The online Certificate of Achievement in Supply Chain Management gives you the foundation to better understand the supply process and manage it more efficiently.
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Graduate-Level Certificate of Achievement in Supply Chain Management Overview
From small businesses to large corporations, even minor ripples in the supply chain can have far-reaching effects. This means increased efficiency, even at a small scale, can create exponential benefits down the line.
The online Graduate Certificate of Achievement in Supply Chain Management is designed to help you improve the effectiveness of the supply chain within your organization. Managers of essential product distribution, logistics, and services will better understand the supply process and how to manage it more efficiently.
Students who complete the three-course program can take seven additional courses to obtain their Master's in Quality Systems and Improvement Management or nine courses to receive their MBA with a Quality Systems Concentration.
Program availability is dependent on course schedule.
To request information about any of these options, call 800-997-1673 or connect online.
What is a Certificate of Achievement?
Upon completing certain graduate-level courses in a particular discipline, you will receive a certificate of achievement from Cambridge College to recognize your training.
These focused, in-depth programs are designed to be completed relatively quickly and increase your marketability by demonstrating to employers that you have developed or improved skills in these specific areas. A bachelor’s degree is required for acceptance into these advanced certificate programs.
A certificate of achievement is not a formal academic credential and is not eligible for Title IV financial aid. However, the courses may be transferable to related Cambridge College degree programs, reducing the time and cost required to obtain a degree.
Certificate of Achievement in Supply Chain Management Program Highlights
The online Graduate Certificate of Achievement in Supply Chain Management includes three graduate-level courses that focus on the efficiency and effectiveness of the supply chain process. Special consideration is given to the productivity and performance management of people, systems, and technology in the supply chain.
Certificate of Achievement in Supply Chain Management Tuition Information
*See curriculum sheet for a breakdown of credits and credit ranges.
How to Register
Review the Non-Matriculated Students section on our Registration Requirements page.
Please fill out a Non-Matriculated Student Registration Form, which is also available at the Registrar’s Office.
Courses
Quality Systems and Strategic Planning
This course explores planning strategies with an emphasis on quality management. It introduces you to the Six Sigma DMAIC process and associated quality tools that are used to assess and improve business processes.
Supply Chain Management
This is an overview of fundamental topics in supply chain management, focusing on optimization and best practices that characterize best-in-class companies.
Business Process Analysis
You will explore Lean Thinking, Value Stream Mapping, best practices in Quality Processes, and learn how to identify the value stream of a division and the organization.
Download Supply Chain Management CurriculumBachelor's degree required
Official transcripts. Must be maileddirectly to Cambridge College in a sealed, unopened envelope. Required degrees must be from accredited colleges or universities. Learn How to Send Transcripts
Non-Matriculated Student Registration Form. Submit your completed form to the Registrar's Office.
Careers in Supply Chain Management
This online Supply Chain Management Certificate of Achievement prepares you for specialist and management roles within logistics and transportation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for logisticians is $77,520*, while the median annual salary for transportation, storage, and distribution managers is $98,560.**
$77,520
Median annual salary for logisticians*
$98,560
Median annual salary for transportation, storage and distribution managers**
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Logisticians, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/logisticians.htm (visited October 20, 2023).
**Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 11-3071 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes113071.htm (visited October 20, 2023).
Supply Chain Management Jobs
With a background in supply chain management, you can find employment in roles like:
- Logistician
- Logistics manager
- Transportation, storage, or distribution manager