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Day-at-a-Glance

Day 1: Introduction
Participants will learn the fundamentals of current supply chain design and inventory optimization theory and application. In addition, they will begin using the award-winning PowerChain interface to model basic supply chain structures.
  • SCM/Inventory Concepts
  • PowerChain Navigation
  • PowerChain Building Blocks

Day 2: Working with PowerChain Inventory
Familiar with the basic software functionality, participants will enhance their supply chains to model great supply chain complexities and enforce real-world constraints.
  • Building a Chain
  • Critical Concepts
  • Constraints
  • Results Interpretation
  • Sensitivity Analysis

Day 3: Advanced Concepts
With a solid foundation in modeling techniques and software functionality, participants will be introduced to PowerChain's advanced features prior to the certification examination.
  • Implementation Methodology
  • Advanced Functionality
  • Course Review
  • Certification