Formerly known as APICS Puget Sound

Training new hires and upskilling employees is key to improving performance and streamlining operations. The Supply Chain Planning Certificate program introduces essential planning fundamentals and clearly explains how to integrate all planning functions within a company to help reduce disruptions and streamline operations. 

The program helps your team develop a common language and knowledge base while exploring how to:

• Trace the flow of planning from business plan to execution
• Interpret and manage the master production schedule
• Interpret and manage the material requirements plan
• Help advance supply and operations planning meetings
• Identify technologies to support synchronous planning
• Create a channel tree design for a distribution system
• Contribute to production activity control activities

Further Advance your knowledge in a growing area of Supply Chain

Develop a strong foundation in procurement with the ASCM Supply Chain Procurement certificate program. The instructor-led program includes a online-platform and self-study course with hours of education and a comprehensive final exam covering the following topics:

• Fundamentals of Purchasing
• Sourcing Strategies
• Purchase Order Management and Performance Measurement
• Contract Management and Negotiations
• Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing
• Procurement Evaluation Metrics and Intelligent Supply Chain

Train your team in supply chain resilience.

Take the first step towards operational excellence. ASCM’s Supply Chain Resilience Certificate program provides learners with a foundational understanding of organizational and strategic principles behind supply chain resilience. The 20-hour program focuses on the benefits of cultivating a more resilient supply chain across diverse business environments. Learners gain essential knowledge about risk monitoring and mitigation, strategic planning, data analytics, and organizational risk training.

ASCM’s Supply Chain Resilience Certificate program equips your team with a common knowledge base while learning how to:

• Integrate resilience in supply chain management
• Manage risk in supply chains
• Make data-driven decisions
• Enhance visibility through information flows
• Strengthen supplier collaboration and relationships
• Prepare for protentional disruptions using data and strategic planning
• Cultivate strong customer relationship

Train your team in supply chain technology

Take the first step toward digitizing your supply chain. ASCM’s Supply Chain Technology Certificate program provides learners with a foundational understanding of current and emerging technologies.
The 20-hour program focuses on the benefits and risks of supply chain technologies and proven implementation methods. Learners gain essential knowledge about blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, the IoT and automation in order to make thoughtful, data-driven decisions.

ASCM’s Supply Chain Technology Certificate program equips your team with a common knowledge base while learning how to: 

• Streamline and improve operational performance using key technologies
• Bolster reliability and advance processes by proposing new solutions
• Minimize security threats
• Effectively evaluate the benefits and risks of various supply chain technologies

TRAIN YOUR TEAM IN 20 HOURS

Training your warehouse and distribution teams can be quick, effective and affordable! Training new hires and upskilling employees is key to improving performance and streamlining operations.

The Supply Chain Warehousing Certificate program, developed by ASCM in partnership with Prologis, helps your team develop a common language and knowledge base, while exploring how to: 

• Implement problem-solving processes
• Categorize inventory and manage costs
• Apply performance metrics
• Follow sustainable practices
• And so much more