Supply Chain Specialist Digital Badge

The Supply Chain Specialist Badge reinforces knowledge in the supply chain management process, manufacturing principles, and distribution and warehousing practices. Completers of these 3 classes will have learned the controls used to ensure needs are fulfilled in a satisfactory and cost-efficient manner and understand importance of an effective and ethical supplier relationship to the achievement of supply chain goals. 

Learning outcomes: 

• Understand the general meaning and nature of supply chain management in today's business operations.
• General knowledge of procurement, logistics, and warehouse network strategies. 
• Understand the relationship between supply chain and manufacturing.
• Review the various organizational models and roles that exist within a typical supply chain organization and the purpose of each.
• Management of the pricing and costs involved in a supply chain operation.
• Key elements of an effective supplier relationship within a supply chain.
• Outline the ways that supply chains can develop risk mitigation strategies within the environment.
• Operational metrics and key performance indicators (KPI's) associated with supply chains.
• Types of roles and career opportunities that exist within a typical supply chain organization.