CERTIFIED IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (CSCM)

CERTIFIED in SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (CSCM)

 

Effective supply chain management has become a crucial cornerstone to secure competitive advantage.  It often allows making dramatic improvements in cost, productivity and customer service. To perform as an effective supply chain manager requires a good understanding of the different elements of the supply chain, as well as an understanding of the end-to-end flow and the dynamics between the different players. This course covers the fundamental elements of managing supply chains and provides an update on recent techniques and tools to optimize your supply chain.  Following the course will provide you with the level of expertise required to progress your career in supply chain.

This course is provided by academics in the area together with professional experts from the industry. It provides a unique opportunity to get the expertise and update on the newest features in supply chains together with the practical experience of implementation in the industry.
After the courses, the participants are required to work on a case project in their own company.  It enables to put the lessons learned into  practice in their own company’s environment. This brings an immediate value for the company and offers a return on investment made by sending their high potential people to the course.

THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR

  • Individuals, who do (or will) take on responsibilities in supply chain with already a first experience in the field and want to evolve to the next level.
  • Individuals moving to supervision or managerial roles in supply chain.
  • Managers in a function at the interface between the Supply Chain and other departments

COURSES PRINCIPLES

  • Opportunity for networking and student interaction
  • Mix of Academic and Professional lecturers
  • The Supply Chain Management Certification is an excellent preparation to the ELA certificate exam
  • Prepares for the APICS CSCP and CPIM certification programs.

FOLDER

TEACHERS

PICS is known for its excellent teaching staff with a mixture of academics and experienced practitioners.

  • Prof. dr. ir. Luc CHALMET, Antwerp Management School
  • Prof. dr. Robert BOUTE, Vlerick Management School
  • Dominiek CALLEWIER, Managing director AVC Doors/Stairs/Walls
  • Prof. dr. ir. Hendrik VANMAELE, University Gent, Managing director Möbius
  • Olivier CORLUY, Managing Director Xeleos Consulting
  • Prof. Pierre SEMAL, UCL
  • Prof. dr. Nico VANDAELE, KU Leuven

HOW TO GAIN YOUR “CERTIFIED IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT”- CERTIFICATE ?

  • It is mandatory to take the fundamentals course, at least one module and present a case.
  • The fundamentals are taught in Dutch and French. The modules are given in English.
  • The 5-days Fundamentals course are open to everyone. The modules require having followed the fundamentals course or obtained the CPIM certificate.

FUNDAMENTALS COURSE

  • 5 day training with no prerequisites

Course summary

  • The Fundamentals course presents the core concepts of operations and supply chain management. It introduces the major tools to improve the performance of all operations processes along the entire supply chain.  The attention goes to the distinct processes governing the flow of goods and the flow of information: planning, sourcing, production and distribution, and its interaction with other functional departments (sales and finance) and with suppliers and customers. Different key operational dimensions are analyzed such as inventory management, capacity  management and flow time management. We study the effect of variability on process performance and the managerial levers for planning and control. All this needs to be evaluated on an economic and financial level (e.g. profitability or Return on Invested Capital). Our objective is to show how managers can design and control their operations to improve the performance of any business process and we formulate implications for managerial actions to enhance both operational and financial performance.

Course content description

  • Day 1 : Supply Chain Fundamentals – March 13,  2013

In order to strengthen the competitive position of your organization, it is key to manage the flow of goods and information throughout the entire supply chain. In this module we present the supply chain fundamentals: the characteristics of the flows, their integration and the terms for  continuous improvement. We introduce the fundamental process measures that affect the operational and supply chain performance. These elements will serve as structure of the course. The relation between throughput, inventory and lead time (feature for every process inside the company) is analyzed and the impact of process improvements on financial aspects will be addressed. We focus on the dynamics that supply chains faces when dealing with customers (and customers’ customers) on the one hand, and suppliers (and suppliers’ suppliers) on the other. We highlight potential problems, their causes, and formulate managerial implications to improve supply chain management. This is illustrated with a simulation game.

  • Day 2 : Inventory Management & Forecasting – March 20, 2013

For most of the companies and sectors, the forecasting of the demand of the market is the starting element for a vast range of processes in the supply chain. A good forecast significantly reduces uncertainty and allows to also significantly reducing buffers. Inventory Management: even though expensive and in need of drastic reduction, stock stays a necessary evil. In this session techniques will be presented to determine inventory parameters. EOQ’s, safety stock, re-order point … and the influencing parameters in the different environments will be discussed.

  • Day 3 : Integrated Planning & ERP – March 27, 2013

We address the essentials of managing the physical and informational flows in any operations system. Focus is on the way an ERP (integratedplanning) system works in order to balance the resources with the (expected) demand. Planning needs to define the future needs for necessary resources (staff, buildings, machines, materials, cash,…). The basic hierarchical approach of planning supposes definition of resources and their level of use and needs to answer the basic questions for any element in the chain: what, how much and when to deliver, to make, to procure?
An ERP simulation exercise is used to demonstrate the general planning concepts (SOP, Master Plan, Materials management, Capacity management, Scheduling and Sequencing, Sourcing, Operations Control) using a didactic ERP software. This will be the starting point to discover the role of such systems, their possibilities and limits in the context of a dynamic company with its complexity and uncertainty.

  • Day 4 : Lead Time and Capacity Management – April 17, 2013

This session provides insight in the prime determinants of lead times and capacity management. The theory of constraints is developed to enable organisations to improve information or product flows in a service or manufacturing context. Bottlenecks can be related to resources, but also due to organizational inefficiencies or even market demand. This bottleneck must be identified and the whole system must be managed with this in mind. One of the most commonly ignored relationships in planning is the relationship between capacity utilisation, variability and lead times. Factory Physics explores this fundamental relationship and demonstrate the damaging impact of and solutions for variability, outages, and  capacity constraints. As such, Factory Physics provides a powerful tool to reduce lead times effectively.

  • Day 5 : Lean Basics – April 24, 2013

Lean fundamentals. Due to the pressure on costs, many companies are focused internally on cost optimalization. The « Lean » thinking and associated concepts, such as Kaizen, Kanban, Just-In-Time, 5S, Value Stream Mapping … are indispensable in the journey to Operations  Excellence. The application of lean not only extends to production but also to logistics and administration.

CERTIFICATION MODULES

Supply Chain Strategy

Download our brochure here : SC_Strategy_2013

  • 2 days

    • May 08, 2013
    • May 15, 2013
  • Prerequisites : CPIM certified or equivalent knowledge
    • Supply Chain Network Design
    • Supply Chain Collaboration
    • Supply Chain Finance

Process Excellence and Six Sigma

Download our brocure here : Process_Excellence_sigma_2013

  • 2 days
    • May 22, 2013
    • May 29, 2013
  • Prerequisites : CPIM certified or equivalent knowledge
    • DMAIC project methodology
    • Process flow mapping
    • Cause and Effect analysis

Procurement for Supply Chain

  • 2 days
    • June 05, 2013
    • June 12, 2013
  • Prerequisites : CPIM certified or equivalent knowledge
    • Supplier base management
    • Make or buy decision
    • Global versus local sourcing

Sustainable Supply Chains

  •  2 days
    • June 19, 2013
    • June 26, 2013
  • Prerequisites : CPIM certified or equivalent knowledge
    • Sustainable design: from product/service design to new supply chain business models
    • Carbon Footprint
    • Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Reverse logistics.

LOCATION

  • Brussels area.

LANGUAGE

  • English

TIMINGS

  • 08u30 welcome
  • 09u00 session 1
  • 10u30  break
  • 11u00  session 2
  • 12u30  lunch
  • 14u00 session 3
  • 15u30 break
  • 16u00 session 4
  • 17u30 end

 PRICING

  • Certification program (Fundamentals + 1 module + 1 case) :
    • 2.395€ (excl. 21% VAT)
  • Certification program (Fundamentals + 2 modules + 1 case) :
    • 2.795€ (excl. 21% VAT)
  • 2nd or 3rd module chosen within the year of certification :
    • 395€ per module (excl. 21% VAT)
  • Stand alone module (without Fundamentals and/or case) :
    • 795€
  • Only Fundamentals :
    • 1.625€

REMARKS

  • PICS members : -10% reduction.
  • Coffee and lunch are included.
  • All presentations and course material will be provided in pdf.
  • As PICS is Qfor certified, ‘kmo portefeuille’ from the Flemish Government is accepted.


       
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