Join Caltech's specialized Next Generation Global Supply Chain Leadership Certificate Program, the premier executive education and development initiative for next-generation leaders at technology-driven manufacturing and distribution companies. In this comprehensive program, emerging corporate leaders learn to successfully orchestrate global supply chains, cascade learning across regions, and equip new managers to effectively navigate uncertainty and drive efficiency. This customizable program focuses on the development of employees in a single company or conglomerate of technology brands and markets.
Join Caltech's specialized Next Generation Global Supply Chain Leadership Certificate Program, the premier executive education and development initiative for next-generation leaders at technology-driven manufacturing and distribution companies. In this comprehensive program, emerging corporate leaders learn to successfully orchestrate global supply chains, cascade learning across regions, and equip new managers to effectively navigate uncertainty and drive efficiency. This customizable program focuses on the development of employees in a single company or conglomerate of technology brands and markets.
Program Experience
Our comprehensive programs for leadership are the cornerstone for Caltech CTME—specifically designed to engage and grow the 21st century-ready talent who will steer your organization through volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Our suite of custom programs offers distinctive pathways for researchers, engineers, technology marketers, and operations leaders to build the broad set of competencies needed to drive success for your organization and its mission.
Companies annually enroll 20–30 high-potential participants who have been selected as the company's future leaders. We work with you to tailor a fast-track preparation program focused on real company challenges that participants will face as future leaders of the organization.
Our custom courses include lectures, role-playing, case studies, group work, and individual exercises designed for real-life solutions that can be implemented on the job. Participants develop essential interpersonal understanding and skills in leadership, team-building, and influencing.
Benefits
In the Next-Generation Global Supply Chain Leadership Certificate Program, your teams will learn to:
Strengthen your capabilities and style in preparation to lead tomorrow’s operationally intense organization
Cultivate empathic leadership traits that help you communicate with internal and external stakeholders
Craft the future of your organization by applying techniques for innovation and execution of competitive supply chain strategies
Build a genuinely international perspective by participating in the around-the-world itinerary of this unique program
Make better decisions across the supply chain with new insight into the economic realities of your organization
Articulate a broad understanding of all aspects of the supply chain and its supporting network
Create greater shareholder value
Spark new mindsets necessary for critical thinking, inclusion, and systems thinking
Improve your ability to influence in matters where you may not be the authority
Topics
This overarching framework is designed to help balance what is in the program. There are 90 available workshops and courses.
Course Supply Chain Activities
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Leadership
Sales and Operations Planning
Purchasing and Production Planning
Sourcing
Production Engineering
Production Management
Distribution Management
Logistics, Warehousing, and Transportation
Inventory Management
Return Logistics
Advanced Supply Chain Topics
Cost Accounting
Environmental Stewardship
Product Data and Management
Project Management
Quality Management
Risk Management
Set-up and Change-Over Reduction
Systems and Information Management
Workplace Safety
Leadership, Behavior, and Culture
Organizational Design
Supply Chain Economics
Who Should Attend
Early-career to mid-career supply chain practitioners, procurement managers, planners, schedulers, inventory managers, warehouse and depot teams, logisticians, materiel command specialists, supply network analysts, or individuals who are seeking an overview of the operations management process.
Instructors
Alan G. Dunn
Next-Generation Supply Chain and Operations, Executive Education
