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6 modules · ~24 min
Supply Chain & Operations
How products, materials, suppliers, inventory, and operations connect — and why delays, shortages, and capacity affect the whole business.
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What you'll be able to do
01
See how the supply chain connects suppliers to customers
02
Understand inventory, stockouts and backorders
03
Read time and capacity language: lead time, throughput, bottlenecks
04
Know how service levels and forecasting are measured
Modules
6 in this track- 1Supply Chain in Plain EnglishLoginHow goods and materials travel from suppliers through factories and warehouses to the customer who finally buys them.🔒
- 2Inventory, Stockouts & BackordersLoginHolding enough product to satisfy customers without drowning in stock that ties up cash and shelf space.🔒
- 3Lead Time, Cycle Time & ThroughputLoginThe everyday time language of operations — how long it takes to make, move and deliver, and how much you can push through.🔒
- 4Capacity, Bottlenecks & ConstraintsLoginWhy a single slow step sets the pace for an entire process, and how to find and ease the one that matters.🔒
- 5Service Level, Fill Rate & On-Time DeliveryLoginThe numbers that tell you whether customers are actually getting what they ordered, in full and on time.🔒
- 6Forecasting & Demand PlanningLoginHow businesses estimate future demand under uncertainty — and why every forecast is wrong but still worth making.🔒