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Logistics Fundamentals (edX)

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Logistics Fundamentals (edX)

Have you ever wondered how products arrive at your hands? From the clothes we wear to the food we consume, they have been through a series of links, processes, operations and flows we know as logistics. Logistics are the first trait for a company’s success! Learn all about logistics and how you can use it to achieve every goal in your organization. In this online course you will gain a holistic view of logistics and transportation within your company, which is useful to understand how a company can thing strategically thanks to basic but essential content.

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Logistics encourage the efficient use of tools all along the value chain, by optimizing processes such as:

  • Supply
  • Manufacture
  • Transportation
  • Inventory
  • Distribution

All throughout this course on logistics you will explore topics such as: management processes, outsourcing and logistic suppliers, through the strengthening of knowledge which will allow you to reach the educational purposes of this course week after week.

What you'll learn

  • Competencies for knowledge: you will understand the basic concepts of logistics and its main components
  • Competencies for doing: you will be able to apply basic concepts of logistics in your daily life while achieving better results
  • Competencies for being: you will understand how logistics play an impactful role in the company, people’s daily life and processes.
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