Revolutionize Supply Chain with
IIM Kozhikode's

Professional Certificate programme in

Supply Chain Management

Registration Deadline - 27 Feb 2025

Specialization
Supply Chain, Operations Management

Batch
1

Duration
1 Year

Class Start
Sunday, 23 February 2025

Class Days/Timing
Sundays from 02.30 p.m. to 05.45 p.m. IST

Overview

Supply Chain Management has emerged as one of key areas of management promising tremendous opportunities for cost optimization and for maximizing customer value. In a competitive marketplace, an organization can achieve competitive edge by working closely with its business partners. This programme focuses on equipping students with modern concepts, tools, techniques and knowledge to effectively manage and optimize supply chains in a fast-changing, technology-driven environment.

It will focus on understanding and analyzing various managerial, operational and environmental levers and apply them to achieve supply chain excellence. Our discussions would be focused on end-to-end analysis of supply chains, and include issues related to strategy, design, planning & execution, coordination & supply management, as well as issues related to sustainability, emerging trends and new age challenges. It seeks to equip current and budding supply chain managers with tools and concepts to manage and improved supply chains and put them on the path to operational excellence.

This programme is intended to help participants

  • Understand the complexity and the challenges of managing a global supply chain
  • Familiarize the participants with the key drivers, obstacles and decision areas
  • Introduce and apply new-age technologies to enhance decision-making, transparency, and efficiency in supply chain operations
  • Understand what supply chain coordination means and how it can be achieved
  • Enable participants to play with levers and variables influencing supply chain performance
  • Focus on sustainable practices in sourcing and distribution with a focus on minimizing environmental impact.

Programme Highlights

Syllabus

  • Procurement Models, Process & Systems
  • Outsourcing
  • Category Sourcing
  • Sourcing Business Services
  • Contract Management
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Innovation Sourcing
  • Sustainable Procurement

  • Understanding Supply Chain Finance
  • SCF - The Buyer Perspective
  • SCF - The Seller Perspective
  • SCF - The Finance Provider
  • Optimizing Financing Costs
  • Challenges in Managing Finances and Strategies to Improve Business Efficiencies

  • Statistics in Supply Chains
  • Preliminary On Modelling and Analytics
  • Formulating and solving optimization models
  • Analytics - Predictive, Prescriptive and Descriptive
  • Dashboarding and Data Visualization

  • Linear vs. Circular Supply Chains
  • Building Blocks of Circular Supply Chains
  • Circular Supply Chain Strategies
  • Importance and Benefits of Circular Supply Chains
  • Circular Economy

  • Digital Operations and Supply Chain
  • Digital Technologies (AI/ML, IoT, 3D printing, blockchains, etc.) for Supply Chain
  • Digital Fulfilment
  • AI/ML for Supply Chain
  • Smart Factory and Smart Supply Chain
  • Digital Waste Management

  • The Need for Elastic Logistics
  • Implementation Strategies
  • Benefits and Challenges of Elastic Logistics

  • Environmental Responsibility
  • Social Commitment and Responsible Sourcing
  • Financial Management
  • Strategies for Sustainable SCM (Waste Management, Risk Management, Reducing Carbon Footprints etc.)

  • Effective Leadership in Supply Chain
  • Data Based Decision Making Skills
  • Building and Managing High-Performance Teams
  • Change Management
  • Corporate Governance
  • Effective Communication & Resilience in Supply Chains

  • Complexities in Demand Forecasting
  • Challenges in Material Management
  • Supply Chain Fragmentation
  • Managing Dynamics of Transnational and International Operations
  • Keeping Pace with Digital Transformation in SCM
  • Managing Volatile Political, Environmental and Social Impacts

The dates for the 2 day In Campus immersion session to be held at IIM Kozhikode will be communicated in due course. Attendance to the in-campus module is MANDATORY for all participants. The in-campus modules are subjected to the conditions that prevail at the point of time. These conditions pertain to the Pandemic or other unavoidable reasons. In case the in-campus immersion cannot be held due to some unavoidable compulsions, adequate alternate options will be made available via online sessions.

  • For Indian Participants - Graduates (10+2+3) or Diploma Holders (only 10+2+3) from a recognized university (UGC/AICTE/DEC/AIU/State Government) in any discipline.
  • Diploma Holders (10+3) will be considered on a case to case basis subject to having a minimum of 10 Years of work experience in a supervisory role at the time of applying for this programme.
  • For International Participants - Graduation or equivalent degree from any recognized University or Institution in their respective country
  • Minimum of 5 years overall work experience.
  • Managers who want to gain a comprehensive understanding of multiple aspects pertaining to new age Supply Chain management.
  • Working professionals in infrastructure, construction, turnkey projects, manufacturing and IT, who manage projects on an ongoing basis and are keen to strengthen their prospects with a globally recognized certification.
  • Supply Chain executives seeking to learn hands on practical applied competencies in a digitized environment.
  • Executives aspiring to enter and grow their careers in the Supply Chain domain.
  • Working professionals in the SC domain who are keen to understand the execution of SCM in real life business scenarios.
  • Seasoned leaders seeking to comprehend new age SC challenges and understand the impact of recent technology trends on business operations.

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Evaluation methodology is the discretion of the faculty. A minimum of 75% attendance to the sessions (live as well as on-campus modules) is a prerequisite for the successful completion of this programme.

During the course, there will be periodic evaluations in the form of quiz, class assignments, project, case analysis, or any other objective/subjective assessment decided by the instructor during the class hours. Hence, the participants are expected to complete the given evaluation components on time successfully. IIM Kozhikode will award the course completion certification to those who complete the assessment components successfully along with the attendance criteria. The main objective of assignments/projects will be to help the participants apply their conceptual learning in the programme to actual organizational decision scenarios.

The participants will have to secure the minimum pass marks in the respective evaluation components. Participants who successfully complete the same and satisfy the requisite attendance criteria, will be awarded a certificate of completion. Participants who are unable to clear the evaluation criteria but have the requisite attendance will be awarded a Participation certificate.

Programme Features

Programme Fees

Total Programme Fees

INR 2,50,000/- plus GST

Above fee includes boarding/lodging charges at IIM Kozhikode Campus during the in-campus sessions.
Option I

Make the full payment of INR 2,50,000 + GST upfront.

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Option II

Pay INR 50,000 + GST at the time of registration and avail a loan on the remaining INR 2,00,000 + GST.

Pay Now
Option III

Make payments as per the Instalment structure provided below.

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About the Institute

Started in 1997 with its Post Graduate Programme (PGP), the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) is on a high growth trajectory today, offering a wide range of academic programmes in the field of management education. These include: Fellow Programme in Management, Executive PG Programmes, Management Development Programmes and Faculty Development Programmes. IIMK set up a Satellite campus at Infopark, Kochi, in 2013 dedicated to Executive Education. IIMK also has the unique distinction of launching a PhD (Practice Track) programme for working professionals besides bringing in new dynamic programmes such as the MBA in Business Leadership (2019), MBA in Finance and MBA in Liberal Studies & Management (2020). The institute is also home to IIMK LIVE (Laboratory for Innovation, Venturing, and Entrepreneurship), a first-of-its-kind startup incubation programme and the Indian Business Museum.

IIMK is ranked 3rd as per NIRF India Rankings 2024: Management. The institute also features regularly among top global institutes for its flagship Master of Business Administration (PGP) and Executive Master of Business Administration Programme (EPGP) in the QS World University Rankings. The institute has leapfrogged 100 spots to be placed in the Top 151-200 Institutes in Business & Management Studies globally, and 16+ Asia-Pacific region in the QS World University Rankings 2024. IIM Kozhikode is globally accredited by EQUIS (EFMD) and AMBA (UK).

IIM Kozhikode also made its debut in the prestigious Financial Times Rankings in 2023 and was recently ranked #70 among the top-80 open-enrolment executive programme providers globally for the year 2024. The feat has further consolidated the 28-year IIM’s footing in an exclusive list of the foremost providers of executive education in the world. The institute had also entered in global top-100 at Rank #68 for FT Masters in Management (MIM) 2024 Rankings, for its full-time MBA programme. IIM Kozhikode has successfully delivered close to 1300 MDP programmes over the past two decades, training more than 41,000 participants from 150+ organizations, which also includes several Fortune 500 companies in the process.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Professional Certificate programme in Supply Chain Management is intended to help participants

 

  • Understand the complexity and the challenges of managing a global supply chain
  • Familiarize the participants with the key drivers, obstacles and decision areas
  • Understand what supply chain coordination means and how it can be achieved
  • Introduce and apply new-age technologies to enhance decision-making, transparency, and efficiency in supply chain operations
  • Focus on sustainable practices in sourcing and distribution with a focus on minimizing environmental impact.
  • Enable participants to play with levers and variables influencing supply chain performance.

This Professional Certificate programme in Supply Chain Management is an online programme and classes for this programme are live, virtual and Instructor-led.

The Professional Certificate programme in Supply Chain Management extends over a duration of approximately 12 months. All the live classes will be conducted on Sundays.

This curriculum for the Professional Certificate programme in Supply Chain Management course is designed and curated by IIM Kozhikode. After completing the course, you will receive certificate of completion/ participation from IIM Kozhikode.

This programme is offered by IIM Kozhikode in partnership with Veranda HigherEd. All aspects related to admissions, coordination, student relations and support will be managed by Veranda HigherEd.

The live classes for this course will be held on Sundays from 02.30 p.m. to 05.45 p.m. IST.

If you miss a live class of this programme, the recording of the same will be made available within the next 24 hours which you can subsequently access 24X7 for the entire duration of the programme. However, in order to calculate your attendance requirement for successful completion, only attendance to live sessions will be considered for calculations.

The classes for the Professional Certificate programme in Supply Chain Management will be conducted by eminent faculty from IIM Kozhikode. This course may also include some sessions delivered by Industry professionals as deemed appropriate by the Institute.

Yes. IIM Kozhikode’s Professional Certificate programme in Supply Chain Management follows a hands-on approach for teaching SCM related skills to the participants. It provides the participants with the opportunity to work on hands-on exercises, case studies, simulations and collaborative projects as applicable and deemed appropriate.

This programme is conducted in a live and virtual mode and therefore participants are expected to begin and complete the programme with the rest of the batch and so this programme needs to be data completed within the specified duration i.e. 12 months – as per the schedule published from time to time during the course of the programme.

No, this is an executive certificate programme, especially curated for working professionals, offered by IIM Kozhikode in partnership with Veranda HigherEd.

Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will have the opportunity to gain an Executive Alumni status of IIM Kozhikode.

  • For Indian Participants - Graduates (10+2+3) or Diploma Holders (only 10+2+3) from a recognized university (UGC/AICTE/DEC/AIU/State Government) in any discipline.
  • Diploma Holders (10+3) will be considered on a case to case basis subject to having a minimum of 10 Years of work experience in a supervisory role at the time of applying for this programme.
  • For International Participants - Graduation or equivalent degree from any recognized University or Institution in their respective country.
  • Minimum of 5 years overall work experience.

This programme is ideal for mid to senior level professionals including but not limited to

  • Managers who want to gain a comprehensive understanding of multiple aspects pertaining to new age Supply Chain management.
  • Working professionals in infrastructure, construction, turnkey projects, manufacturing and IT, who manage projects on an ongoing basis and are keen to strengthen their prospects with a globally recognized certification.
  • Supply Chain executives seeking to learn hands on practical applied competencies in a digitized environment.
  • Executives aspiring to enter and grow their careers in the Supply Chain domain.
  • Working professionals in the SC domain who are keen to understand the execution of SCM in real life business scenarios.
  • Seasoned leaders seeking to comprehend new age SC challenges and understand the impact of new age technology trends on business operations.

IIM Kozhikode’s Professional Certificate programme in Supply Chain Management has been specifically designed for experienced professionals who want to enhance and advance their skills and achieve their organizational goals. 5 years overall work experience preferably in the supply chain domain is a prerequisite for this course.

Speak to Veranda HigherEd’s programme Advisors to know more about the programme and how it will benefit your career progression goals. The programme Advisor/Admission Manager at Veranda will do a preliminary eligibility check with the interested candidates. This may include for initial scrutiny against specified eligibility criteria like educational qualifications, years of experience, details of current employment and proficiency in English amongst others. Once eligibility has been established, qualifying candidates may register online at and proceed to pay the first Instalment or the full programme fee online. Candidates will also be required to furnish soft copies of necessary documents for validation and selection. Candidates will be required to pay the programme fee as per the options chosen by the candidate. If you have any questions about the kind of supporting documents that needs to be uploaded, please speak with our programme Advisor/ Admission Manager who will be able to guide you through the process. All the information and documentation provided by you at the time of enrolment will be duly verified by Veranda and the Institute and if it is determined that the information and/or documentation provided by you is inadequate and/or does not substantiate the entry requirements and prerequisite criteria to the course, then your enrolment to the course will be cancelled with immediate effect and you may run the risk of forfeiting the fee paid.

You can email the Admissions Office at admissions@verandahighered.com or call your programme Advisor or Admissions Manager.

In order to secure admission to this programme, you will be required to submit soft copies of the following documents

  • Passport size photograph
  • ID proof (Copy of Adhaar card, driving licence, passport or similar)
  • Copy of Degree Certificate and Marksheet as available
  • Declaration of details of work experience as mandated

Indian participants will need to pay Rs.2,50,000 + GST as programme fee. Participants residing outside India will be required to pay USD 5000 as programme fees.

The programme fee includes your application fee, tuition charges for all live and synchronous sessions, learning materials, case studies, class exercises, assessment charges as applicable as well as the boarding and lodging charges during the in-campus immersion.

While the campus immersion fee along with the boarding and lodging charges are included as a part of the programme fee, the actual travel related expense will need to be borne by you.

Yes, Veranda has tied up with a financial service providers. Should you require any assistance with financial loans, our programme Advisor/Admission Manager will be happy to support you with the guidelines for the same. However, the decision to grant the loan will depend on the adequacy of documents submitted and will be at the sole discretion of the respective financing agency/bank. The loan itself will be based on a mutual agreement exclusively between you and the financing agency/bank and Veranda will have no role whatsoever in this financing arrangement between the two parties. In order to proceed with the loan, you will need to complete your online registration with Veranda, pay the Instalment 1 amount and share the necessary documents for validations.

Yes, if your credit or debit card has a payment through EMI option enables, you can choose an EMI option at the time of paying through your credit or debit card. We also have other financing options offered through other financial service providers that you may wish to consider. For more information, reach out to our programme Advisor/ Admissions Manager.

If you choose to opt out of the course with more than 21 days remaining for course commencement, you may raise the request for the same with our Student Relationship Manager and you will be eligible to get an appropriate refund post deduction of a penalty amount of Rs.5900 if you are an Indian participant & USD 125 if you are a foreign participant. You will not be eligible for any refund if the refund request is received within 21 days or less from the course commencement date.

Veranda, in partnership with an Institute, where applicable, reserves the right to cancel courses at any time owing to reasons like insufficient enrolments, trainer indisposition, pandemic related or force majeure events. In the event that Veranda or the Institute cancels a scheduled course, the participant will receive full fee refund for the same. All refunds, in such cases, will be processed within 30 days from intimation of refund approvals by Veranda.

Valid requests for refund of fees on account of cancellation of enrolment by the participant shall be considered only if such requests are received at least 21 days prior to class start of the programme. On receipt of such valid requests for refund of fees, the down payment or fee paid shall be refunded after deducting a penalty of Rs.5000 for Indian participants & USD 125 for foreign participants. All refunds, in such cases, will be processed within 30 days of receipt of a valid refund request. In all other cases, no refund shall be made.

No, in the normal course, we do not encourage transfers to subsequent batches as it impacts your learning and career goals. Additionally, batches are monitored by the institute and are run as per their standards. However, in exceptional & compelling circumstances, you may raise your concern and transfer request with your Student Relationship Manager (SRM) who will present your case to the Institute for approval. You will be eligible to transfer to a subsequent batch if and only if the request is explicitly approved by the Institute(s). Do note that such batch transfer requests needs to be made at least 21 days prior to the commencement of the program

IIn the event that your transfer request to a subsequent batch is approved, any amount paid by you within the current financial year shall be considered as advance payment towards the next batch. However, you will be required to pay the following additional charges

  • A Batch Transfer fee of Rs.5900
  • Differential amount of fees if there is a difference in the programme fee between the 2 batches
  • Actual costs for tools/simulations/licences or learning materials – as determined by the Institute.
  • If the batch transfer request is approved more than one financial year apart, only the base fee paid will be considered as advance payment towards the next batch. The tax component will not be adjusted towards the applicable for the current batch you are being transferred to.

You can attend the live classes of this programme using a laptop or desktop with basic specifications. However, in order to optimize your learning experience we recommend that you have the following,

  • Internet speed of 1 Mbps minimum (preferable wired connection).
  • Supporting OS – Window 7, Window 8, Widows 10, Safari & Mac OS.
  • Recommended Browser – Google Chrome and Firefox
  • Recommended Device – Laptop or Desktop (Avoid using Mobile or Ipad)
  • Functional web cam, microphone and speaker enabled on your laptop/desktop
  • Latest Adobe flash player should be installed in your system.

Once your admission to the programme is confirmed, dedicated Student Relationship Manager (SRM) will be assigned to you and you may direct all your queries and questions related to the content and delivery to you assigned SRM. Alternately, since the classes are all live and virtual, you will also have the opportunity to raise your academics related questions and doubts with the faculty either real time during the class or offline through our LMS.

Any queries you have regarding the programme or the admission process may be directed to our Admissions team. Once your enrolment to a programme is confirmed, a dedicated Student Relationship Manager (SRM) will be assigned to you and you may raise all subsequent queries and clarifications with the assigned SRM.