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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Supply Chain Management: A Learning Perspective by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

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About the Course

As a human being, we all consume products and/or services all the time. This morning you got up and ate your breakfast, e.g., eggs, milk, bread, fresh fruits, and the like. After the breakfast, you drove your car to work or school. At your office, you used your computer, perhaps equipped with 27” LCD monitor. During your break, you drank a cup of coffee and played with your iPhone. So on and so forth. You probably take it for granted that you can enjoy all of these products. But if you take a closer look at how each of these products can be made and eventually delivered to you, you will realize that each one of these is no short of miracle. For example, which fruit do you like? Consider fresh strawberries. In order for the strawberries to be on your breakfast table, there must be numerous functions, activities, transactions, and people involved in planting, cultivating, delivering, and consuming strawberries. Moreover, all of these functions, activities, transactions, and people are connected as an integral chain, through which physical products like strawberries themselves and virtual elements such as information and communication flow back and forth constantly. By grouping related functions or activities, we have a supply chain, comprised of four primary functions such as supplier, manufacturer, distributor, and finally consumer. A supply chain is essentially a value chain. For the society or economy as a whole, the goal is to maximize value, i.e., to create satisfactory value without spending too much. In order to create the maximum value for the strawberry supply chain, every participant in the chain must carry out its function efficiently. In addition, all of the members must coordinate with each other effectively in order to ensure value maximization. We have to face the same issues for almost all the products and services we take for granted in our everyday life, e.g., cars, hamburgers, haircuts, surgeries, movies, banks, restaurants, and you name it! In this course, we want to understand fundamental principles of value creation for the consumers or the market. We try to answer questions like how the product or service is made, how the value-creating activities or functions are coordinated, who should play what leadership roles in realizing all these, and so on. As our course title hints, we approach all of these issues from a learning perspective, which is dynamic in nature and emphasizes long-term capability building rather than short-term symptomatic problem solving....

Top reviews

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Apr 18, 2020

This course contains all important concepts to know in SCM.i hope this course makes a foundation to apply in your work . Thanks to Our Mr. Kim who taught us in a very simple way and very elaboratey.

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May 4, 2020

Definitely 5 - stars rating. You don't want to turn off your computer or watch Youtube videos anymore once you've entered this course. Definitely an excellent headstart in Supply Chain Management.

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By Nimzzz P

Nov 5, 2020

All the topic are covered & properly explained. Each concept taught in this course is very helpful to understand the overall SCM industry

By Upender S

Jan 12, 2024

Good course. I learn here risk management, strategic management, logistics management, and how to procure goods and manage supply lines.

By Rhea P

Nov 17, 2020

A very detailed course with every basic concept explained in detail. Definitely recommend this for those who want all the basics clear.

By Valeria V

Sep 23, 2020

Gracias! Es una clase muy informativa que tomare en uso en República Dominicana. Gracias Profesor y muchas bendiciones para los suyos.

By Armando G E S

Nov 3, 2016

A nice introductory overlook to SCM intricacies. Very complete with a lot of useful examples, and explaining a lot of basic concepts.

By Juan M R

Sep 9, 2016

Regards from Colombia,

Excellent course. The knowledge acquired are very practical to organize a company with global business vision.

By Shteryana K

Jul 23, 2019

The course is informative and the lecturer gives plenty of real-world examples, making it easy to understand and enjoyable to learn.

By Md. A U B

Jul 19, 2020

I am a Finance & Accounting professional working in a manufacturing industry in Bangladesh. This course has been a nice one to me!

By yatin

Mar 14, 2017

Thanks. Noone can beat online learning. You are getting lectures from best teacher and attending the same as per your convenience.

By adham m

Apr 5, 2022

its a grea cou and great istructor he takes SCM cours into new level of lear that anyone must have this knowledge in a basic term

By Katya M

Aug 8, 2017

this course of the chain supply managemente was really interesting and helpsul becasuse i´m studying a career that talks about it

By Katherine R

Oct 11, 2021

The course title matches the contents. It was a unique way to view SCM and complete with theoretical and practical applications.

By nyilawila b

Apr 23, 2019

I like the course and the new knowledge of the supply chain management, i would like to achieve the certificate for this course

By Alisa S

Jan 5, 2018

Thank you very much professor! I had a pleasure to listen your lactures! They were updated, interesting, and very useful for me.

By Abdul W K

Feb 21, 2019

Thank you so much Professor Bowon Kim for giving us your precious time and knowledge. I learnt a lot of things in this course.

By Nehal J M

Jul 5, 2020

very informative sessions.

Mr. Bown Kim has explained each and every topics in details.

Very nice presentation.

Enjoyed learning.

By Dhanya J S

May 20, 2020

Obtained a deeper insight into the practical illustration of Supply Chain aspects includiing Capability, Flexibility and NPD.

By Fulfilled O

Aug 15, 2022

Very insightful course i must say. its a great learning oppurtunity, worth the wole stress. im grateful for this oppurtunity!

By Santiago M

Feb 26, 2020

Muy buen curso. Me gusto la forma de enseñar del profesor. Muchos conceptos, muchas ideas claramente explicadas. Excelente

By Julio J S A

May 26, 2019

Es un enfoque muy bueno, la teoría muy bien sustentada, es un visión muy completa de la cadena de valor, muy recomendable

By Atharva R

Jul 3, 2020

It was a great experience. Bowan Sir explained the subject very well. I am expecting more courses taught by Bowan Sir.

By Ramesh C P

Nov 2, 2017

Very nicely designed course and ably instructed by Prof. Kim. Gives a holistic approach to learning SCM as subject.

By surendran a

Aug 31, 2023

It was a great experience and the way of teaching was very good. Overall it's nice and helpful course... Thank you

By SAKALA S

Dec 7, 2022

The course is very well organized for learning, understanding the concepts and clearly explained with examples.

By Simon D

Feb 7, 2020

Thoroughly goes over a horizontal view of Supply Chain management, encompassing all elements needed to look at.