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Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics Certificate
Program Fast Facts
- Start date: January 4, 2027
- Live Online Thursdays
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CT - Online
- Four weeks per course 16 weeks for the full certificate
- 3,240 Standard Tuition or $900 per Course
Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics Certificate
Become the Person Who Supply Chain Leaders Turn To
If you're a supply chain professional working in planning, sourcing, logistics, operations, analytics or management, you're ready to move beyond day-to-day execution.
In 16 weeks of coursework, you'll be able to:
- Connect logistics, procurement and operations to see the full picture and strengthen your sourcing and network decisions
- Forecast demand and get ahead of disruption instead of reacting to it
- Put AI and automation to work, including an overview of the analytics platforms your team already relies on, like Power BI, Tableau, SAP IBP, Kinaxis and Oracle SCM
- Lead transformation and build the risk, resilience and contingency plans that keep your network running when something breaks
- Turn performance data into a recommendation your leadership can act on
- Gather data to measure and defend results with KPIs and scorecards
Is SMU's Certificate Right for You?
- You're a supply chain professional working in planning, sourcing, logistics, operations, analytics or management, ready to deepen your strategic and analytics capabilities
- You're an operations or logistics leader, supervisor or manager, such as a plant, materials, transportation or distribution center leader, accountable for process and performance improvement
- You're a strategic sourcing, category or sales and operations planning specialist positioning yourself for a supply chain strategist or analytics manager role
- You're transitioning or working in Texas' growing industries, including logistics, energy, transportation, manufacturing, technology or data centers, and need supply chain results you can measure, communicate and lead with confidence
See the Full Picture, From Sourcing to Delivery
Connect how logistics, procurement, operations and global networks work together, so you can spot opportunities and make smarter, more strategic supply chain decisions.
Face Your Next Disruption With a Playbook
Work through real examples of disruptions, such as the Suez Canal blockage, semiconductor shortages and Red Sea shipping delays, so you meet your next crisis with a plan.
Turn Dashboards Into Decisions
Apply dashboard design principles and build the scorecards your leadership actually reads, then turn them into decisions that improve performance and growth.
Lead Strategy and Transformation
Align supply chain strategy with corporate strategy, lead change through transformation roadmaps, and bring executive decision frameworks back to your team.
Prove Sustainability Impact in Numbers
Introduces the fundamentals of sustainable supply chain management, covering the business case for sustainability, core ESG concepts, and how to map and evaluate your supplier network.
Show Progress Before You Finish
Earn a shareable digital badge after every course, so your manager and your network see your progress while you're still in the program. Additionally, at the successful conclusion of the full certificate program, a certificate of completion will be awarded.
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Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics Courses
Four courses, four weeks each. Courses run in a continuous rotation with no prerequisites, so you can start with whichever one is open and take a single course or all four. The full certificate costs $3,240, a $360 savings versus paying $900 per course.
Course 1: Supply Chain Foundations: Logistics, Procurement & Operations
Connect logistics, procurement and operations, and see how each one drives cost, service and competitive advantage. Explore how digital technologies and global trade are reshaping supply chains, and build a foundation in supplier strategy and resilience.
Course 2: Supply Chain Analytics and Applied AI
Explore descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics, plus AI, machine learning and automation, to real planning decisions, and get an overview of the platforms and emerging technologies shaping the future of supply chain analytics.
Course 3: Supply Chain Strategy, Transformation & Resilience
Lead digital transformation, mitigate risk and build the contingency plans that keep your network running when something breaks. Then develop the strategic leadership skills to align supply chain strategy with corporate goals and lead your team through change.
Course 4: Supply Chain Sustainability, Analytics and Performance
Measure what matters through performance metrics your leadership will actually read, balance cost, risk and sustainability across your network and finish with a course project improvement plan built for your own operation.
For a detailed curriculum breakdown, request the program guide.
Two Ways to Enroll
Option 1: Full Certificate (Recommended)
Complete all four courses and finish with an SMU certificate and Credly badges you can add to your résumé and LinkedIn, plus a course project improvement plan you can take back to your own operation. You'll earn a stackable digital badge after every course, and the full certificate costs $3,240, a $360 savings versus paying $900 per course.
Option 2: Single Course
Prefer to start smaller? Enroll in any individual course for $900. No course requires another as a prerequisite, so you can start with whichever one is running and apply it toward the full certificate later. Most learners choose the full certificate for the complete skill set and $360 in savings.
Looking for Training for Your Team?
Many employers fund professional certificates from an existing training budget. Talk with a Student Success Representative about group enrollment or using tuition assistance.Credit Toward Your Professional Development
The full four-course certificate carries 80 Professional Development Units (PDUs) and 8.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs), based on 80 hours of program content. These may apply toward continuing education requirements for your professional certification; confirm eligibility with your certifying body before relying on them for recertification.The Case for Supply Chain Expertise Right Now
Employment for logisticians is projected to grow 17% from 2024 to 2034*, much faster than the average for all occupations, which means more openings for professionals who pair operations experience with analytics.
*BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, Logisticians (2024): https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/logisticians.htm
Salary and employment outcomes are not guaranteed.
About SMU
Your certificate comes from SMU Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE), a division of 糖心logo入口, a nationally ranked, globally recognized comprehensive research university in Dallas, Texas, that has offered noncredit learning experiences to the DFW community and beyond for more than 70 years.Get Your Program Guide
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