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Global Supply Chain Foundations

This course will help you develop a framework for building a competitive advantage through your supply chain. We’ll outline the scope and role of supply chain management and then dive into the major areas and processes that encompasses. If you’re looking for a thorough grounding in the most current thinking on supply chain management, this is the course for you.

This course is one of four optional courses for certification in Supply Chain Management. Even if you aren’t interested in certification, you can take this course independently.

This course is also available as a custom course on the Knoxville campus or at a location of your choice.

Supply Chain Management Certification Courses

Key Benefits


This course will help you develop a framework for building a competitive advantage through your supply chain. We’ll outline the scope and role of supply chain management and then dive into the major areas and processes that encompasses.

You’ll be an active participant in the class, which uses a balance of theory and applied exercises to teach important concepts. We’ll cover the following critical topics:
  • Sourcing
  • Operations
  • Warehousing and distribution
  • Transportation
  • Customer service quality
  • Information technology tools
  • Agility
  • Risk
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Security and compliance
  • The importance and valuation of information technology investments
You’ll leave this course with a strong foundation in supply chain concepts that will translate to improved performance for your organization.

If you’re pursuing certification, a knowledge assessment (a test or other assignment) will be given after you complete the course.

Intended Audience


Executives and managers who have experience in the traditional business functions (finance, production, marketing, sales, accounting, engineering, logistics) but want to add to their knowledge of how these functions work together within the company and across companies in the supply chain.

Experienced managers and executives (even within logistics)—with or without a graduate business degree—should consider adding this expertise in supply chain management to their personal education.

Duration/Dates


2 ½ days

May 1—3, 2013

Faculty


Randy Bradley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Supply Chain Information Management
Kenneth Petersen, Ph.D., Professor of Logistics and J.H. Dove Professor of Logistics
Wendy Tate, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Logistics

Cost


$3,150 ($3,050 for CSCMP members; $2,677 for UT Supply Chain Forum members)

$1,575 if repeating the course

Cost of the program includes . . .
  • Most meals
  • Single-room hotel lodging
  • On-campus transportation
  • Materials/simulations
  • Professional education credits, where applicable
Preferred pricing is available for multiple attendees from the same organization, current students and alumni of the Executive-Level MBA programs, and individuals who qualify for our General Services Agency (GSA) tuition rates. Note: if you qualify for GSA tuition rates, meals and lodging will be billed separately.

Visit our preferred pricing page or call +1 (865) 974-5001 for more information.