Organization
Supply Chain & Inventory · Category Management & E-Commerce · Coaching & Communication
A recorded course for pharmacists that brings together the management and people skills of modern pharmacy practice: controlling inventory with ABC analysis, EOQ, reorder points and safety stock, responding to stockouts, expiry, cold-chain excursions and drug shortages, managing pharmacy categories and the digital shelf, and building coaching and communication skills with patients and teams.
This course includes 8 modules, 11 lessons, and 9:18 hours of materials.
The pharmacy supply chain as a patient-safety system, inventory functions and costs, ABC analysis, EOQ, demand forecasting and reorder point with safety stock.
Storage zones, FEFO and cold chain, supply chain technology and KPIs, the bullwhip effect, and real cases of drug shortage and expiry loss.
Moving beyond ABC to value, criticality and risk; root causes of stockouts and expiry; supplier scorecards; the supply risk map; and the first 30 minutes of a cold-chain excursion.
Emerging trends (AI forecasting, 2D barcodes, exception management, sustainability), a 72-hour shortage stress test and a 30-day improvement plan.
Category as a business mindset, strategic category roles (traffic builders, profit generators, transaction builders, seasonal/specialty), shopper centricity and the 8-step ECR model.
Online category management and the digital shelf, predictive analytics, assortment rationalization, value-based pricing and omni-channel consistency.
How categories drive traffic, conversion and margin online, the margin vs traffic balance, the assortment pyramid, and online visual merchandising.
Taxonomy and filters, hero vs long-tail SKUs, private label, SEO-driven categories, price ladders, bundles, conversion rate optimization and retention.
What coaching is, the core principle of self-directed learning, and the seven principles of coaching.
Characteristics of a good coach, listening and questioning, building rapport, coaching techniques and the principles of effective feedback.
Assertiveness and responsiveness, and how to recognize, influence and work with the four styles: Analytical, Driver, Expressive and Amiable.
15 multiple-choice questions covering pharmacy supply chain and inventory management, strategic category management, e-commerce category marketing, healthcare coaching and communication styles. Choose the single best answer for each question.
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