Revolutionize Supply Chain with
IIM Kozhikode's

Professional Certificate programme in

Supply Chain Management

Registration Deadline - 28 Feb, 2025

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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

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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.

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 program.

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.

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

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

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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.