Essentials of Supply Chain Management
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A joint venture with Smeal College of Business' Center for Supply Chain Research
Cosponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Cosponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Demonstrate your achievement in mastering the global body of supply chain knowledge by earning a supply chain certificate from the #1 ranked school in the field. Complete multiple supply chain offerings and receive a Certificate in Supply Chain Management or Leadership from the Center for Supply Chain Research, a top-5 national leader in supply chain research and practices.
Program Objectives
Are you charged with keeping your organization's supply chain operating at full throttle? If so, you know that much can be gained—both competitively and financially—from running a well-oiled machine. Supply chains are complex interactions of materials, products, processes, and information that need to be synchronized across time and geography. Essentials of Supply Chain Management delivers the essential competencies required for expert management of these diverse pieces on a regional or global scale.
Who Should Attend?
This program is for managers who are new to supply chain processes and searching for best practices in their area of responsibility. Those who work as functional counterparts in finance, information systems, manufacturing or marketing will also benefit.
Program Benefits
Upon completion of Essentials of Supply Chain Management, you will be qualified to:
- Integrate all functions along the chain through shared objectives
- Develop common performance matrices
- Improve customer satisfaction through shorter delivery times, maximizing capital turnover
- Use information technology to enhance performance
- Work effectively in alliances and partnerships of the extended supply chain
Program Content
Global Supply Chain Management
- Defining the Supply Chain
- Scope of Logistics Activities
- Systems Perspective of the Supply Chain
- Market Demands and Corporate Expectations
Supply Chain Strategies
- Link Between Business Strategy and Logistics
- Motivational and Leadership Technologies
- Value Chain Analysis
- Competing on Speed, Flexibility, Responsiveness, Quality, and Value-Added Services
- Competing Through Alliances
Supply Chain Partnerships
- Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
- Characteristics of Partnerships
- Current Research and "Best Practices"
- Shared Use of Technologies
- Factors Leading to Partnership Satisfaction
Information Technology and the Supply Chain
- The Role of Information Technology (IT) in the Supply Chain
- Innovative Technologies and Their Uses
- IT and Supply Chain Integration
Supply Chain Components and Tools
- Inventory Management Throughout the Chain
- Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
- Manufacturing/Distribution Resource Planning
Creating and Measuring Logistics Value
- Relationship Between Logistics and Customer Satisfaction
- Methodologies for Measuring Effectiveness
- Integrated Logistics Simulation
"One of the best logistics courses I've attended! The faculty/presenters were well prepared and professional. The material was grounded in theory and full of examples and practical application. The facilities and hospitality were five star from arrival to departure! The examples of similarities in the business and defense industry were enlightening for all attendees. If this course can be expanded, I would highly recommend it; the value added for professional development, relevance to current issues, and application to daily business challenges is tremendous. A First Class Operation!"
Lt.Col. J. Reggie Hall
Executive Officer to the Assistant,
Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics
Value Created for You and Your Company
From program design to delivery, we carefully orchestrate all factors to maximize your personal and professional development. Penn State faculty present the most current methodologies and research. Corporate faculty provide benchmark practices and timely insight on contemporary issues.
Essentials of Supply Chain Management also includes a valuable supply chain simulation exercise called LINKS. LINKS encompasses all major supply chain elements: suppliers, manufactures, distributors, retailers, and end-users. In a non-threatening but competitive environment, participant "firms" apply newly learned program concepts to manufacturing, distributing, and selling the "product" in three regional markets. Your firm is responsible for high-level generated demand decisions, information technology, and research studies to ensure that supply chain management is well-positioned within enterprise-wide management considerations. Your goal is to improve your firm's overall financial, operating, and market performance.
Faculty Leaders
Essentials of Supply Chain Management instructors include world-class faculty leaders from Penn State and other leading institutions, as well as supply chain professionals. Each instructor has an extensive background in research and consulting, and in educating executives. Each brings to the classroom best-practice tools and implementation processes for achieving world-class results.
Faculty Director
Faculty Leaders from Smeal College of Business
John J. Coyle
William L. Grenoble III
Robert A. Novack
Susan B. Purdum
Faculty Leaders from Business and Industry
Paul M. Avampato
Michael K. Gray
Andrew Helveston
Scott Stephens
For more information contact:
Penn State Executive Programs
Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University
382 Business Building
University Park, PA 16802-3603
Phone: 814-865-3435
Fax: 814-865-3372
On the Web:
http://www.smeal.psu.edu/psep/index.html
Email: psep@psu.edu
