Description
The Certificate in Supply Chain Management program is designed to enable new and experienced middle managers, to develop the skills and knowledge to manage the procurement, storage and inventory, and logistics within the organization. You will learn how to xxxxxxx, develop and control xxxxxx, plan for and manage the physical resources (materials, facilities and equipment), and develop and manage xxxxxx plans, and manage supply chain risk.
PROGRAM DETAILS
- Level: Middle and Senior Managers
- Courses: 5 (see course details below)
- Learning: On Demand 24/7
- CPD Hours: 100 Hours (each course takes approx. 20 hours to complete)
- Duration: 3 Months
- Certification: GMA Professional Credentials
Key Benefits
On completing the Professional Certificate in Operations Management, you will acquire the skills and knowledge to significantly enhance management of the xxxxxx
Program Content
This Certificate in Supply Chain Management program comprises the following courses:
COURSE 1: PROCUREMENT FUNDAMENTALS
This course is designed to provide an overview of the tasks associated with the procurement withing the supply chain function. It is designed for those who are interested in developing their knowledge of procurement and supply and for those who are new to this field of work. The focus is on developing knowledge of core concepts and ideas as well as to the terminology used in procurement and supply.
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COURSE 2: MATERIALS AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
In this course, you will learn how to identify the physical resource needs of your business, coordinate the purchase of materials and equipment, and how to plan for and maintain the required stock levels to ensure efficient operations, and the core principles of stock control. This will also involve understanding the processes required for maintenance of resources and the security of supply. In addition, you will learn about systems used to tracking inventory, the allocation of resources, resource location/history and the utilization of resources to meet agreed operational targets.
COURSE 3: SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
This course will provide you with an in-depth insight into the theory, problems, solutions, and best practices of supply chain management, the practical skills and knowledge so that you learn how to support production operations, forecast demand, supply chain planning, and the best practices used in managing the supply chains to meet agreed operational targets.
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COURSE 4: LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
This course provides an in depth introduction to logistics and transportation management, transportation planning, tracking and tracing technologies, and material, distribution and capacity planning. Additionally, you will learn about the current trends of logistics and transportation management, different modes of transportation, including ocean freight, and air Freight. You will also learn about international logistics, and best practices and documentation involved in freight forwarding. importing and exporting in Logistics management, container shipping, FCL and LCL Shipment.
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COURSE 5: MANAGING QUALITY AND SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABILITY
This course is designed for middle and senior managers, and operations professionals seeking to learn techniques and practices to improve the productivity of their teams and establish a continuous focus on increasing efficiency and effectiveness. You will learn how apply planning and workforce management techniques to optimize the use of labor and the use of capital. You will also learn how to help your employees learn and practice the tools, techniques and working processes required to achieve high productivity.
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Skills / Knowledge
On completion of the Certificate in Supply Chain Management program, you will be able to:
- Develop comprehensive operational plans
- Align operations with business plans
- Develop aligned team performance plans
- Identify physical resources requirements
- Use capacity planning to inform target setting
- Develop asset utilization targets
- Assess capacity in resource allocation
- Understand how to align procurement with operations planning
- Manage security of resources
- Identify maintenance requirements in operations planning
- Set plans for improving operational efficiency
- develop operational performance measures
- delegate work effectively
- Deploy operational controls to improve accountability
- apply risk management in planning and manage operations
- identify and plan for operational risks
- apply structured risk identification and assessment
- apply appropriate risk treatment to operations
- implement appropriate risk control measures
- identify causes of poor productivity
- measure productivity in the workplace
- apply Hoshin Kanri principles in the workplace
- identify actions to improve workforce productivity
- know how to achieve economies of scale
Certification
Professional Credential Awards
CPD Certificates – On completion of each course in the program, you will be able to download and print a Course Completion Certificate, detailing your Continuing Professional Development Credits.
Digital Credentials – On successful completion of all your courses, you will receive an email with a link to your Digital Credentials. These will include your Digital Badge and Digital Certificate.
Social Share – You will be able to share your digital credentials on LinkedIn and other social media platforms.
