A Complete Package
This Supply Chain Management course provides a complete package of education, application, and coaching which will arm you with the knowledge required to work more effectively with customers, suppliers, and coworkers.
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 management.
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.

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. Competitive Advantage
2. Creating Alignment
3. Demand Management & Customer Service
4. Supply Management & Capacity Planning
5. Material Planning & Procurement
6. Supply Chain Echelons
7. Supply Chain Strategy
Module 1
Competitive Advantage
What is Supply Chain Management?
Supply and Value Chains
Common Calculations
Competition
Order Winning
Module 2
Creating Alignment
Bullwhip Effect
Collaboration
Gaining Consensus
Sales & Operations Planning
Team Development
Module 3
Demand Management & Customer Service
Types of Demand
Safety Stock
Demand Forecasting
Demand Management
Customer Service

Module 4
Supply Management & Capacity Planning
Types of Supply
Supply Planning
Master Scheduling
Detail Scheduling
Capacity Planning
Module 5
Material Planning & Procurement
Types of Inventory
Order Quantities
Material Planning
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Management
Module 6
Supply Chain Echelons
Manufacturing
Warehousing
Transportation
Retail
Reverse Logistics
Module 7
Supply Chain Strategy
Developing a Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Maturity Models
Risk Management
Reward Ceremony
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?
- Anyone who comes into contact with customers or suppliers
- Anyone who impacts the flow of materials, services, or information
- Those with experience seeking to learn about best practices and emerging trends
- 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 be part of improvement initiatives such as a lean transformation or implementing an ERP system
- Those just getting started in the field of supply chain management or a related discipline
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 $1,200 for 100% online classes and $1,500 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.
Please send an email to Transformance Advisors.