A Complete Package
This Supply Chain Leadership course provides a complete package of education, application, and coaching which will arm you with the knowledge required to lead supply chain organizations.
Whether 100% online, or employing the “flipped classroom,” this course is extremely effective in teaching participants the best practices and emerging trends in supply chain leadership.
Leveraging a powerful, yet easy to navigate, learning management system, this course provides a variety of educational techniques. Examples include video presentations, articles, podcasts, discussion forums, and a team-based project.
Three Options
- 100% online, for 7 weeks, with weekly student team meetings and a weekly check-in with the instructor and coach
- Blended, or flipped classroom approach, with online and 7 half-day in-person coaching and instruction sessions
- Customized programs for organizations with 8 to 16 candidates – your chance to learn, debate, and begin making immediate improvements
One Hot Topic
A recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek states that “one of the hottest tickets in business schools these days isn’t consulting jobs or investment banking positions; it’s a job that wasn’t on the radar just a few years ago: supply chain management.”
A study by the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics declares “nearly 200,000 U.S. supply chain management jobs will go unfilled each year through 2018 for lack of qualified talent.”
What’s Involved
This course has everything you need:
- A package of online tools you will access through a state-of-the-art learning management system
- Assignments you will need to complete every week for online and every other week for the blended approach
- Multiple rounds of The Fresh Connection, an interactive team-based business simulation where you will make strategic executive-level decisions in a high-pressure environment
- Assessments you can use to identify improvement opportunities for your organization
- Coaching from an instructor at every step along the way; you will not be alone on this journey of discovery
- A certificate of completion you can frame and display for all to see
Your time investment will need to be about 8 to 12 hours per week.
Prerequisite
Supply Chain Management is required.
The Fresh Connection
The Fresh Connection is a team-based business simulation which provides an exceptional means for learning how to lead a business by practicing collaboration and consensus building:
- Teams of four collaborate to save a failing company
- Each team member selects one of four functional roles: sales, purchasing, operations, or supply chain
- Participants learn best practices and emerging trends through hands-on experience
- Collaboration and consensus building skills are developed as teams compete across multiple rounds
- Leadership and presentation skills are demonstrated as teams report their performance to a board of directors
The successful team will craft the best strategy and align all four functional disciplines. Winning is about generating the best ROI for the business while meeting your own key performance indicators.
Learn more about The Fresh Connection.
7 Modules
1. Strategy Execution
2. Strategic Sourcing
3. Network Optimization
4. Risk Management
5. Performance Management
6. Integrated Business Planning
7. Advanced Topics
Module 1
Strategy Execution
4 Roles of Leadership
Six Disciplines
Strategic Inititives
Organizational Assessment
Project Champions
Module 2
Strategic Sourcing
Critical Goods & Services
Supplier Selection
Relationship Management
Supplier Scorecard
Collaboration Projects
Module 3
Network Optimization
Estimating ROI
Linear Regression
Data Requirements
Network Modeling
Improvement Projects
Module 4
Risk Management
Supply Chain Risk
Risk Analysis
Creating Resilience
Business Continuity
Self-assessment
Module 5
Performance Management
Balanced Scorecard
Driving the Right Behavior
Root Cause Analysis
Emerging Measurements
Supply Chain Visibility
Module 6
Integrated Business Planning
Business Planning Maturity Model
Leadership Responsibilities
Gaining Consensus
Self-Assessment
Role of Supply Chain Leaders
Module 7
Advanced Topics
Carbon Footprint
Improvement Programs
Digital Supply Chains
Talent Needs & Availability
Megatrends
Support
You won't be alone:
- Participants have telephone, email, and online support to discuss progress
- Instructors are experienced experts able to help participants respond to challenges
- The learning management system is easy to navigate and includes an extensive "help" feature
- Materials include templates and samples which significantly enhance effectiveness
- Online discussion forums allow students to engage one another and build a support community
Who Should Attend Supply Chain Management?
- Future leaders in the field of supply chain management
- Current leaders seeking to stay current with best practices and emerging trends
- Individuals who manage collaboration activities with customers or suppliers
- Information technology professionals who build and support the systems used to manage supply chains
- Financial professionals who analyze and report on supply chain activities which impact the balance sheet and income statement
- Human resource specialists who recruit for relevant positions and support training, retention, and career development programs
- Those who will lead improvement initiatives such as a lean transformation or carbon reduction program
This course is ideal for those with an undergraduate degree and three or more years experience in one or more roles relating to sales, customer service, operations, logistics, procurement, scheduling, information technology, finance, human resources, or continuous improvement.
For those with advanced degrees, professional certifications, or extensive experience, this course is a great way to gain a deeper understanding of the imperative for alignment across all functional areas. The assignments provide an excellent opportunity for leaders to discuss best practices and emerging trends with their team.
Public Classes for Supply Chain Management
Pricing is $1,500 for 100% online classes and $1,800 for a flipped classroom approach which includes 7 half-day in-person coaching and instruction sessions.
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Private Classes
Contact us to discuss bringing this course to your organization.
We can help educate your team and get everyone on the same page and pulling in the right direction.
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