A recent study by Harvard Business Review shows that companies who have adopted supply chain analytics can reduce costs by 15%, deliver 10% improvement in their financial performance and become more efficient. Today, some of the best-known companies in the world including Amazon, Walmart, McDonald's, Nike and FedEx have adopted supply chain analytics into their organization.
Supply chain analytics provide tremendous benefits. It gives companies better visibility into the entire supply chain, helping them improve their demand planning and forecasting while minimizing any disruptions to their operations. With improved forecasting, companies are also able to reduce wastes by avoiding overproduction and excess inventories.
This Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCATM) program will show you how to adopt supply chain analytics and innovative technologies into your supply chain that will eventually optimize your supply chain operations. Led By Dr. Yao Zhao (Award Winning Supply Chain Professor at Rutgers University), this program will help you drive accuracy planning and operational efficiency by turning your supply chain data into informed data-driven decisions. You will also discover technical concepts and relevant innovations in the supply chain industry that will help you harness your supply chain resiliency, improve your overall supply chain visibility and drive better demand planning and forecasting.
By the end of the program and upon passing the Chartered exam, you will have earned the Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCATM) title which you can use to demonstrate your professional credentials and track record in the field of supply chain, analytics and logistics management.
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This program will entitle you:
Download Brochure Pricing & Registration- Attain your Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) designation that you can use across your professional credentials (including LinkedIn and CV)
- Experience 3 days of instructor-led live program and in-depth learning on Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional
- 7 powerful industry case studies including IBM and SAP
- For inquiries, chat with our Program Advisors at [email protected] or call us at
- Singapore and Asia Pacific: +65 6716 9980
- Australia and New Zealand: +61 3 9909 7310
- UK, Europe and Middle East: +44 (020) 335 57898
- USA: +1 888 745 8875
Accreditations
This Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) is a mark of excellence and distinction that signifies a fully qualified Supply Chain professional with data analytics, supply chain management and data modeling expertise and skill sets. It is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Professional Certifications, which maintains the governing standards for all members. The CSCA™ charter is a trademarked charter available only to professionals who have completed and passed this program. The certification is governed and maintained by Chartered Institute of Professional Certifications with over 90,000 members around the world. It is also endorsed by prominent associations and organizations worldwide.
The content of this program has also been fully certified and independently accredited by CPD as conforming to Continuing Professional Principles.
What Can You Expect From This Certified Program
This Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) program will teach you how to optimize your organization's supply chain by adopting advanced data analytics innovations. You will learn different types of analytics models (including predictive and prescriptive analytics) and how it can help you better predict future demand and increase the accuracy in your supply chain planning. With powerful best practices in real-time analytics, you will be able to identify new supply chain risks and build a strategic plan to counter these disruptions. In addition, you will learn how to apply continuous integrated planning and build a 360-degree real-time supply chain analytics dashboard within your organization that will help you improve your demand planning and forecasting, while reducing excess inventories and overproduction.
By the end of the program and upon passing the Chartered exam, you will have earned the Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) designation which you can use to demonstrate your professional credentials and track record in supply chain analytics.
Globally demanded and recognized, this designation is an industry-recognized trademarked charter developed by the Chartered Institute of Professional Certifications and has lifelong validity. It’s also fully accredited by CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development), with 160,000 membership organizations worldwide.
Key Skills You Will Gain
- Supply Chain Analytics
- Supply Chain Planning
- Data-Driven Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Supply Chain Real Time Analytics
- Advanced Supply Chain Analytics with AI
- Data Science for Supply Chain Forecasting
- Supply Chain Data Analysis
- Machine Learning in Demand Planning and Forecasting
- Distribution and Logistics
- Supply Chain Data Visualization
- Inventory & Warehouse Management
- Logistics Planning
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Digitized Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
- Supply Chain Visualization Dashboard
- Industry 4.0 Adoption
Your Faculty Director
Dr. Yao is a renowned Supply Chain Analytics Professor at Rutgers Business School and a co-director of their Supply Chain Analytics Lab. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University, and his research interests lie in supply chain management, analytics and healthcare. He has received several awards for his research, including the National Science Foundation Career Award on Manufacturing Enterprise Systems and a Dean’s Research Professorship. He is also a speaker at university seminar and industry research laboratories, like Columbia DRO, MIT ORC, Chicago Booth, North-western IEMS, Stanford MS&E, Michigan Ross and Maryland Smith. His research has been published by global media including The European Business Review, Aviation Week & Space Technology and International Innovation.
Yao is currently teaching core operations and supply chain courses at Rutgers Business School, where he has received the Dean’s Meritorious Teaching Award. His instructional game, Hunger Chain simulation, was nominated for an award that recognizes innovative teaching techniques. Yao is also author of the book "Supply Chain Analytics: Cases, Games and Solutions", which has been adopted by many supply chain management and analytics programs globally.
Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) Program Agenda
Chartered Exam
At the end of the program, there will be a Chartered exam comprised of 50 multiple choice questions. Upon passing the exam, you will be accredited with your Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) designation.
- 98% of students who have taken this exam have passed the exam successfully. Almost all professionals who have taken our courses have passed this exam and attain their Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) designation
- The exam has 50 multiple choice questions and you need to answer 25 out of 50 questions correctly to pass the exam
- You can re-take the exam online as many times as you want, with no additional charges for retaking of exams
- The program cost already includes the exam fees, so there are no additional charges for taking the exam
If you have challenges passing the exam, you can secure assistance from our team and faculty leader to help you pass the exam.
Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) Designation
After completing the program and passing the Chartered exam, you will be awarded the Certified Supply Chain Analytics Professional (CSCA™) designation that can be used in your resume, CV and other professional credentials. This designation is a global trademark and industry-recognized with lifelong validity.
Globally demanded and recognized, this designation will help you distinguish your supply chain analytics skillsets and demonstrate that you have attained expertise in supply chain analytics.
Pricing & Registration
Africa and Rest of Africa
Dates: 17 - 19 Mar 2025
Venue: Online Executive Program (via Zoom)
Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm West Africa Time (WAT)
10:00am - 5:30pm Central Africa Time (CAT)
10:00am - 5:30pm South African Standard Time (SAST)
11:00am - 6:30pm East Africa Time (EAT)
| Early Bird Packages | Regular Pricing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| By 08 Jan 2025 | By 19 Feb 2025 | After 19 Feb 2025 | |
| South Africa Delegates | ZAR 24,995 | ZAR 27,995 | ZAR 29,995 |
| Delegates from Other African Countries | USD 1,395 | USD 1,595 | USD 1,695 |
Group Discount: 2nd participant get 10%, or register 3 participants and 4th participant get a complimentary seat (1 discount scheme applies)
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You can download our program brochure below. If you have any inquiries on this program, please contact our Program Advisor at [email protected] or call us at:
- Singapore and Asia Pacific: +65 6716 9980
- Australia and New Zealand: +61 3 9909 7310
- UK, Europe and Middle East: +44 (020) 335 57898
- USA: +1 888 745 8875
On Demand Learning
If you are unable to make it to this program due to the dates, you can also enroll into our program through our on-demand learning. Click on the link below to go to our on demand learning to discover how you can enroll into the program and earn your Charter or certificate through our on demand learning platform.
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