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Explore the inner workings of Julia's package manager in this 28-minute conference talk by Frederik Ekre. Dive into the resolution process for adding or updating packages, and learn how Pkg ensures the required resources are available on users' machines. Discover the global distribution network of package servers hosted by JuliaLang, spanning multiple continents. Gain insights into the package server protocol, the implementation of PkgServer.jl, and the journey of new package releases from developers to users. Examine the design and configuration of pkg.julialang.org, focusing on minimizing data transmission and latency. Review interesting statistics from the server network and learn how to set up custom package servers for various environments, including companies, compute clusters, or local machines.

Supply Chain Management Basics: An MBA style course to boost your career as a business operations & logistics manager What you'll learn: Become the Supply Chain Guru in your team! Master this essential area of Business OperationsGain a total overview of Supply Chain Management for your Manufacturing or Service businessAims and Objectives of a good Supply ChainMatch your Product to your Supply Chain's Design TypeSegment your Stakeholders and Tailor your RelationshipsForecasting Demand: Quantitative Methods and why we need more Collaborative ForecastingDemand Management: Internal and External MethodsBullwhip Effect: What it is and how to Control itImprove a Supply Chain by reducing Delays, Uncertainties and Decision TiersSales & Operations Planning Structure > MRP, ERP and Software integrationInventory Management: The needs and costs of inventoryPerformance Metrics - learn the essential Supply Chain KPIs to keep your "finger on the pulse"Increase Profitability, Improve Delivery and Use your Resources more EfficientlyBoost your Career: Increase your Confidence to see and Lead Change , Impress your own Boss and Become a Better Manager This MBA style course prepares and empowers you to make a REAL difference. Turbo-charge your career and your business.This course is for the new or aspiring supply chain & operations manager, the ambitious procurement professionals, the striving logistics supervisors, hands-on production planners and the practical business optimization analysts. Take control of your supply chain to have and "impact" and "improve" your business operations - manufacturing, services, retail, logistics industrial operations and production.Equip yourself to take a new leading role in your workplace - improving your processes, systems, business / organization.Understand the fundamentals, then details of the essentials of supply chain management, the core business trade-offs, essential analysis, calculations and basic optimisation methods.Become the Supply Chain Management authority in your team on improving the operations systems in your business. Course Sections:1. Introduction to Supply Chain Management2. Stakeholders and Relationships3. Components of a SupplyChain4. Types of Supply Chain and Value Stream Mapping5. Forecasting Demand6. Demand Management7. Bullwhip Effect8. Sales and Operations Planning9. Inventory Management10. Measuring Performance with Metrics /KPIs In this course, you will learn:Objectives: What are the "Aims and Objectives" of a good Supply Chain. How to balance the "Trade Offs"Type of Supply Chain: The difference between an "efficient" and a "responsive" supply chain and why you can be bothRelationships: Segment your Stakeholders and Tailor your Relationships. Are you transactional or collaborative?Forecasting: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of Forecasting Demand. Excel work-throughs: Worked examples in excel of the most common quantitative forecasting methods and calculating forecast error.Reducing Variation: Why demand variation is the enemy and how you can control itBullwhip Effect: Control the Bullwhip Effect: What it is, how does it happen (to us all!) and how to control itImprove a Supply Chain: By reducing Delays, Uncertainties and Decision TiersS&OP Planning Structure: MRP, ERP and Software integrationInventory: The core reasons we "need" inventory and why it really costs us so much more than most managers thinkKPIs: 5 essential supply chain Metrics to give you a "deep" and "balanced" view of your performance Business operations come in all shapes and sizes with a host of unique challenges; but good supply chain management is essential to them all. Whether you work in retail, manufacturing production, distribution and logistics or even service companies such as restaurants, retail, hospitality or health and beauty; - an effective supply chain is a key determent of your business's success. Getting a strong control and continuously improving your business supply chain operations is essential to remain competitive, improving profitability, improving customer satisfaction, reducing costs and improving delivery.A solid grasp of the "wider" supply chain picture is essential to be considered for a managerial position or seek promotion as higher roles require greater stakeholder relationships, building partnerships and business agreements either with other supply chain functions within your business or external companies. Take control of your career and equip yourself with a solid base in Supply Chain Management; full of practical insights and tools that you can use right now to unlock the potential of yourself and your business! FULL COURSECONTENTS1. Introduction to Supply Chain ManagementA Life Changing Supply ChainWelcomeThe Supply Chain of Life - BloodWhy is Supply Chain Management Important?What is Supply Chain Management?Aims and Objectives of a Good Supply ChainKey Activities in Supply Chain 2. Stakeholders and RelationshipsStakeholders and Relationships - IntroductionThe Main StakeholdersSuppliers, Producers and DistributorsRetailers and End CustomersStakeholders and their RelationshipsVertical and Horizontal RelationshipsSegmentation of SuppliersTransactional vs Collaborative Relationships 3. Components of a SupplyChainComponents of a Supply Chain - IntroductionOEMs, Supplier Tiers and Internal FunctionsOther Components of a Supply ChainA Typical Supply Chain 4. Types of Supply Chain and Value Stream MappingEfficient vs Responsive Supply ChainsMatching Supply Chain Type to Product TypeValue Stream MappingVSM - An Example talk-through (VSM - example map) 5. Forecasting DemandForecasting Demand - IntroductionWhy do we Need a Forecast?The Golden Rules of ForecastingCollaborative Forecasting - WhatCollaborative Forecasting - WhyCollaborative Forecasting - HowForecasting MethodsQuantitative ForecastingForecasting using Moving AveragesForecasting using Weighted AveragesForecasting using Exponential SmoothingCalculating Forecast ErrorSpotting Trends from Noise 6. Demand ManagementWaiting for the Barber - StoryDemand Management - IntroductionWhat is Demand Management?Causes of Demand VariationExternal Demand Management - MethodsInternal Demand Management - Methods 7. Bullwhip EffectBullwhip Effect - IntroductionDemand Management through the Supply ChainThe Bullwhip Effect - BackgroundThe Bullwhip going up the Supply ChainWhy Does It Happen?Reducing Delays to Improve a Supply ChainReducing Uncertainty to Improve a Supply ChainReducing Decision Tiers to Improve a Supply Chain 8. Sales and Operations PlanningSales and Operations Planning (S&OP) - IntroductionWhat is S&OP for?S&OP - Planning StructureIndependent vs Dependent DemandBill of Materials (BOM)Materials Requirements Planning - OverviewMRP continuedEnterprise Resource Planning - ERPSupply Chain Management Software 9. Inventory ManagementInventory Management - IntroductionWhat is Inventory?Types of InventoryWhy do we Need Inventory?Why Else do we Hold Inventory?Costs of InventoryFinancial Costs of InventoryOrdering Costs of InventoryHolding Costs of InventoryOperational Costs of Inventory 10. Measuring Performance with Metrics /KPIsMeasuring Performance - IntroductionWhat are Metrics?Business's Perspective on PerformanceCategories of Supply Chain KPIs / MetricsSelected Metrics / KPIs for Supply ChainInventory Turns / TurnoverDays On Hand / Days Inventory OutstandingCash to Cash Cycle TimeCustomer Lead TimeOn Time In Full % (OTIF)Fill Rate %Wrap UpCongratulations

Learn how to manage your manager. In this course, adapted from the podcast How to Be Awesome at Your Job, Mary Abbajay explains how to build a good relationship with your boss.

Learn how to create and manage apps with SCCM and prepare for Microsoft certification exam 70-703. See how to deploy apps using PowerShell scripts, and deploy App-V virtual apps.

Logistics is an application-oriented discipline that guides stakeholders in reducing logistics costs, improving service quality, and ultimately advancing progress in balancing economic, ecological, and social objectives. Featuring foundational knowledge, practical relevance, concise content, innovative perspectives, and diverse methodologies, this course offers comprehensive learning experiences. We look forward to your participation!

Great leadership doesn't happen by chance—it happens by design. This course helps you create and evolve a personalized leadership checklist that keeps you focused on what matters most. You'll learn the core components of an effective checklist, from daily practices to strategic responsibilities, and how to structure them for clarity and action. Through practical tools, case examples, and hands-on activities, you'll build a Version 1 of your leadership checklist, test it against real challenges, and refine it as your role evolves.

Looking for a consistent and reliable way to install Windows applications? Learn about the Chocolatey package manager.

Explore the future of logistics in this 20-minute video presentation on connected logistics and the path to Logistics 4.0. Learn about Oracle's integrated transportation and warehouse management solutions, enhanced with intelligent applications such as IoT fleet and cargo monitoring, yard management, machine learning, scenario modeling, and digital assistants. Discover how these technologies can help achieve consistent, on-time deliveries and revolutionize supply chain management. Gain insights into the workings of machine learning in logistics, the benefits of owning the model, and the advantages of Oracle's Logistics Digital Assistant. Understand how these innovations are shaping the highway to Logistics 4.0 and transforming the industry.

Explore how supply chain management concepts and methods can be applied within dynamic, resource-constrained contexts. In this course, you will learn how to professionally plan emergency operations that deliver essential goods and services to people affected by natural disaster, epidemic, pandemic, famine, armed conflict, complex emergency, and other humanitarian crises. Course topics are also foundational for understanding how international and economic development efforts support market resilience in meeting community needs during crisis. You will apply fundamental principles and analytical models to create timely, effective, and efficient supply chain plans. You will learn about the nature of humanitarian contexts and the structure of emergency response systems in order to professionally communicate plans and coordinate operations. Principles and models in this course are adapted to apply to different planning phases: disaster preparedness, emergency response, and protracted crisis. There is growing demand for humanitarian logistics professionals given increasing climate change, conflict, social vulnerability, and supply chain complexity. This course is designed to accommodate students from various backgrounds, including those with limited supply chain or humanitarian experience. It can be an avenue into: Social impact – humanitarian action makes direct impact through tangible operations Professional engagement – course knowledge enables you to professionally interact with humanitarian organizations such as the Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, Oxfam, Mercy Corps, and World Vision; United Nations agencies such as World Food Program (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF; and national, regional, or local government emergency management agencies (e.g. FEMA), ministries or departments of public health and human services, and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). New careers – the course credential can open career opportunities in humanitarian roles such as operations/program analyst, supply chain manager, emergency manager, emergency planner, emergency program director, procurement assistant/officer, logistics assistant/officer, program assistant/officer Experienced and mid-career supply chain professionals will enjoy learning how crisis contexts challenge your instincts in applying your skills toward humanitarian causes. Humanitarian response and emergency management professionals will gain a deeper understanding of how logistics systems work and learn how to collaborate with supply chain professionals in planning a more effective response. This course is created by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, which houses the #1 ranked MIT Supply Chain Management Master’s program, and which also offers the global MITx MicroMasters credential program in Supply Chain Management.

Help your company practice more efficient delivery, distribution, and inventory control. Learn the ins and outs of logistics: a critical component of supply chain management.

Supply Chains are made up of a network of companies from the initial raw materials to the ultimate consumer of the finished product. Within this network of companies, there are three ongoing flows: products, information, and finances. To properly understand and manage the supply chain, you need to understand all the flows. If you do not consider all of the flows, you will miss opportunities or sub-optimize parts of the supply chain. The fourth of five courses in this specialization will focus on Logistics Excellence. You will learn how the outbound flow of products, information, and finances into the company facilitates the supply chain. It will consist of four modules, which will cover the following topics: core logistics elements; logistics information systems; logistics finance; and finally the capstone case study. You will have lectures, readings, and discussions with your peers for each topic, as well as a practice quiz in each lesson. At the end of each module, you can put your knowledge to the test and take a graded quiz. The Capstone Analysis module contains a real-life case analysis, as well as a supply chain management project that will enable you to be an expert on a company of your choosing.

Logistics are the first trait for a company’s success! Learn all about logistics and how you can use it to achieve every goal in your organization. Logistics encourage the efficient use of tools all along the value chain, by optimizing processes such as: Supply Manufacture Transportation Inventory Distribution In this online course you will gain a holistic view of logistics and transportation within your company, which is useful to understand how a company can thing strategically thanks to basic but essential content. All throughout this course on logistics you will explore topics such as: management processes, outsourcing and logistic suppliers, through the strengthening of knowledge which will allow you to reach the educational purposes of this course week after week.

An excellent logistics network can help ensure your company's long-term success. This course helps you understand logistics and how it impacts your company and customers.

Understand the basic requirements for conducting logistics activities internationally.

Help your company practice more efficient delivery, distribution, and inventory control. Learn the ins and outs of logistics: a critical component of supply chain management.

Understand international logistics and its management strategies Explore the importance of international logistics and develop your understanding of logistics management at a strategic level.

This course focuses on understanding why managers are crucial to team success and the positive impact they can have. It covers recognizing both effective and ineffective management behaviors and highlights the unique value managers bring to their teams.

Learn how to transition from individual contributor to Manager and Leader with confidence! What you'll learn: Welcome to your career in management. But most important…Welcome to leadership. Even for the most gifted individuals, the process of becoming a leader is a rigorous and many times an exhausting journey. The rewards, however, can be enormous. I surveyed a group of managers across many disciplines and asked the question, “As a new manager, what do you wish you learned early in your career?” What follows in this course, is a result of the responses, as well as my personal experience coaching and mentoring new managers. I will open this course by asking you to be patient with yourself. You do not develop leadership skills overnight. It takes practice, it takes trying new things, it takes making mistakes. Yes, sometimes you will fail. That is ok. It is ok to acknowledge when something doesn’t work, it is ok to celebrate and build on your successes. I have broken this course into individual modules. These are small bite sized modules that you can view either one after the other, or one at a time as you drink your morning coffee. Feel free to jump around and view the modules that are of the most importance to you. Take what works, challenge what doesn’t, try new things. I’m excited to join you in this journey. It’s time to think about success. Let’s Get Started. Welcome to your career in management. But most important…Welcome to leadership. Why did you make this big move? To grow personally and professionally? To make a difference? To lead others to realize their success? All of the above?All this, and more! Even for the most gifted individuals, the process of becoming a leader is a rigorous and many times an exhausting journey. The rewards, however, can be enormous. I surveyed a group of managers across many disciplines and asked the question, “As a new manager, what do you wish you learned early in your career?” What follows in this course, is a result of the responses, as well as my personal experience coaching and mentoring new managers. I will begin by asking you to be patient with yourself. You do not develop leadership skills overnight. It takes practice, it takes trying new things, it takes making mistakes. Yes, sometimes you will fail. That is ok. It is ok to acknowledge when something doesn’t work, it is ok to celebrate and build on your successes. I have broken this course into individual modules. These are small bite sized modules that you can view either one after the other, or one at a time as you drink your morning coffee. Feel free to jump around and view the modules that are of the most importance to you. Take what works, challenge what doesn’t, try new things.The Chapters include:Introduction to ManagementDeveloping Your Leadership StyleLeadership ResponsibilitiesLeadership CommunicationTeam DevelopmentYour Growth and DevelopmentManagers Toolkit I’m excited to join you in this journey. It’s time to think about success. Let’s Get Started.

Learn the skills you need as a middle manager, including how to build strong hybrid teams, onboard new employees, conduct performance reviews and give feedback, develop OKRs to drive business alignment, trust your teams to do their best work, build visibility online as a remote leader, and communicate across cultures virtually. After completing this learning path, advance your skills with Manage Remote and Hybrid Teams as a Senior Manager.Build strong hybrid/remote teams.Onboard new employees effectively.Create OKRs that drive alignment, autonomy, and accountability.Communicate across cultures virtually.

Learn Incoterms®2020 to solve the confusions in Exports/Imports Logistics, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management What you'll learn: Understanding different modes of International Transport and Logistics.Task Involved in Supply Chain of Goods from one country to another.Import Export Rules for smooth movement of Cargo.Learn the Incoterms ® 2020 and understand the best suited as a Exporter, Importer and TradersCargo Insurance a Tool for Risk Management in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.The Importance of Incoterms ® 2020 in Shipping , Transportation, Logistics, Trade and Commerce.Common Misconception in Procurement, Supply chain and Logistics Managers related to INCOTERMS.Effect of INCOTERMS on cargo value i.e Invoice value of the Cargo.Latest Incoterms ® 2020 rulesDoes and Don'ts of Incoterms ® 2020EXW ,FCA ,FAS ,FOB ,CFR ,CIF ,CPT ,CIP ,DDP ,DAP ,DPU Incoterms ® in DetailRemedies and Passing of Property & Risk in International Trade.Understanding Freight Prepaid and Freight Collect for Payment method.Importance of INCOTERMS in transportation and logistics This course will help you understand INTERNATIONALCOMMERCIALTERMS(Logistics Flow , Role of Incoterms in Logistics, Supply Chain, Transportation and Export Import, Understanding International Trade terms from scratch (no prior accounting, finance, Logistics and Supply Chain Management experience is required). After taking this course you will understand how to create a best deal, analyze and forecast the best set of rules for negotiation as an exporter and importer or as a freight forwarding agent to a supply chain company and make smart decisions as a Logistics and Supply Chain. By the end of this course you will also know how to negotiate on the task performed by an exporter and importer in managing Logistics and Supply Chain. By the end of this course you will also know how to Important it is to for you as a Supply Chain Manager, Logistics Manager or Export Import Company to Insure your Cargo as Risk Management is the key function in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. As Supply Chain and Logistics are the most in demand when its a Pandemic or a Catastrophe the Demand for Supply Chain Managers and Logistics managers has grown largely in last decade due to digitalization every company requires a Supply Chain or a Logistics Manager to manage their Inventory. Logistics, Supply Chain and Shipping go hand in hand. Lastly, I am teaching this course in a much more visual and entertaining way; I hope you enjoy the course as I always use an 'edutainment' and visualization teaching approach to make complex and Important topics like INCOTERMSsimple/easy to understand with more and more pictures being used to tickle your brain and help you succeed as a Supply Chain and Logistics Manager. Thanks