Learn how to take your skills to a new career in supply chain

Supply Chain Fundamentals Course

Deakin University's Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics (CSCL) in conjunction with Wayfinder, and supported by Regional Development Australia Riverina, is offering a complimentary and practical half-day course in Supply Chain Fundamentals. 

This course is aimed at many people including school leavers, university graduates, people considering a career change, migrants, unemployed people, and parents/carers returning to work. 

Courses will be held in the following locations:

Wagga Wagga
18th March 2020
9am - 1pm
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Griffith
19th March 2020
9am - 1pm
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Course Overview
Organised into six key themes, the Supply Chain Fundamentals session has been designed to be informative, engaging and interactive. It covers the most important supply chain concepts and presents key ideas that will help you understand what this field is all about.

Key Outcomes
You will learn about the exciting career opportunities and advancement pathways in this crucial and growing sector. By the end of this course, you will have gained an understanding of key concepts and developments in supply chain management, and why they matter for businesses and society.

COURSE OUTLINE
This half-day program starts by explaining what a supply chain is and how it makes our modern lives possible. It takes you through the basic functions and flows of a supply chain, and a discussion of why managing real-life supply chains can be a complex, challenging but crucial task. Additional topics covered include the basic trade-offs in supply chain management, modern ethics considerations, and an overview of the emerging technologies that promise to underpin the supply chains of tomorrow.
Duration: 4 hours

KEY TOPICS
• What is a supply chain, and why it matters
• Basic flows and trade-offs in a supply chain
• A taste of supply chain theory
• What makes managing a supply chain difficult
• Do no harm: the ethics of supply chain management
• The new frontier: emerging technologies
• Growing demand for skills across a wide range of disciplines
• Transferable skills that can pave the way to a supply chain career