Supply Chain Leadership
Foundation course to earn the Supply Chain Leadership Certificate
Common senior leadership-driven objectives of 98 percent on-time customer service, 95 percent capacity utilization and 10 days of inventory may not only be challenging, but may be infeasible for the organization to achieve, given the characteristics of the manufacturing and distribution system. Learn how to quantify these trade-offs, set feasible objectives, minimize the total supply chain and improve the likelihood of achieving your plan.
Supply chains are extraordinarily complex and no single solution exists to resolve all issues that arise. This course contains no fads, no silver bullets, no three-letter acronyms and no wishful thinking. Diagnosing supply chain problems, quantifying improvement opportunities and leading improvement initiatives requires difficult data analysis, tough choices and hard work. The purpose of this course is to simplify the complicated and explore different approaches for improving business performance.
ISSUES TARGETED IN THIS COURSE
- Risk and uncertainty management
- Inventory optimization
- Performance metrics
- Production strategies
- Information Systems
Objectives and Benefits
- Integrate supply chain strategy, planning and execution
- Diagnose the root causes of poor supply chain performance
- Quantify the devastating effects of uncertainty on supply chain performance
- Develop methods for identifying organizational structure and performance metric disconnects
Day One — Foundation
- Establish essential principles of effective supply chain design, management and operation
- Define customer requirements operationally
- Understand the impact of current business process, decision process and information flows on operations
Day Two — System
- Quantify the customer service, capacity investment and inventory trade-off
- Develop an information strategy that supports operations
- Blend make-to-stock and make-to-order strategies
Day Three — Decision Making
- Customize and apply lean production principles to your environment
- Improve deficient physical processes
- Identify flawed business and informational processes
Schedule
Evening before course — Optional dinner for those arriving early
Day 1 — 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Registration and Session
Day 2 — 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Session
Day 3 — 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Session
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this course for 2.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 24 hours.