Partnership

KEDGE Business School

Learning Objectives

  Position supply chain management as a source of business value creation.

  Leveraging supply chain management for achieving operational excellence through strategy execution.

  Designining a supply chain model based on business value objectives and the operating system.

  Understanding the role of a supply chain manager orchestrating the interfaces with marketing, sales, purchasing and production.

  Connecting supply chain management with finance and performance metrics.

  Acquiring in depth, technical knowledge on the multiple parts of the supply chain operating system in order to make and support solutions driven by the lastest innovations.

Learning Outcomes

Supply Chain management: a growing leverage for business success

Top managers identify supply chain management as a key for successfully executing their business plan and gaining competitive advantage. Following the pandemic, all companies recognize the importance of designing and implementing agile, resilient and sustainable plans A wealth of technical solutions are available to reach those objectives in nowadays volatile and complex world.
The role of the supply chain manager is essential to support top management decisions to select and measure the results of the most appropriate solutions. The program aims at providing to those managers with the necessary competencies to enable them to effectively face those challenges.

    Program Highlights

The program consists of 5 modules, participants follow them on demand and get certificates. To get the degree by UM6P – ABS – Kedge Business School, the participants have to pass the 5 modules and successfully submit a professional thesis. Adopting the UM6P’s model “Learning by Doing”, combining theory and practice. The program also includes meeting with professionals of the field, visits to platforms, etc.

    Module 1 : Strategy & Design

    Module 2 : Planning and Monitoring Process

    Module 3 : Logistics and Operational  Excellence

    Module 4 : Analytics, IT & Data Management

    Module 5 : Innovation & Sustainability

   Faculty

Walid KLIBI

Walid Klibi obtained his Ph.D. in Supply Chain Design at Laval University’s Business School in Canada, in 2009 and holds since 2020 a habilitation degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Bordeaux in France. Since 2011 he has been, a professor of Supply Chain & Operations Management at KEDGE Business School in Bordeaux, France. He is involved in teaching activities at KEDGE, especially with the ISLI master programs and the Program Grande Ecole, and with partner universities in Europe and Africa. He is also invited to run executive trainings with private organizations and has co-authored a book titled, “The Design of Value Creating Supply Chain Networks” intended for an academic and professional audience. 

Application Requirements

Candidates must hold a 4-5-year higher education qualification:Including a Master / or Bachelor with 3 years of professional experience in supply chain, logistics or relevant field.

B2/Upper intermediate English proficiency level is required to apply for the program.

Certification Requirements

At the end of the program, participants are given: