Our Quick Notes On Supply Chain Training and Courses

Book excerpt: Part of our new "Quick Notes" series - this report answers your most pertinent questions of the topic. Do not be deceived by their short nature - these notes are only 22 pages or so. But these are 22 pages of potent dynamite that will supercharge your thinking in the right direction. Included are quick notes and some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on supply chain finance that we have encountered in our workshops, seminars, and other forums. Here are some of the topics and questions covered in these quick notes: I work in the human resources department and we get an overwhelming number of marketing material on trainings and courses in supply chain. Can you give us an overview of the supply chain training landscape so we know who is who in the zoo? Is the training same for supply chain transformation team as it is for supply chain business-as-usual team? Why do we need supply chain training and courses? Should not the basic university or school education be enough when supplanted with a suitable on-the-job training? Does the experience in the supply chain management compromise the need to do a course on the supply chain? What is the history of supply chain courses and trainings? Why is there such a lot of disparity in the conceptual coverage of key supply chain principles? What are the most suitable courses for logistics, transportation, warehousing, procurement and production management parts of supply chain management? What are the important bodies that offer certification in supply chain management internationally? What level of supply chain are these course most suitable for? Do these international certificates really have validity all over the world, or will I need to do a bridging course to tailor the skills to my new country of residence? What are the courses offered by certification bodies in the USA, UK, Australia, Germany and India? Are there any courses that will incorporate the online mode of study and certification? Are the free courses provided by Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) platforms effective in landing a job in supply chain, or getting promotion in the current job in supply chain? How can we assess the credibility of the course provider? What are the best courses for the level 1 and level 2 supply chain professionals in SCT (supply chain transformation) space? How does the supply chain training for level 1 and level 2 differ from the training for levels 3 and 4? What are the best post-graduate courses in supply chain management? Is the PGDM in the supply chain better than MBA at the operational level? What kind of courses in the supply chain are most suitable for experienced or mid-career personnel in the supply chain? Are the supply chain courses offered by E-Learning platforms like edX, Edureka etc valuable in getting vertical growth in supply chain environment?