Advanced Business Operations
Supply Chain & Procurement for Small Business
Stop overpaying suppliers and running out of your best sellers
12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level
About this course
Learn to run procurement like an operator, not a buyer who just reorders when the shelf looks empty. You will score and select vendors with a weighted matrix, write purchase orders that prevent disputes, calculate reorder points and safety stock so you stop both stocking out and overbuying, and attack landed cost line by line. Every lesson uses worked examples, named tools, and real benchmark numbers so you finish with a buying system you can run with a spreadsheet.
Curriculum
Module 1: Choosing Suppliers You Can Actually Rely On
- Why the Cheapest Quote Is Usually the Most ExpensivePreview
- Building a Weighted Vendor Scorecard🔒
- Qualifying a Supplier Before You Commit🔒
Module 2: Running Purchase Orders That Prevent Disputes
- Anatomy of a Purchase Order That Holds Up🔒
- Payment Terms, Incoterms, and Who Pays for What🔒
- The Three-Way Match and Receiving Goods🔒
Module 3: Planning Around Lead Time So You Never Stock Out
- Mapping and Shortening Your Real Lead Time🔒
- Reorder Points and Safety Stock by the Numbers🔒
- Order Quantity and the Cost of Holding Stock🔒
Module 4: Cutting Cost and Managing Supplier Risk
- Calculating True Landed Cost🔒
- Focusing Effort with ABC Analysis and the Kraljic Matrix🔒
- Negotiation and the Monthly Procurement Review🔒
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