MetaCog Solutions
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MetaCog Solutions is a company committed to professional skill development in the field of Supply Chain management. Using a MOOC technology platform, we offer several courses that impart extensive training across locations in India and abroad.
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
Metacog Solutions has registered over a 1000 students on Udemy within a month of our presence on the platform. We hope to continue this momentum and keep growing our community!
Check out our latest course on Forecasting and Demand Planning here.
Course Description
This is an introductory coverage of one of the main concepts in supply chain management. For companies that sell products to consumers, planning and management of demand is a critical business process. This course explains the practical relevance of the techniques involved in forecasting as well as the process of demand planning ..read more
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
Metacog Solutions is now Udemy certified. Explore our first Udemy course on Basics of SCM here.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the main concepts in Supply Chain Management. SCM is the heart of any company that is involved in selling, producing or buying goods for its customers or its own consumption. This course also lays the foundation for subsequent topics in this subject. It will also help students explore SCM with a view to make it a strong career choice.
· What will students learn in this course?
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MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the fragility of supply chains and their operations. It also has uncovered opportunities for improvement. There are many lessons that could be learnt by these harsh experiences that we have paid a price for. Here are some thoughts on possible restructuring of the grocery supply chains in urban areas which have been severely impacted during the lockdown.
What are some of the observations of the pandemic and subsequent lockdown?
Reduction in environmental pollution
Less traffic, noise or need to travel, except for emergencies
We are able to survive with les ..read more
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
Supply chain management practitioners have been getting accustomed to an accelerating rate of change over the past decade. Even then, the current and near-future developments are somewhat of a paradox. While there are significant opportunities due to advancement of technologies, the political and social issues are opening up unprecedented challenges.
Let us briefly review some of these.
Emerging technologies – there have been several technological changes that provide supply chain managers with opportunities to overhaul performance.
These include:
Automation in manufacturing and warehousing i ..read more
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
“Coronavirus could be the End Of China as a Global Manufacturing hub”, says Kenneth Rapoza, Senior Contributor, Forbes Magazine. This could be an overreaction, but a more detailed analysis of the fate of thousands of manufacturing units in China indicates that the sentiments aired by the author are not far from the truth.
There are two issues here. Will the world trust China as a reliable, dependable and honest business partner in future? And, can the meltdown that has hit millions of companies around the world including China have a greater impact on China in the neo-normal world scenari ..read more
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
With over 3.5 million people affected and over 250,000 dead, the Covid-19 pandemic has spread its tentacles to every nook and corner of the world. While most of us are in isolation, there are brave warriors battling it out in hospitals, quarantine centres, research labs and law enforcement centers. To help them continue the fight against the virus with full intensity, it is important that one function delivers unfailingly: the logistics, transportation and last mile delivery sector.
Logistics is one of the most unglamorous functions in supply chain that includes warehousing, packing, pi ..read more
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
Supply chain management practitioners have been getting accustomed to an accelerating rate of change over the past decade. Even then, the current and near-future developments are somewhat of a paradox. While there are significant opportunities due to advancement of technologies, the political and social issues are opening up unprecedented challenges.
Let us briefly review some of these.
Emerging technologies – there have been several technological changes that provide supply chain managers with opportunities to overhaul performance.
These include:
Automation in manufacturing and warehousing ..read more
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
E-Learning During Social Distancing: Quality is Key By Ranjini Jois, MetaCog Solutions. April 2020.
The recent worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 is a wake-up call for supply chain management professionals across all regions & industries. While it is proving to be a challenge to source essential supplies everywhere, there is a bigger need to ensure production and availability of medical equipment, test kits and PPEs in monumental numbers. It is also of highest priority that we equip the front-runners of our battle with the pandemic (medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, law enforcer ..read more
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
E-Learning During Social Distancing: Quality is Key By Ranjini Jois, MetaCog Solutions. April 2020.
The recent worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 is a wake-up call for supply chain management professionals across all regions & industries. While it is proving to be a challenge to source essential supplies everywhere, there is a bigger need to ensure production and availability of medical equipment, test kits and PPEs in monumental numbers. It is also of highest priority that we equip the front-runners of our battle with the pandemic (medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, law enforcer ..read more
MetaCog Solutions
4y ago
E-Learning during Social Distancing By Ranjini Jois, MetaCog Solutions.
These are extraordinary times. We are all seeking quick and decisive measures to overcome the sudden void left by the worldwide shutdown. The most affected function during the lockdown is supply chain. The world is suddenly still, but people have to live, medicines and essentials have to be manufactured and delivered. Jobs are at stake; the economy is struggling to crawl. Universities are closed. Students are immobile. Working professionals are staring at lay-offs, furloughs and recession.
What now? What’s next? How to co ..read more