13 July - 17 July 2009
Successful competition in a global market requires leading companies to effectively and efficiently manage their supply chains.
This course will support strategic decision makers as well as operational managers in both international and domestic markets to manage successful logistics across their business. It will enable participants to develop an understanding of how to create lean systems and organisational agility to solve strategic and operational issues using a range of practical, problem solving tools.
Key benefits
Through attending this course, participants will be able to:
- Build tools and frameworks to improve core business processes
- Deliver superior managerial performance with significant business impact
- Improve their organisation's performance in international as well as domestic markets
- Formulate practical ideas, models and tools of leadership and strategy, which will help them examine their supply chain management system
- Discover the keys to successful supply chain management
- Learn how successful leaders engage other in the supply chain process
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Course Outline
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Presenters
Dr David Parker
David Parker is a Senior Lecturer at UQ Business School specialising in project management and operations management. He has extensive international consulting experience and his research interests are around implementing strategic management.
Mr Liam Stitt
Liam Stitt is a Supply Chain practitioner. His principal strengths are in developing strategic concepts, and translating these visions into reality. His ability to competently mix strategic understanding with operational drivers has been built around his formal trade and professional training. His underlying expertise is in Change Management and Business Improvement, and has been predominately delivered in a supply chain management context.
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Who should attend
Middle to senior level managers who want to address issues and challenges involving supply chain management. Participants will be people seeking to identify new opportunities for their organisation and those who are keen to learn how to create a cohesive workforce which strives for improved supply chain management.
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Venue
This course will be delivered at UQ Business School Downtown, Level 19, Central Plaza One, 345 Queen Street, Brisbane.
This premier UQ Business School location is in the heart of the Brisbane CBD and is equipped with state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities.
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Credit towards UQBS Postgraduate Studies
Students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Executive Leadership may apply to undertake this course for credit towards their postgraduate studies. This course is equivalent to MGTS7710 - Supply Chain Management. Students wishing to gain credit must undertake all items of assessment.
Please contact UQBS Student Administration via email: postgrad_enquiries@business.uq.edu.au to confirm your eligibility and to seek approval to obtain a credit prior to enrolling in the course. All other UQBS postgraduate students interested in enrolling in this course for credit, should contact UQBS Student Administration.
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Assessment
Course assessment is available to students who wish to complete it. Information regarding the assessment will be made available during the course.
Please note all participants are required to complete a number of non-assessable items and are issued with a participation certificate upon completion of all non-assessable items.
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Investment
$4,400 Fee includes tuition, course materials, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea each day and a formal dinner on Thursday evening.
- 10% Early Bird Discount applies on or before 8 June 2009.
- Please note, GST does not apply to Corporate Education courses.
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How to register
Register online OR download the Registration form and return by fax to (07) 3346 7199 or return by mail to: Corporate Education (500), UQ Business School Downtown, Reply Paid 6469, St Lucia Qld 4067.
For further information contact UQBS Corporate Education, telephone (07) 3346 7111 or email execed@business.uq.edu.au.
Course brochure
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