Program Objectives

Achieving Supply Chain Transformation shows how the best-in-class companies adapt their supply chains to the changing environment to improve their competitive position.

This program will help you gain an in-depth understanding of the critical elements of adaptive supply chain management through a business model we call pico^TM. Using the pico^TMmodel, you will learn how to optimize three critical metrics while identifying supply chain capabilities for exploitation:

• profit margin
• cash to cash cycle time (working capital)
• customer response time

Who Should Attend?

This program is for supply chain leaders, general managers, and executives who are or will be playing a leadership role in helping their organizations respond to change and develop adaptive and flexible supply chains.

Program Benefits

• Identify supply chain capabilities for transformation
• Understand the critical elements of successful supply chains
• Recognize how successful companies have transformed their supply chains
• Apply the pico^TM model to your firm's situation
• Overcome barriers to change and create a more productive culture within your supply chain organization
• Become a champion and leader for transforming business practices and processes to remain adaptable to market demands.

Program Content

Transformation Strategy and Change Management — What are the key factors for successful companies in managing change and what strategies do they utilize?

Supply Chain Transformation Case — How did a Fortune 100 company transform its supply chain to significantly reduce cost and improve customer service?

Change Leadership — Develop a framework in your organization for accelerated change and understand the need for preparing for the unexpected.

Information Technology — Properly-utilized information technology can help facilitate and implement changes in the supply chain along with improving efficiency and effectiveness.

Assessing Transformation Results — Companies need to be able to measure the outcomes of process and information systems changes that are made in the interest of improvement and continually assess the performance of their supply chain.

Case Study and Experiential Learning — A team-analysis approach will be used in the program to allow participants to test what they have learned when applied against a company's actual experience.

Faculty Leaders

Achieving Supply Chain Transformation 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

John Coyle

Faculty Leaders

David Demers
Sam Dragotta
Paul Strzelec
Albert Vicere

Related Programs

Additional Supply Chain Offerings Include:

• Essentials of Supply Chain Management covers topics for building maximum efficiency through better reporting and measurement systems.
  
  
• Processes and Tools for Supply Chain Success covers the latest technology and methods for defining, analyzing, and making recommendations for performance improvements.
  
  
• Designing and Leading Competitive Supply Chains covers developing supply chain systems that support organizational strategy.
  
  
• Applying Lean Principles Across the Supply Chain introduces a systemic approach for applying Lean thinking to supply chain challenges. Focuses on principles, tools, and application of strategy for greater speed and efficiency. This program addresses the enterprise view as well as the emerging challenges of aligning trading partners with Lean supply chain implementation initiatives.
  
  

There is no prerequisite for attending any of these programs. An Executive Programs representative will be happy to help you select the appropriate program for your current level of responsibility.

This program is cosponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professional.

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
333 East Butterfield Road, Suite 140
Lombard, IL 60148
630-574-0985
FAX: 630-574-0989

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