Supply chain management occupies a genuinely transverse position in the company, interfacing with numerous other functions: sales, finance and production in particular. It covers a host of varied activities: scheduling at all levels, management of flows and stocks, purchasing and distribution, relations with the company’s partners (customers, suppliers) etc. Every one of these activities is crucial to the success of your company! This course introduces the fundamental issues and concepts of supply chain management. You will discover the leading organisational and control models used to optimise value creation a nd c ompetitive performance and identify the levers that you can use!