Free Supply Chain Education.

If you are reading this then you are thinking about how to increase your supply chain education. There is formal education such as college or certifications, and informal education that a person can learn themselves. Getting a degree is important. Getting certified is important. But the most important thing is being able to apply what you know to create value to the business you are in. This article isn’t going to get into formal education. We are going to focus on what people can do in order to increase their supply chain knowledge using free resources. Instead of including many links, we have posted links that aggregate a great deal of information.

The following three links will provide a good overview of supply chain and enough details to increase the knowledge of a seasoned SCM professional. The pages below were made so that people can click into them and start learning immediately. “Any product that needs a manual to work is broken.” ~Elon Musk.

**End to End Supply Chain Management Process**

No matter what job you have in supply chain it is important to have a continuous improvement mindset. Below is a collection of resources on kaizen, lean, six sigma and more.

Continuous Improvement Training

Learning from others and building your network is extremely important in supply chain. Many people are on Facebook, Twitter and other social sites for personal purposes. These same social groups can be used in business. The link below will take you to several supply chain groups that are on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

Supply Chain Collaboration on Social Media.

People pay thousands of dollars to go to conference to hear people speak. Search your favorite CEO on youtube and see what comes up. Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX), Tim Cook (Apple), and Doug McMillon (Walmart) are some of the CEOs we like to research here on SupplyChainToday.com There is a great deal of information on them, they run respected companies, and their supply chains are top in the world. The link below will get you started with research these top companies.

Supply Chain Top Companies

Never stop learning. Find ways to not only improve your knowledge but improve your problem solving skills as well. Below are two links that cover First Principles Thinking which is the method Elon Musk uses.