Utilizing Supply Chain Management for Competitive Advantage

This program is designed for mid-level and senior managers and is available as part of our Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership.

Program Dates: Future dates to be announced
Delivery: Live Online - 3 sessions 
(Participants need to complete all sessions to meet the program requirements). 
Program Cost: $1195 

Private Delivery Available: If you have a group of 15 or more, please contact us at execed@lehigh.edu to arrange for a private offering of this program! This program is available in 2 formats: live online (3 sessions) or in-person (1 day). 

Program Overview

It is every company’s ultimate goal to develop and sustain a competitive advantage—but that goal is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. A growing influx of new competitors, and pressure to lower costs and increase customer value mean even if you are able to create an advantage, it’s likely to be short-lived. But there is a source of sustainable competitive advantage ready to be tapped in your organization right now: by better managing your existing supply chain, you can reduce costs and provide greater value for your customers.

In Supply Chain Management for Competitive Advantage, you will discover the principles of supply chain excellence, identify potential areas for improvement in your company, and develop ways to address them. Taught by the Director of Lehigh’s Center for Supply Chain Research, this hands-on program is based on the latest data, standards, and best practices from multiple industries. You will leave with a plan for applying what you learned to make your organization’s supply chain process a sustainable source of competitive advantage.

Learn more on how you can earn an Executive Certificate in Supply Chain Management from Lehigh University. 

Impact & Benefits

• Develop a common understanding of the principles of supply chain excellence, supply chain terminology and definitions, and supply chain best practices that you can share with your team 
• Identify opportunities in your company and begin creating supply chain improvement initiatives 
• Discover how supply chain strategy is created, how it relates to your current process, and how it can be used to increase customer value
• Create performance metrics to measure progress on the improvements you identified
• Learn unique supply chain characteristics and solutions for managing uncertainty and risk 
• Share ideas with fellow participants about supply chain improvements and challenges

Who Should Attend?

• Current and future company leaders
• Supply-side managers
• Buyers
• Supply chain and logistics professionals
• Leaders of cross-functional teams

Faculty

Zach Zacharia, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, at Lehigh University. Dr. Zacharia is also Director of the Center for Supply Chain Research in Lehigh’s College of Business, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Supply Chain Operations Management and Logistics, and Transportation.