Executive Program in Supply Chain Management

Launch Date: 16th May, 2021

Introduction

The Institute of Supply Chain and Management announces the launch of its Industry leading “Executive Program in Supply Chain Management” (EPSCM) for working executives to hone their management skills in Supply Chain Management as a Modular program, via live virtual classrooms.

The Executive Program in Supply Chain Management is India’s only executive education program in logistics and supply chain management, designed to equip a Supply Chain manager with necessary conceptual, quantitative, regulatory, and behavioral frameworks to manage a multi modal supply chain across the globe. The students learn current global supply chain frameworks and their application in Indian context. Students are encouraged to apply the theory they learn to the real life problems they face in their work environment. The goal of EPSCM is to equip a manager to be effective in imperfect, developing markets.

The participants desirous of enrolling in the program must meet the following criteria:

  • Bachelor’s Degree from any Statutory University or any other recognized Foreign University
  • Good Academic record and scholarly inclination
  • 3 years work experience in logistics / Supply Chain / Procurement / IT Domain.

ADMISSION PROCESS

Please complete the admission form available below or email us on info@iscmindia.net. with your current CV.
The admissions will be decided based on your education, work experience and a personal interview.
After the interview, if selected we will issue a provisional admission, and you have one week to pay the fees.

FEE

Please pay the fee only after you have been issued the provisional admission letter by us. Use following QR code for payment.

INR 147,500/- Inclusive of GST

Out of India candidates will be charged USD 2100, pay through following link.

Pay USD 2100

CURRICULUM

EPSCM Term - I

Economics for Logistics & Supply Chain:

Covering Global Macro– trends and their Impact on SCM, Basic framework for Macroeconomic analysis, and Understanding National Income and its Impact on Firms

Contemporary issues in Supply Chain & Logistics Management, Understanding logistics cost:

Covering Supply chain strategy and structure, Supply Chain – Achieving strategic fit and scope, Supply Chain Service – cost trade off, Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics, and understanding logistics costs structures

Finance for Supply Chain, Measuring Supply Chain Profitability:

Understanding financial statement and Total Cost of Ownership - covering Reading Balance Sheets, Income Statement & Cash flow Statements, Introduction to Budgeting, Supply Chain Cost Management and Total Cost of Ownership

Supply chain planning, Understanding cost to serve:

Understanding supply chain planning, demand planning, forecasting, and cost to serve.

EPSCM Term - II

Strategic Procurement and Vendor Management:

Covering key performance indicators for Strategic Sourcing, tools, technologies, information systems for optimization of procurement processes, risks involved and implementing strategies to mitigate risks in the entire sourcing process, Leverage the power of data & analytics to drive sourcing decisions.

Warehousing, Transport, Distribution Management and Network Optimization:

Covering Building an agile, analytics driven warehouse strategy, Bringing technology into the Warehouse, Warehouse process optimization, designing transportation systems, transport capacity planning, logistics network and distribution management and tactical and operational aspects of designing and managing Supply Networks

Supply Chain Analytics and Logistics Strategy:

Understand importance of analytical models to support supply chain decision-making, Gain perspectives on when to use analytical models and Understand building blocks that serve as the foundation to analytical models.

Understanding risk and Uncertainty in Supply Chain:

Explore models for managing and planning for uncertainties and risk, Understand the key supply chain risks and how these are interrelated, Evaluate identify and address supply chain risks, Quantify unforeseen risks, Overcome the internal challenges impeding the development of risk strategies

EPSCM Term - III

Managing supply chain during disruptions :

How to manage disruptions to the supply chain and ow to develop alternate sources without compromising due diligence, prepare contingency plans.

Global Supply Chain Management:

Covering global supply chain strategy, globalization drivers, international trade and practices, in co-terms, global logistics, and managing global supply chains.

Connected Planning & Integrated Business Planning:

Covering tools to enhance coordination - Demand Planning, Aggregate planning, Master Scheduling, Material Requirement Planning, and ERP. The second part of the module covers Connected Planning - how technology shapes planning. It also covers S&OP and Integrated Business Planning.

Digital Transformation of Supply Chain and Strategy:

Covering perspectives on emerging technology trends to enable firms successfully integrate their value chain and create a future ready supply chain, developing a digital strategy, designing an omnichannel supply chain, secured information sharing, using AI for better forecasting, and optimizing the global supply-chain portfolio.

WORKSHOPS

In addition to the above courses, the students will have to attend a two day workshop on communication skills, negotiation, and leadership.

CAPSTONE

Students have to choose an area of interest to them - either from their employer or a wider problem in the industry and suggest how they will use the knowledge gained during the Virtual Classroom sessions to address the problem.

PEDAGOGY

The pedagogy will include Virtual Classroom studies and individual assignments, presentations and case study. Participants should complete their suggested readings and case studies before they come to the Virtual Class.

COURSE MATERIALS

ISCM will distribute comprehensive reading material and case studies for each session.

Testimonials

Good faculty with immense subject knowledge. Style of imparting knowledge / PPTs / examples - very good. Assignments / practical experience shared was useful to the participants.
Vilas Mascaran​ HR Manager, Dachser India Pvt. Ltd.​
What I really liked about many of the faculties was that they were really trying to make us come out of our comfort zone and were making us think and that too think in a different ways… they were taking us thru various case studies and asking us for a solution..it really made us think in a different ways which otherwise was not happening in our day to day work life.
Pravin Bangera
Dachser India Pvt. Ltd.
If you’re about to be in a leadership role or already have such a role, this course will give you a greater understanding of leadership & how to influence people in business environment.​
Ranjit Pallayil Teva Pharmaceuticals
The program has very well selected and pertinent case studies. The faculty were good and could bring out the relevance and context of theory to the practical working environment. In addition, the course mate-rial provided to us will serve as useful refer-ence material for future.
Zarksis Munshi, Head of Airfreight, Dachser India Pvt. Ltd
The faculty and teaching methodology are excellent. The case studies are of the highest standard, and have been prepared especially for this course. ISCM has been the best thing happened to me so far.
Niriksha Motiramani
Niriksha Motiramani Shell lndia Markets Pvt Ltd,

FAQs

EPSCM is a 9 month week end program for the working executive. EPSCM is designed to equip a Supply Chain manager with necessary conceptual, quantitative, regulatory, and behavioral frameworks to manage a multi modal supply chain across the globe. The goal of EPSCM is to equip a manager to be effective in imperfect, developing markets. EPSCM offers a cross functional base to manage supply chains. EPSCM combines theoretical frameworks, analytical models, and real life supply chain challenges to create a well-rounded learning.

EPSCM is especially designed to professionals seeking to optimize their career prospects like:

    1. Managers who plan to enhance their career prospects in logistics or supply chain.
    2. Corporates who wish to reward their fast track management talent

We have a mix of academicians and industry experts as our faculty. The complete list of faculty is available at our website. Please visit http://www.iscmindia.in/faculty/

EPSCM has a broad based first term curriculum that will build the foundation of a good manager, grounded in all aspects of supply chain management. Second Term is the application term which holds explores in depth the functional aspects of a supply chain. The third term will be the integrative term where we will cover contemporary and strategic issues in supply chain. This will be complemented by two workshops in communication skills and negotiation.

EPSCM is a contemporary course, with differentiation based on Industry Relevance, course sequenced to create impact, pedagogy that blends what works with what needs to be done, and interventions to drive excellence. The design of EPSCM leads the participants from the basics to strategic aspects of supply chain management. It covers all aspects of the contemporary thought process in supply chain and logistics and helps you understand its cross functional nature. The case studies and learnings prepare you to handle the challenges in real life supply chains. 

The course will follow active learning concept – where faculty lead participants through the theoretical frameworks. The participants then link it to their operational challenges. The pedagogy includes Interactive sessions, case study work, group discussion, and news articles relevant to the matter discussed.

If you successfully complete the program, clear all the exams and submit your capstone project, you will get the “Executive Program in Supply Chain Management” certificate and you can use the credential EPSCM.

  • Bachelor’s Degree from any Statutory University or any other recognized Foreign University
  • 3 years work experience in logistics / Supply Chain / Procurement / IT Domain.

This is a continuing education program, with participants having minimum three years of work experience. ISCM prepares you for a challenging career. We do not offer placement service. We have a wide network of senior supply chain professionals. We do get enquiries for candidates from our network. If you are looking for a change in career post EPSCM, we will intimate you of the opportunities available as and when the positions open up.

    • Contact our expert advisors for program information and for guidance through the process
    • Submit your complete application form at our website – www.iscmindia.com, along with your latest CV which mentions your experience.
    • Appear for a telephonic or virtual presence interview on a mutually agreed date
    • Receive acceptance notification email by the Admissions Team
    • Make payment for the program, within the stipulated time, upon receipt of the invoice

EPSCM will be evaluated on multiple ways. We provide below an indicative evaluation matrix:

Components of Course Evaluation

Percentage Distribution

Class Participation

15

Quizzes

15

Assignments – Group

30

End Term Examination

40

Total

100

We normally seek your consensus for an exam date. However, if for some unforeseen reason you cannot appear for an exam, we will provide you with an alternate date. However, may be at an additional cost. 

We expect you to attend all classes – please note our pedagogy is participant centric and included case analysis. We can make the recording available, but you will miss out on class participation marks and learnings from your peer group.

In the unfortunate event where you are not able to complete the program, we may offer you a chance to join our next batch. This is subject to some additional charges. However, if you are not wiling to continue, you stand to forfeit the fees you have paid.

ISCM will send you the reading material as soft copy. It will consist of mandatory reading, case studies, assignments, and other relevant material.

Apart from the structured learning you have, EPSCM from ISCM offers you the following:

  1. Networking opportunity with heads of supply chain, Logistics, and Planning to build your network and career.
  2. Invitation to SCMPro Forums events to enhance your outlook
  3. Access to SCMPro Knowledge – our portal for Supply chain and Logistics

The key differentiators of EPSCM from ISCM are:

  1. Contemporary curriculum that includes Supply chain analytics, Risk and resilience
  2. Mentored by a pool of expert faculty, with academic and industry experience
  3. Case based pedagogy with scenario analysis
  4. Interactive classroom where participants can interact with the faculty and each other
  5. The curriculum has been developed with help from our industry partnerships
  6. Industry relevant curriculum

ISCM invites corporate sponsorship of candidates for EPSCM. By sending your employees, you benefit by:

  1. Having a set of trained personnel who are able to understand, trouble shoot and fix revenue leakages in your supply chain.
  2. Improve employee motivation and job satisfaction levels
  3. Reduce employee attrition
  4. Increase efficiency of your personnel and of your supply chain

Admission Form

Registration, Payment, and Cancellation Policy

  • Cancellations received up to 7 business days prior to date of training will not be charged the course fee.
  • Cancellations within 7 business days prior to training date, and in no-show up case, registrants liable to pay full amount.
  • Substitutions within a company are permitted, requests must be submitted through email.
  • ISCM reserves the right to amend content, faculty, venue and date of the training program.
  • In case ISCM cancels the training, participants will be refunded the course fee in full.
  • ISCM shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damages that may be incurred due to such cancellation.

Please be aware that you need to

  • Ensure invoice details shared with ISCM are true and correct, including the name of the person to whom the invoice should be sent.
  • The course price displayed on the website is exclusive of taxes.
  • The total billing amount is inclusive of 18% GST.
  • You will receive the Downloadable Invoice on the billing email address given.
  • You need to provide GST no. to obtain a final invoice.