Managing Aerospace Supply Chain Certificate Program

The Managing Aerospace Supply Chain (MASC) certificate program provides practitioners in supply chain roles with an ability to understand and evaluate production and inventory activities within a company’s global operations. This demanding program and its aerospace-experienced teaching team prepare you to be an ASCM Certified Practitioner in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) professional.   

Managing Aerospace Supply Chain is delivered in a flexible hybrid format consisting of live, instructor-based classroom courses, and distance learning with both live and on-demand content (synchronous and asynchronous). MASC is a rigorous program to qualify for ASCM CPIM certification readiness. While you can finish at any time, the program requires roughly 90 hours of instruction, plus the adequate time needed to complete participant assignments and readings. 

Custom Program Benefits

With tailored content for commercial or defense-related aerospace, expert educators will immerse you in the core elements of supply chain management to master essential terminology, concepts, and strategies, such as:

• Demand management
• Procurement management
• Supplier planning
• Material requirements planning
• Capacity planning
• Sales and operations planning
• Master scheduling
• Performance measurements
• Supplier relationships
• Quality control
• Continuous improvement

Program Details

The Aerospace Supply Chain programs from Caltech are uniquely compelling. Program design and delivery are in partnership with the Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM), formerly APICS, and the Orange County Chapter of ASCM. You will experience the rigor of the Certified Practitioner in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) Body of Knowledge delivered by ASCM Master Instructors. These highly qualified educators are aerospace industry operational leaders who held to the exacting standards of ASCM for training.

Two integrated learning modules—Aerospace Supply Chain Foundations and Effective Supply Chain Tactics in the Aerospace Enterprise—enable you to better understand the operations management process and how it relates to the broader operating model. We award you a distinctive Certificate from Caltech when you complete the program.

Upon completion of each module, you will also be eligible to take the corresponding CPIM exam (two total). With the CPIM designation, you will be recognized as having the functional knowledge of production and inventory management, and relevant insights into improving internal operations and increasing customer satisfaction.

Module 1: Aerospace Supply Chain Foundations

In this module, you will understand the basic concepts in managing the flow of materials through the entire chain from the initial supplier to the end-user. We introduce the basic concepts, terminology, and techniques involved in the nuanced operations management processes for both commercial and defense-related aerospace. Learn more

Module 2: Effective Supply Chain Tactics in the Aerospace Enterprise

Through this four-part module, you will now dive into the details of strategic resource management, scheduling and planning, operational execution and control, and master planning. You will sharpen your understanding of how the broad scope of available resources throughout the enterprise must align with business and operational strategy to be effective. Orchestration of inventory, capacity, fulfillment, and suppliers is an integral part of the module, and you will build your capabilities to choreograph the movement of materials and information.   Learn more

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.