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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Certificate
New online format available.
The purchasing and supply chain management function integrates the activities that procures materials, transforms them into final products, and delivers them to customers. These activities include the traditional purchasing function, along with additional activities that are important in the relationships with suppliers, distributors, and customers. Internally, supply chain managers work with the operations, engineering, distribution, information systems, purchasing, marketing, and finance functions, sharing forecast, customer service, design and production information. Externally, supply chain managers concentrate on building a high performing supply base that focuses on maximizing value to the ultimate customer while maintaining speed, flexibility, efficiency, and responsiveness. Perhaps the most important aspect of supply chain management is the focus on understanding and incorporating the needs of your customers into the operations of your organization. Supply chain management professionals must develop and maintain the tools necessary to manage the supply chain and to maximize the performance of their organizations. They must understand and integrate such key skills as lean and agile manufacturing, supplier and customer relationships, e-commerce and information technology, and decision support systems. In addition, the use of communication and collaboration, negotiation, contracting, and teambuilding are skills that enhance the effectiveness of the supply chain management process.
New online format available, click below for online and on-ground program dates.
 Who Should Attend
The 12 Week Curriculum
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