Certified Supply Chain Professional

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Certified Supply Chain Professional is a designation given to Supply Chain Professionals that have achieved a talent or knowledge Certification by passing an examination developed by a third party certification entity.

Supply Chain Professionals Skills and Competencies

According to Dr. J. Paul Dittmann, Director of Corporate Partnerships at the University of Tennessee, ten years ago supply chain professionals were logistics oriented and their skill set included technical proficiency in discrete areas: knowledge of shipping routes, familiarity with warehousing equipment and distribution-center locations and footprints, and a solid grasp of freight rates and fuel costs. Dittmann states that supply chain professionals still need to be experts at managing supply chain functions such as transportation, warehousing, inventory management, and production planning. But the supply chain process extends end-to-end within the firm and even outside the firm, including the relationships with suppliers and customers on a global basis. Key supply chain professional competencies include: Global orientation, Systems thinking, Inspiring and influential leadership, Technical savvy and Superior business skills. [1] Today’s supply chain professionals need to have—at a minimum—an understanding of business continuity basics and the organization’s business continuity approach and strategies. [2]

Supply Chain Professionals Roles and Responsibilities

The alignment of all the players in the ecosystem must be the top priority of all supply chain professionals to make modern supply chains an enabler for value creation and a source of a sustainable competitive advantage. [3] Supply chain professionals roles may differ from company to company, but their goals are generally the same: develop and position their companies’ supply chains so that they can compete and win in today’s global marketplace.[4] A survey by the weekly L’Usine Nouvelle in France revealed that the responsibilities of supply chain professionals have a large scope, citing among their responsibilities: Sales forecasting, Quality management, Strategy development, Customer service, Internal logistics, External logistics and Systems analysis.[5] Industries are in constant evolution, ultimately rendering existing supply chain designs obsolete. Supply chain professionals should therefore watch their industry clockspeed closely and be ready to generate alternative solutions as industry structures evolve.[6]

Supply Chain Professionals Certification

Supply Chain Professionals can attain a Professional certification by means of a certification exam developed by a third party, usually non profit, certification entity. Supply chain professionals certification is highly valued by both individuals and recruiting companies as it guarantees a certain level of expertise on Supply Chain Body of Knowledge. There are several certification exams developed for Supply Chain Professionals including CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals), IIPMR (International Institute for Procurement and Market Research), APICS (the Association for Operations Management), ISCEA (The International Supply Chain Education Alliance) and IOSCM (Institute of Supply Chain Management). APICS' certification is called Certified Supply Chain Professional, or CSCP, and ISCEA'S certification is called the Certified Supply Chain Manager (CSCM), CISCM (Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management) awards certificate as Chartered Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP). Another, the Institute for Supply Management, is developing one called the Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)[7] focused on the Procurement and Sourcing areas of Supply Chain Management, also called Supply management. Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) is the main certifying body for Canada with the designations having global recipricocity. The designation Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) is the title of the supply chain leadership designation.

Topics addressed by selected professional supply chain certification programmes: [8][9][10][11][12](updated)

Awarding Body Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) International Institute for Procurement and Market Research (IIPMR) Certified Supply Chain Specialist (CSCS) and Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) The Association for Operations Management (APICS) Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) Certified Supply Chain Manager (CSCM) American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L) Certification in Transportation and Logistics (CTL) The Association for Operations Management (APICS) Certified Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA) Institute of Supply Chain Management (IOSCM) Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) Certified Demand Driven Planner (CDDP) CISCM (Chartered Institute of Supply Chain Management) awards certificate as Chartered Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP)
Procurement High High High High High Low Low High High High Low High
Strategic Sourcing High High High Low High Low Low Low Low Low Low High
New Product Development Low High High High Low Low Low Low Low Low Low High
Production, Lot Sizing Low Low Low Low Low High High Low High Low High High
Quality High High High High Low Low High Low High High High High
Lean Six Sigma Low High Low Low High Low Low High Low Low High low
Inventory Management High High High High High High High High High High High High
Warehouse Management Low Low Low Low Low High Low High High Low Low High
Network Design Low Low Low Low High High High High Low Low Low low
Transportation High High Low Low High High High High High High Low High
Demand Management, S&OP Low High High High High High High High High Low High High
Integrated SCM High High Low High High High Low High High High High High
CRM, Customer Service High Low Low High High Low Low Low High Low High High
Pricing High High Low High High Low Low Low Low Low Yes High
Risk Management High High High Low Low Low High Low High Low High low
Project Management Low High High Low High Low High Low High Low High High
Leadership, People Management High High High Low High Low High Low High High High High
Technology High High Low High High High Low High High High High High
Theory of Constraints High Low Low Low High Low Low High Low Low High High
Operational Accounting High High High Low High Low Low Low Low High Low low

Supply Chain Professionals Education

The knowledge needed to pass a supply chain professional certification exam may come from several individual learning experiences that can be very different from one professional to another. A small part of the whole body of knowledge may come from college courses but most of it is acquired from a mix of on-the-job learning experiences, attending industry events, learning best practices with their peers and several books and articles reading.[13] The easiest and fastest way to master and fully understand the Supply Chain Certification Body of Knowledge, may be to attend one or several certification workshops, which are usually designed in association with the certification entity.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.scmr.com/article/skills_and_competencies_that_supply_chain_professionals_will_need
  2. ↑ Betty A. Kildow (2011), Supply Chain Management Guide to Business Continuity, American Management Association, ISBN 9780814416457
  3. ↑ Enver Yücesan, (2007) Competitive Supply Chains a Value-Based Management Perspective, PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, ISBN 9780230515673
  4. ↑ David Blanchard (2007), Supply Chain Management Best Practices, Wiley, ISBN 9780471781417
  5. ↑ Enver Yücesan, (2007) Competitive Supply Chains a Value-Based Management Perspective, PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, ISBN 9780230515673
  6. ↑ Enver Yücesan, (2007) Competitive Supply Chains a Value-Based Management Perspective, PALGRAVE MACMILLAN, ISBN 9780230515673
  7. ↑ David Jacoby, 2009, Guide to Supply Chain Management: How Getting it Right Boosts Corporate Performance (The Economist Books), Bloomberg Press; 1st edition, ISBN 9781576603451. Chapter 10, Organising, training and developing staff
  8. ↑ Boston Strategies International
  9. ↑ David Jacoby, 2009, Guide to Supply Chain Management: How Getting it Right Boosts Corporate Performance (The Economist Books), Bloomberg Press; 1st edition, ISBN 9781576603451. Chapter 10, Organising, training and developing staff
  10. ↑ http://www.market-research-experts.com/wp/top-5-supply-chain-certifications/
  11. ↑ http://techjumble.com/the-iipmr-certify-yourself-today/
  12. ↑ http://www.crunchbase.com/company/international-institute-for-procurement-and-market-research-iipmr
  13. ↑ Colin Scott (2011), Guide to Supply Chain Management, Springer, ISBN 9783642176753
  14. ↑ Carol Ptak & Chad Smith (2011), Orlicky's 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill ISBN 978-0-07-175563-4

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