Business
Supply Chain & Logistics
Procurement, inventory, transportation, and logistics coordination.
TorontoScarboroughHamiltonLondonEdmontonCalgary
π Key Topics
Supply chain mappingInventory managementTransportationIncotermsWarehouse opsProcurement
πΌ Career Outcomes
- Logistics Coordinator
- Inventory Analyst
- Procurement Assistant
- Dispatch Coordinator
- Warehouse Supervisor
π€ This is a self-paced study guide. Stuck on any lesson? Tap the tutor in the corner β it knows this program inside out.
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Core Β· Logistics Operations
BeginnerSupply Chain Mapping
π― Objective: Diagram a supply chain.
The flow of goods, information, and money; make-versus-buy decisions; lean versus agile strategies. A supply chain is only as strong as its weakest link β visibility is everything.
π§ͺ Lab: Map a product's journey.
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Self-check: Where in a supply chain does a delay hurt most β and why?
Inventory Management
π― Objective: Apply EOQ & safety stock.
ABC analysis, reorder points, safety stock, and warehouse layout. Too little stock = lost sales; too much = tied-up cash. The art is the balance.
π§ͺ Lab: Compute EOQ for a SKU.
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Self-check: What does safety stock protect against?
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Core Β· Transportation & Tech
IntermediateFreight & Routing
π― Objective: Compare transport modes.
Cost/service tradeoffs between road, rail, air, and sea; incoterms (who pays/risks what); and TMS (transportation management system) basics.
π§ͺ Lab: Route plan for a shipment.
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Self-check: Why might air freight be worth 10x the cost of sea?