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Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Management,

Have you ever wondered how companies know how much to produce in advance so that they do not make too much or too little? Matching supply and demand requires planning. This course introduces you to the exciting area of supply chain planning. Part of a broader specialization on Supply Chain Management, you will master different forecasting techniques, essential for building a Sales and Operations Plan. At the completion of this course you will have the tools and techniques to analyze demand data, construct different forecasting techniques, and choose the most suitable one for projecting future demand.
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Rating 4.5 based on 170 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Starts Jul 3 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $79
From Rutgers the State University of New Jersey via Coursera
Instructor Rudolf Leuschner, Ph.D.
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Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Business Essentials Business Strategy

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supply chain planning

Interesting and usefull knowing basic forecast methods Great course in supply chain planning, the assignments were challenging and throughly tested the learnings gathered in the weekly learning modules.

First of all i would like to thank Coursera for introducing this very meaningful course on supply chain planning.

I felt the course has all the basics of Supply Chain Planning- forecasting techniques which will give you a hang of the subject and would help you at your daily job .

I wanted it to be in more detail It gave me thorough knowledge regarding Supply Chain Planning.

I'm new in the supply chain and this course really helps me out to understand the basics of supply chain planning.

its a very good course it helps me to understand how the supply chain planning works I was in the full specialization; the first 2 were fine.

I miss several methods that I have seen while searching in Internet, as well as clear information about which method to apply in any case, and how to understand and distinguish different patterns on a graph I am working in a supply chain team and had prior idea of what supply chain planning is about and this course from the very first lecture taught me a lot of new things which will directly help me in my career.

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very interesting

Very interesting Good course with introduction about basic tools for production planning Great Course!

You need a knowledge of excel etc to get this course.Very interesting how it's calulated everything.

This course is very interesting to Study.

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forecasting techniques

very good I like Learnt forecasting techniques.

Great course to learning about Suppl The course goes fairly in depth on basic forecasting techniques and provides a good introduction to statistical methods used for planning purpose.

rudolf leuschner

It will be injustice on my part if i don't take this opportunity to thank Mr. Rudolf Leuschner, who taught this course in a very simple manner to enable me to understand.

Course needs to cover more number of forecasting techniques and few more practical example Thank you for every thing Very interesting Course As usual excellent delivery by the lecturer Rudolf Leuschner, never a dull moment and he makes the course very interesting and explain the maths very clearly.

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well explained

Very well explained, I must say.

great introductory course Great course: concepts well explained, thought-provoking assignments that applies concepts, broaden exposure to the topic itself as well as how it connects to the other components of Supply Chain.

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so much

I think I have learned so much from this course.

Well great Course I learned so much.

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well as

Really enjoyed a lot working on the quizzes as well as the assignment Excelente course step by step how to build a forecast with emphasis The work assignment helps to give more insight on choosing forecasting based on defined criteria Good course The course is ideal for beginners.

forecast accuracy

Gave excellent screen cast on how forecast and forecast accuracy are derived.

I would like to give a suggestion if the course in future, the last assignment was great but i could not derive and acceptable forecast accuracy results from what I've learnt.

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Supply Chain/ Logistics $64k

Supply Chain Analysis $68k

Supply Chain Analyst, Supply Chain Development Program $80k

Supply Chain Scheduler $87k

Supply Chain 1 $88k

Supply Chain Accountant $92k

Supply Chain Planner 4 $105k

Supply Chain Dev $105k

Supply Chain 3 $120k

Regional Supply Chain $121k

Supply Chain Advisory $129k

Supply Chain Specialist, Nuclear Supply Chain Manager $130k

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Rating 4.5 based on 170 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Starts Jul 3 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $79
From Rutgers the State University of New Jersey via Coursera
Instructor Rudolf Leuschner, Ph.D.
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Business
Tags Business Business Essentials Business Strategy

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