Monitor the flow of supplies in the supply chain

URN: SFLSCM127
Business Sectors (Suites): Supply Chain Management
Developed by: Lantra
Approved on: 2022

Overview

This standard is about monitoring the flow of supplies in the supply chain. It involves collating and analysing information with regards to the flow of supplies. It also involves identifying problems, providing the results of analyses, and making recommendations about the flow of supplies.

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This standard is for supply chain practitioners. They could, for example, be in purchasing, freight logistics operations or transport management roles.


Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. ​confirm information on the supplies that are flowing through the supply chain
  2. analyse information to monitor the flow of supplies
  3. identify and handle problems with the flow of supplies
  4. provide the results of the analysis to colleagues
  5. comply with organisational procedures for monitoring the flow of supplies

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. ​your organisation's strategic aims, objectives and activities in relation to the supply chain
  2. the supply chain management theories, models and practices
  3. your organisation's information sources on supply chain processes
  4. how to analyse information to monitor the flow of supplies in the supply chain
  5. the operations management theories, models and practices
  6. the types of problems that may occur with the flow of supplies in the supply chain
  7. the presentation theories, models and practices

Scope/range


Scope Performance


Scope Knowledge


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Skills


Glossary

  1. Colleagues: permanent, temporary, agency staff, external
  2. Supplies: any combination of goods or services that are procured, delivered or stored in the supply chain
  3. Supply chain: procurement, purchasing and supply, logistics, transport and operations management, within and between international boundaries

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Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

2027

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Lantra

Original URN

SFLSCM127

Relevant Occupations

Managers in Distribution, Storage and Retailing, Transport Associate Professionals, Warehouse and Distribution

SOC Code

1243

Keywords

monitor; supplies; supply chain