Certificate Programs
Our offerings allow every member of the supply chain industry significant opportunities to improve corporate profitability and return on assets.
Advanced Product Safety Management
The overall goals of the course are to assist safety professionals in the development of tools and techniques to improve their ability to support their companies. Follow-up programs in the future will offer updated information about changes in the product safety profession and regulatory environment. This first level certification will establish basic rules and generally accepted processes in the product safety field. Once codified, they can be improved and amended to recognize changes in regulation and knowledge.
Advanced Supply Chain Management Program
The Advanced Supply Chain Management Certificate Program, managed by the Center for Supply Chain Management offers comprehensive management development techniques/tools for professionals involved in inventory management, purchasing, warehousing/transportation, project management, and lean principles in the overall supply chain pipeline.
Change Management Program
As organizations continue to evolve and adapt to remain competitive, they need better strategies for managing change. This Change Management Certificate program will cover the concepts of managing planned change, the main “derailers” of change efforts, and how to make change more successful in organizations.
International Trade Management Program
The International Trade Management in the Supply Chain Certificate program is designed to meet the needs of companies that do business in an international environment. The program includes key topics from areas such as compliance, the legal environment, risk management, security, and global operations. The program consists of a set of core courses and an applied project to complete the Certificate requirements. This program uses an applied knowledge instructional approach to deliver the maximum value to students and employers.
Lean Logistics Program
A goal of Lean Logistics (“Lean”) is to eliminate waste, decrease work-in-process inventories, and, in turn, decrease process and manufacturing lead-times, which should ultimately increase supply chain velocity and flow. Supply chain velocity and flow is paramount to Lean Thinking, as the ultimate goal of Lean is to improve organizational effectiveness and profitability.
Project Management Program
The supply chain environment is complex (with many elements and many organizations), and successfully implementing change in such an environment requires greater clarity, forethought, planning and oversight in execution. Supply chain management strategies involving change are often implemented through specific projects.
Supply Chain Management Program
The Supply Chain Management Certificate program is designed to meet the needs of companies and professionals with a significant focus on strategic procurement and purchasing. The program concentrates on key topics such as contracts, negotiations, risk management, and strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management.The program consists of a set of core Supply Management courses and an applied project to complete the Certificate requirements.This program uses a sophisticated, applied knowledge instructional approach to deliver the maximum value to Certificate candidates and employers.
Supply Chain Management 101
The major objective of this workshop is to introduce basic supply chain tools that have been used in industries, public sectors, health care areas and other fields. It has been known from research studies that strategic use of supply chain tools has a significant impact on financial statements. This workshop attempts to demonstrate the link between successful use of supply chain principles and tools and the financial performance of firms.