we will discuss how QuickBooks 2022 handles inventory additions and tracking.

Course assessment

Learn how to use QuickBooks Desktop 2022 to handle accounts and finances in this free online bookkeeping course.

Getting Started with QuickBooks Desktop 2022

This bookkeeping course explains how to use the advanced features of QuickBooks 2022. We show you how to set up company profiles in QuickBooks and adjust settings to meet your business needs. We then explore the process of creating and managing customers, vendors, payments and deposits and discuss how to assign different roles to each user. Sign up to learn how to use QuickBooks to handle your accounting and business administration needs.

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