Supply Chain Management Course

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.

The curriculum for this class includes topics required by those seeking to leverage 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, and discussion forums.

Two Options for Supply Chain Management

100% online, with 24/7 access to the learning management system and optional check-ins with your instructor
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: “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.”

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
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

For most people, the time investment will be about 8 to 12 hours per week for 7 weeks.

Prerequisite for Supply Chain Management

None.

what's included in a supply chain course?

“After a couple of months, the return on our training investment, with Transformance Advisors, has been realized multiple times over.”

Marshall Bowen, Process Improvement Manager

Cabela's

“Quinlan Executive Education has appreciated the opportunity to partner with the Transformance Advisors team in the design and delivery of a extremely successful supply chain management program for one of our key corporate clients.”

Catherine Jones, Director of Executive Education

Loyola University Chicago

“The team from Transformance Advisors could not have been more flexible and adaptable in helping us deliver a customized supply chain management program for one of our corporate clients.”

Kristi Hodges, Associate Director of Executive Education

Loyola University Chicago

“The lean certification program, from Transformance Advisors, will make a huge impact for the better on the quality of your work. It will help you transform your company.”

Trevor Zylstra, Chief Operating Officer

SparkFun Electronics

“Transformance Advisors has a fantastic lean program which is very comprehensive and engaging. The course includes in-depth discussions which frequently lead to highly interactive debates and sharing of experiences from 100% of the attendees.”

Brent Rollman, Operations Manager

Professional Financial Specialists

“The lean training, from Transformance Advisors, is a great resource for making your lean transformation.”

Patrick Looby, Director of Supply Chain

Ice Mobility

“Transformance Advisors has an excellent lean certification program. Great interactive discussions on material and application by students and instructors.”

Kevin Oliver, Vice President and General Manager

Springs Fabrication - Advanced Technology Group

“Mike Loughrin is an excellent instructor who gets all participants engaged in discussions and the thought processes regarding lean practices.”

Curtis Baker, Operations Manager

Mount Sopris Instruments

“I’ve been doing lean work in one form or another for almost 10 years. During the lean certification program, I discovered refined approaches and new viewpoints around every corner. I highly recommend this program to any lean practitioner.”

Shane Coffey, Manufacturing Engineer

MKS Instruments

“We met my goal to achieve a 50% reduction in the time spent by our management team in the weekly production meeting.”

Brandan Greeley, Supply Chain Specialist

Wolf Robotics

“The Supply Chain Management program, from Loyola University Chicago, in collaboration with Transformance Advisors, opened our eyes to relevant industry best practices. We shared this knowledge with our S&OP stakeholders and made exciting improvements to our process.”

Jessie Luchsinger, Director of Sales and Operations Planning

Constellation Brands

“The lean training program, from Transformance Advisors, provides a comprehensive set of tools and techniques which will help you implement lean in any organization.”

Bruce Gibson, Operations Supervisor

Woodward

“Transformance Advisors makes a polarizing topic, lean, into a fun and understandable philosophy which can easily be adapted to any area within any organization.”

Trevor Hobson, Manufacturing Engineer

Lexmark International

“The lean training program, from Transformance Advisors, is highly interactive and the instructors are excellent. We were able to learn and apply the knowledge to real life projects while engaging with like-minded participants from other companies.”

Annaliesa Garner, Project Manager

Cabela’s

“The lean training program, from Transformance Advisors, has an excellent balance of theory and practice. The instructors go the extra mile to help students achieve their projects and goals.”

Andre Geertsema, Software Engineer

Lexmark International

“The lean training program, from Transformance Advisors, far exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend the course to anyone who is serious about eliminating waste and driving organizational change.”

Brent Sagehorn, Issue Resolution Manager

Cabela’s CLUB

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

“I really enjoyed the Supply Chain Management course from Transformance Advisors. It was great to step back from the daily grind to learn about best practices and then challenge ourselves to apply the concepts in our organization.”

Sandy Rose, Planning Manager

APW Wyott

“The Supply Chain Management program, from Loyola University Chicago, in collaboration with Transformance Advisors was an awesome experience. The faculty was extremely knowledgeable in all facets of supply chain and helped those new to the material, like myself, get acclimated to the supply chain real-world environment.”

Ramon Villanueva, Supply Coordinator

Constellation Brands

“The Supply Chain Management course was an outstanding opportunity to enhance my career as shipping coordinator. I now have a very strong understanding of the whole supply chain process. I really enjoyed this course!”

Hope Cook, Shipping Coordinator

SKF Aerospace Sealing Solutions

“I recommend the Supply Chain Management course to people, like me, who are senior operations leaders responsible for ensuring their processes are leveraging best practices and staying current with new developments and emerging trends.”

Thom Mandl, President

Pelsue

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

Who Should Attend Supply Chain Management?

This program is designed for all types of individuals working in, or near, the supply chain processes for any organization.

Examples include:

Anyone who comes into contact with customers or suppliers
Anyone who impacts the flow of materials, services, or information
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
Those with experience seeking to learn about best practices and emerging trends

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.

“The quality of information provided in the Supply Chain Management course, from Transformance Advisors, was key to our experience. It was presented in a way which allowed our team to immediately incorporate improvements into our business analysis and sales presentation processes.”

Jim Fussell, Executive Vice President

eShipping

“The Supply Chain Management course is much more relevant for today’s organizations than other courses I have taken in the past. The course provided me with the knowledge organizations were asking for during my search for a new job.”

Kristina Bozzer, Sr Production Planner