Supply Chain Procurement Management Micro-credential
  • Type Validation
  • Level Intermediate
  • Time Months
  • Cost Paid
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Supply Chain Procurement Management Micro-credential

Issued by Purdue University Global

This micro-credential focuses on keeping the supply chain working effectively by having all the right inputs at the right time, for the right price. You will learn how to apply data analytics tools to optimizing value in the supply chain as well as develop skills in negotiations and writing contracts. The foundational skills taught in this program will allow you to rise as a supply chain executive in your organization.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Intermediate
  • Time Months
  • Cost Paid
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Skills

  • Supply Chain Management

Earning Criteria

  • LS311: Business Law. This course introduces the fundamentals of the U.S. legal system as it applies to business in the contemporary global economy. Areas covered include the legal environment of business, torts and crimes, contracts, employment relations, and business organizations. The course will also look at the relationship between business and law in the context of current events that impact our communities.
  • MT433: Global Supply Chain Management. This course offers an overview of issues that surround global supply chain management. Topics include issues in supply and operations, integration, performance measurement, and use of technology in the supply chain.
  • MT436: Purchasing and Vendor Management. This course focuses on the purchasing function and goes into detail regarding issues surrounding vendor management. Discussion begins with the purchasing process, procedures, and the strategic role of purchasing within the company. The course addresses supplier selection, supplier quality management, and worldwide procurement, concluding with topics surrounding strategic considerations.
  • MT438: Supply Chain Analytics. Supply chain analytics is the application of leadership and management skills utilizing technology and software to perform analysis with supply chain data, and includes observation, data collection, data cleaning, research, statistical methods, open data sources, data visualization, and data presentation skills. These support leadership decision-making, reduce organizational risk, gain supply chain channel insights, and align the organization towards success.