Course Description

To keep pace with the continuous moves toward outsourcing of operations and the advancement of technology, companies need to focus on selecting the right suppliers and partnerships to provide the most value to their customers and to remain profitable. This course provides a deeper understanding of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) areas of project integration and procurement, as applied to the supply-chain vendor-selection and management process. You will gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to ensure that you are selecting the right supply-chain partners based on your business goals. In addition, you will learn about alternative techniques for supplier selection, including applied quantitative decision-making techniques.

How You Will Benefit

• Understand the supply-chain solution provider landscape and types of systems available on the market.
• Ensure stakeholder alignment through the supply-chain project lifecycle.
• Know the best practices when selecting the right partners based on the PMBOK project.
• Monitor and measure vendor performance as part of the selection process.
• Discuss the legal and ethical considerations for vendor selection.

What Is Covered

• Review of PMPBOK Focus Areas for the Course
• Overview of Managing a Supply Chain Selection Project
• The Role of Benchmarking in Evaluating and Selecting Solutions
• Overview of the Third Party Logistics Provider Market
• Overview of Supply Chain Solution Providers (WMS, TMS, OMS, ERP, etc.)
• Evaluating Cloud vs. On-Premise Solutions and Pricing Models
• Managing the Requirements Planning & Stakeholder Interview Process
• Understanding RFP, RFI, and RFQ
• Planning the Solution Evaluation and RFP Process
• Managing the RFP Process
• Defining Vendor Requirements
• Application of Decision Theory and Matrices in Driving Consensus
• Supply Chain Vendor Selection Best Practices
• Common Pitfalls in Supply Chain Vendor Selection & Management
• Supply Chain Selection Best Practices
• Application of Decision Theory and Matrices in Driving Consensus
• Contract Administration & Management
• Legal & Ethical Vendor Management/Project Considerations