General Overview

Supply chains are the central nervous system of a global economy. Effective supply chain leadership and management are keys to success in today's competitive environment. Michigan's Supply Chain Leadership program provides a structured exploration of successful supply chain strategies and practices and methods for implementing them in an organization. Participants explore frameworks for supply chain design and execution and learn concepts in supply chain visibility, supply chain coordination, performance metrics, inventory control and distribution management. The program includes hands-on simulations to teach participants how to diagnose 'real-world' supply chain issues and identify improvements.

The program leverages innovative teaching materials from the Ross School's Masters in Supply Chain Management degree as well as hundreds of innovative action-based learning projects Michigan has conducted in partnership with leading corporations around the world.

Takeaways

Participants will return to their organizations with the ability to:

• Develop a framework for implementing effective inventory control, distribution, and logistics management methods
• Partner with suppliers and customers to reduce global costs and increase service levels.
• Apply concepts in sales and operations planning
• Understand key performance metrics for supply chain excellence
• Evaluate how supply chain management improvements can affect the bottom line

PLEASE NOTE: If you choose to take Factory Physics and Supply Chain Leadership consecutively, you are eligible for a special rate of $4,200 for each program, or a total of $8,400. Registration by phone at (734) 763-1000 is necessary to assure this special rate is applied to your enrollment.