Developing Strategies for Operational Supply Optimisation
Overview
Examining how an organisation’s strategy affects performance, supply chain, and operational processes, evaluating the consequences of pursuing specific performance objectives.
Description
Examining how an organisation’s strategy affects performance, supply chain, and operational processes, evaluating the consequences of pursuing specific performance objectives, and assessing critical factors influencing market and customer profiling are essential components in strategic analysis and decision-making.
Course Content
Unit 1: Analyse the influence of an organisation's strategy on the performance, supply chain and operational process types
- Strategic scenarios are analysed to determine the positive and negative impact on the supply chain and the performance and operations of the organisation
- Different operational process types are identified and classified to determine their influence on the organisational strategy
- Operational process types are examined in terms of the rules governing each of the process types
- The appropriateness of a specific process type is justified and motivated for use in terms of their relevance to specific operational and market situations
Unit 2: Evaluate the implications of pursuing specific performance objectives
- Performance objectives are identified and evaluated to determine their impact on the optimisation of operational supply
- Performance objectives are analysed to reflect how they contribute to the achieving strategic objectives
- Conflicting objectives are identified to determine if corrective measures are required
- Diagnostic tools are used to analyse the relationship and interaction of various performance objectives
Unit 3: Assess key aspects influencing market and customer profiling
- The concept of order winners and order qualifiers is explained to demonstrate their applicabilility to the organisation
- The application of the concept of order winners and order qualifiers is examined to reflect they are applied in a range of organisations
- Various types of markets are analysed to indicate which specific markets will impact on the operations strategy
- The utilisation of market segmentation information is illustrated to reflect its influences on the development of an operations strategy
Accreditation
- Non-accredited: Short course only
- Duration: 1h 30m
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Access Period: 12 Months
