Supply Chain Planning Certificate

What is the Supply Chain Planning Certificate?

The Supply Chain Planning Certificate Program teaches you the fundamentals of supply chain planning with a focus on synchronized planning.

Synchronized planning is a cross functional approach to planning that engages multiple functional stakeholders working together to align their plans and strategies to create a cohesive and integrated plan that supports your organization goals and objectives.

Integrate resilience in supply chain management
Manage risk in supply chains
Make data-driven decisions
Strengthen supplier collaboration and relationships
Prepare for potential disruptions using data and strategic planning

The Supply Chain Planning Certificate enables you 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
Interpret and manage the material requirements plan
Determine order and reorder points
Create a channel tree design for a distribution system
Identify technologies to support synchronous planning

What’s covered in course

The Supply Chain Planning Certificate provides you with the technical knowledge and strategies to use synchronized planning for effective end-product production. A brief overview of the key items you will learn in the course include:

What is Synchronized Planning?
Strategic Planning – Business Planning
Strategic Planning – Demand Planning and S&OP
Tactical Planning- Master Scheduling/MRP
Prepare for potential disruptions using data and strategic planning
Distribution and Logistics Planning

How does the Planning Certificate program work?

The Planning Certificate’s course is a self-paced online program that includes:

20 hours of education
Flashcards, video clips and practice questions to help cultivate a stronger understanding of each topic
A comprehensive final exam

After passing the exam, receive a certificate and digital badge that you can display on your LinkedIn profile and within your email signature. Additionally, earn 20 certification maintenance points upon program completion.

Please note: ASCM members have lifetime access to their badges; nonmembers can access badges for one year. All learners have lifetime access to their certificates.