SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT COURSES

• Operations and Supply Chain Management

• Essentials of Commercial Contract Management
• Essentials of Government Contract Management
• Mastering Contract Management
• Advanced Contract Management

Institute for Supply Management
The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) offers several types of Web-delivered online courses: self-paced, self-directed online learning, and instructor-led online education. ISM's Knowledge Center offers you the opportunity to continue your purchasing / supply management education and professional development. You can also earn continuing education hours toward C.P.M. recertification or A.P.P. reaccreditation.

Some of the many online purchasing and supply management courses available include:

• Cost Reduction Toolbook
• How Does the Legal System Impact a Supply Manager?
• Contract Law - The Primary Focus of Supply Managers
• Contract Performance - Responsibilities and Rights in Contract Relationships
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) for the Supply Chain Management Professional: Technology Applications, Demonstrations, Integration, and Implementation Planning (part of ISM's Electronic Commerce Certificate Program)
• Performance-Based Service Procurement (PBSP)

Lehigh University
Lehigh University offers a Supply Chain Management Certificate program online. Using practical applications, the program focus is on the proactive management of the movement and coordination of goods, services and information from raw material to end user through the value chain. The 12 credit hour Supply Chain Management Certificate Program is available as either a non-credit or for-credit program offering. Lehigh University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

National Contract Management Association
Two online educational courses were developed through a partnership between the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and the National Contract Management Association (NCMA):

• Integrating Commercial Practices through Government Business Practices
• Performance-Based Service Acquisition (PBSA)

Northern Lights College, Fort St. John Campus, Canada
Northern Lights College offers many online asynchronous courses in purchasing and supply chain management. Here are a few of the online courses available:

• Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
• Master Scheduling and Forecasting
• Inventory Management, MRP and Capacity Planning
• Production Scheduling, Implementation and Shop Floor Control
• Advanced Topics In Supply Chain Management
• Introduction and Overview of Purchasing Fundamentals
• The Purchasing Professional: Buying Practices and Customer Satisfaction
• The Purchasing Department In Action
• Advanced Purchasing Topics
• Case Studies and Special Topics

State University of New York at Potsdam (SUNY)
SUNY Potsdam offers the following non-credit online courses in supply chain management and purchasing:

• Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
• Master Scheduling and Forecasting
• Inventory Management, MRP and Capacity Planning
• Production Scheduling, Implementation and Shop Floor Control
• Advanced Topics in Supply Chain Management
• Introduction and Overview of Purchasing Fundamentals
• The Purchasing Professional: Buying Practices and Customer Satisfaction
• The Purchasing Department in Action
• Advanced Purchasing Topics

Supply Chain Education
Supply Chain Education delivers online premier supply chain certification review coursework for the CPIM and C.P.M. certifications. Study support is offers via e-mail or the student my call in a designated times to speak with an instructor.

Supply Chain Seminars
Supply Chain Online delivers web-based short courses in supply chain management. Course modules are written by Dr. Warren H. Hausman, Founder of Supply Chain Seminars and Professor in the Department of Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University. A few of the online courses include:

• Introduction to Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Strategies I: Aligning Strategies; Efficiency and Cost Savings
• Supply Chain Strategies II: Responsiveness; Advanced Topics
• Internet Technologies and Supply Chain Management

Supply Knowledge™
Supply Knowledge™ provides online training in supply technology and sourcing including negotiating purchase price and value, e-sourcing and price analysis.

The University of Findlay
The University of Findlay's Global Campus offers several online non-credit courses in purchasing and supply chain management including:

• Overview of Logistics And Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain Management (series of 5 modules)
• The Purchasing Department In Action
• The Purchasing Professional: Buying Practices,Customer Satisfaction

University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Independent Learning helps purchasing professionals prepare for the The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) certification exams by providing instructor-guided study modules that correspond directly to the examinations for Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) and Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (A.P.P.). The modules are:

• Module 1: Purchasing Process (C.P.M./A.P.P.)
• Module 2: Supply Environment (C.P.M./A.P.P.)
• Module 3: Value Enhancement Strategies (C.P.M.)
• Module 4: Management (C.P.M.)