Organisational drivers for outsourcing – benefits, opportunities and risks.

• Organisational aspects of supply chain structures:
• Deciding which processes to outsource and which to retain
• Innovation and partnering
• Organisational focus
• Economic efficiency o Capabilities 

Introduction to supply chain management:

• Roles o Processes
• Contract management
• Sustainability
• Optimisation 

Procurement and supply policies:

• Introduction to the implications for procurement of the World Economic Forum
• Environmental and socially sustainable procurement
• Supply policies (fraud, bribery, corruption, environmental law, fair trade, reputation and human rights)

Supply chain management techniques:

• Tenders and supplier selection
• Information flow, order cycles, inventory, logistics
• Contracts and legal aspects
• Lifetime economic effectiveness
• Warehouse management, international trade/freight, materials planning
• Technology – supply chain management systems 

Supplier development assurance:

• Roles in supply chain assurance.
• Audit planning and management – accountability and auditability.
• Developing and managing supplier audit programmes.
• Managing risk in a supply chain.
• Partnering and improvement in the supply chain network.
• Supplier development strategies.
• Supplier development assurance and management – accountability and auditability.
• Leading advanced quality planning with suppliers