Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Planning Certificate Course – ASCM
Categories: Online
Supply Chain Planning Certificate Course – ASCM
Categories: Online
Course Methodology
This course employs a variety of individual and team exercises, practice questions, case studies, assessments, videos, and group discussions.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course participants will be able to:
- Understand the flow of planning from business plan to execution
- Link business strategy to company plans
- Contribute to production and control activities
- Interpret and manage the master production schedule
- Analyze and oversee the implementation of the material requirements plan
- Determine order and reorder points
- Create a channel tree design for a distribution system
- Identify technologies to support synchronous planning
Target Audience
The Supply Chain Planning Certificate is designed for a diverse range of professionals, including supply chain managers, logistics coordinators, procurement specialists, operations managers, risk management professionals, and individuals looking for a career transition into the field.
Target Competencies
- Synchronized Planning
- Strategic Business Planning
- Demand Planning
- Sales & Operations Planning
- Master Scheduling & MRP
- Operations Execution
- Distribution and Logistics Planning
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Capacity Planning
- Risk Management
- Cross-functional Collaboration
Introduction
ASCM’s Supply Chain Planning Certificate program features a series of courses that provide the technical knowledge and strategies to use synchronized planning for effective end-product production.
The comprehensive training program has 6 modules:
Module 1
What Is Synchronized Planning?
- Planning
- Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) System
- What Is Synchronized Planning?
- Additional Digital Information Technology for Supply Chains
Module 2
Strategic Planning–Business Planning
- Market and Technology Variables in Business Planning
- Planning Horizons
- Synchronized Business Planning Hierarchy
- Other Tools and Techniques to Support Synchronized Business Planning
Module 3
Strategic Planning–Demand Planning and S&OP
- Demand Planning
- Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Module 4
Tactical Planning–Master Scheduling/ MRP/Capacity Management
- Master Scheduling Overview
- The Master Scheduling Process
- Material Requirements Planning Overview
- The MRP Process
- Capacity Management
- Closed-Loop Planning
Module 5
Operations Execution–Purchasing and Production Activity Control, APS
- Purchasing
- Production Activity Control (PAC)
- Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Module 6
Supplier Risk Management
- Understanding Supplier Risks
- Identifying and Assessing Supplier Risks
- Managing Supplier Risks
- Monitoring Supplier Risks
The American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), also known as the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), is a global leader in supply chain and logistics management, offering internationally acclaimed certification programs and frameworks. APICS-certified professionals earn, on average, 21% more than their non-certified counterparts.
Blue Ocean Academy is affiliated with APICS to provide professional certification in Supply Chain Management across the UAE, India, other GCC countries, and the UK.
Course Methodology
This course employs a variety of individual and team exercises, practice questions, case studies, assessments, videos, and group discussions.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course participants will be able to:
- Understand the flow of planning from business plan to execution
- Link business strategy to company plans
- Contribute to production and control activities
- Interpret and manage the master production schedule
- Analyze and oversee the implementation of the material requirements plan
- Determine order and reorder points
- Create a channel tree design for a distribution system
- Identify technologies to support synchronous planning
Target Audience
The Supply Chain Planning Certificate is designed for a diverse range of professionals, including supply chain managers, logistics coordinators, procurement specialists, operations managers, risk management professionals, and individuals looking for a career transition into the field.
Target Competencies
- Synchronized Planning
- Strategic Business Planning
- Demand Planning
- Sales & Operations Planning
- Master Scheduling & MRP
- Operations Execution
- Distribution and Logistics Planning
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Capacity Planning
- Risk Management
- Cross-functional Collaboration
Introduction
ASCM’s Supply Chain Planning Certificate program features a series of courses that provide the technical knowledge and strategies to use synchronized planning for effective end-product production.
The comprehensive training program has 6 modules:
Module 1
What Is Synchronized Planning?
- Planning
- Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) System
- What Is Synchronized Planning?
- Additional Digital Information Technology for Supply Chains
Module 2
Strategic Planning–Business Planning
- Market and Technology Variables in Business Planning
- Planning Horizons
- Synchronized Business Planning Hierarchy
- Other Tools and Techniques to Support Synchronized Business Planning
Module 3
Strategic Planning–Demand Planning and S&OP
- Demand Planning
- Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
Module 4
Tactical Planning–Master Scheduling/ MRP/Capacity Management
- Master Scheduling Overview
- The Master Scheduling Process
- Material Requirements Planning Overview
- The MRP Process
- Capacity Management
- Closed-Loop Planning
Module 5
Operations Execution–Purchasing and Production Activity Control, APS
- Purchasing
- Production Activity Control (PAC)
- Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS)
Module 6
Supplier Risk Management
- Understanding Supplier Risks
- Identifying and Assessing Supplier Risks
- Managing Supplier Risks
- Monitoring Supplier Risks
The American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), also known as the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), is a global leader in supply chain and logistics management, offering internationally acclaimed certification programs and frameworks. APICS-certified professionals earn, on average, 21% more than their non-certified counterparts.
Blue Ocean Academy is affiliated with APICS to provide professional certification in Supply Chain Management across the UAE, India, other GCC countries, and the UK.