Project Operation Module $2$: Managing Suppliers

This module unlocks the receiving department, putting players in charge of managing the supply chain and material inventories to meet client needs. 

• Explain the “make to order” process
• Quality considerations in the production process
• Supplier deals and supplier quality, reliability, cost, and lead times
• Raw material purchasing strategies
• Explain the roles and uses of inventory
• Explain techniques for effective inventory management
• Explain the elements of lean and “just-in-time” approaches to supply chain management.
• Create an inventory based on departments, units, and teams in a table providing elements of relevant categories (e.g., departments, materials, technology, office equipment, vendors, time line, cost, restocking dates, resource locations) using the inventory list template link below.
• Inventory list template.