Earning Criteria

• Understand global manufacturing, supply chain management, and logistics principles
• 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 operational metrics and key performance indicators (KPI's) associated with a manufacturing and supply chain.
• Understand the relationship between supply chain and manufacturing.
• 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.
• Types of roles and career opportunities that exist within a typical supply chain organization.