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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify supply chainrelationships
  2. Technology used to maintain a customer focussed supply chain is confirmed
  3. Level of responsibility and authority to manage a customer focussed supply chain is confirmed
  4. Establish customer services plan
  5. Fulfillment model, including delivery options for customer purchases, is determined
  6. Customer services plan, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), is aligned to the supply chain's business strategy
  7. Policies, procedures, processes and data requirements to support the customer service plan are implemented
  8. Customer services plan and KPIs are communicated to supply chain stakeholders
  9. Ensure customer engagement
  10. Customer support, including digital onboarding processes and procedures, is monitored
  11. Data from customers and suppliers' is collated and analysed, in accordance with supply chain procedures
  12. Customer feedback and complaints, including returns, are tracked and resolved, in accordance with customer service policies and procedures
  13. Supply planning and demand forecasting is monitored using approved methods and tools
  14. Reviewcustomer focussedsupply chainoutcomes
  15. Report on customer focussed supply chain outcomes is prepared and presented to approved stakeholders
  16. Continuous improvement actions that support a customer focussed supply chain are documented

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes

aligning customer service plan to supply chain’s business strategy

collating and analysing customer and suppliers' data

confirming fulfilment model including customer delivery options

determining stakeholder, customer relationships and flow of information

documenting continuous improvement actions

ensuring policies, procedures, processes and data requirements are aligned to the customer service plan and customer focussed supply chain outcomes

establishing and communicating customer service plan and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to stakeholders

identifying customer requirements

maintaining customer support including digital onboarding processes and procedures

monitoring supply planning and demand forecasting using approved methods and tools

reviewing and reporting on customer service plan and KPI outcomes

tracking and addressing customer feedback and complaints including returns

using two way real time communication methods and tools

working with digital technology in supply chains.


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and includes knowledge of

circular economy principles in relation to addressing sustainable practices in customer focussed supply chains

continuous improvement principles

customer focussed supply chains

customer requirements

customer service plans and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

customer support including digital onboarding processes and procedures

data collation and analysis

demand and supply forecasting methods and tools

digital technology used in supply chains

fulfillment models and delivery options

methods for customer engagement

policies, procedures and processes for a customer focussed supply chains

resolution methods for customer feedback, complaints and returns

review and report requirements

stakeholder, customer relationship and flow of information mapping

stakeholders in digital supply chains

supply chain’s business strategy

two way communication methods and tools.