MODULE DEVELOPED BY INGENJÖR4.0
Global Production and Digital Supply Chains
Start date
2025-04-15
Time commitment
Approx. 4 hours per week over
5 weeks (20 hours in total)
Please note
A minimum of 10 participants is required
for the module to start.
Learn how digital transformation enables global production, supply chains and production logistics
This learning Module will introduce you to global production, supply chains and production logistics, and how these are enabled by a digital transformation.
More specifically, the module on Global Production and Digital Supply Chains seek to increase the understanding of supply chains and internal logistics functions, in a global production context, using digitalization.
The module offers unique perspectives from experts and participants through continuous cross-company collaboration in learning teams that will broaden your learning network and support your work.
The schedule
Starting date: 2025-04-15
April 15, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CEST — 1st Webinar
April 29, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CEST — 2nd Webinar
May 13, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CEST — 3rd Webinar
Learning objectives
Define and describe supply chain management using a standard framework, as well as its relationships to manufacturing networks and manufacturing plants.
Explain the role of globalization and the rationale of global versus local supply chains, as well as reshoring and backshoring.
Describe different digitalization tools and techniques and underlying technologies for supply chain integration, as well as a transparent and seamless information flow.
Describe different digitalization tools and techniques and underlying technologies for intra-site production logistics.
Describe the impacts in terms of transparency, resilience and sustainability, from digitalization in a producing company’s internal as well as external logistics system.
Module structure
The learning module is a mixture of self-study, webinars, and cross-company exercises. Expect videos, exercises, reflections that you share with other participants, forums for cross-participant discussions, and much more.
Content
- About this course and Intended Learning Outcomes (30 Mins)
- The world of networks and digital technology (15 Mins)
- Webinar Introduction (60 Mins)
- Introduction
- Basics of Logistics & Supply Chain Management (L&SCM) (45 Mins)
- Production Networks and Supply Chains (45 Mins)
- Design of Global Production Networks (60 Mins)
- Restructuring Global Supply Chains: Offshoring and Reshoring (45
Mins) - Interfaces between Product Architecture and Global Networks (45 Mins)
- Global versus Local Supply Chains (10 Mins)
- Webinar submodule 2 (60 Mins)
- Quiz Sub Module 2 (30 Mins)
- Introduction
- Production logistics and materials handling (30 Mins)
- Logistics 40 – Next Generation of Digital Supply Chain (30 Mins)
- Information and Communication Technologies (45 Mins)
- Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain (45 Mins)
- Reflection on Digitalisation of supply chains (30 Mins)
- Automated Material Handling and Physical Flow (30 Mins)
- Production Logistics Integration and Cyber Physical System (30 Mins)
- Reflection on Digitalisation of Production Logistics (30 Mins)
- Quiz Sub Module 3 (30 Mins)
- Introduction
- Visibility, Transparency and Traceability (30 Mins)
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (30 Mins)
- Standardised Supply Chain Framework (30 Mins)
- Performance Measurement (60 Mins)
- Sustainable Development (30 Mins)
- Reflection on impact and role of information sharing (30 Mins)
- Webinar Submodule 3 and 4 (60 Mins)
- Quiz Sub Module 4 (30 Mins)
- Summary (15 Mins)
- Feedback / Survey (15 Mins)
- Certificate
Time commitment
To complete this module, the participant is expected to schedule approximately 4 hours per week over 5 weeks (20 hours in total).
Important
Please note that a minimum of 10 participants is required for the module to start.
After applying to the program, please secure dates in your calendar to be able to join planned webinars and assure time available required for learning.
Partners
