ISSA’s Cleaning Management Institute (CMI) has partnered with Marquette University (MU) to develop an online training course that introduces the seven critical areas of supply chain management. The widespread industry need to understand supply chain management was prerequisite in the partnership between the two.
This has been increasingly recognized as a cornerstone of success, and a way to align and coordinate the functions of supply chain management to effectively become a successful company.
“Supply chains—not companies—compete in today’s economy,” says Marko Bastl, assistant professor of supply chain management at Marquette University’s College of Business Administration. “How we manage the supply chain can become a competitive advantage. Companies need to understand the role that internal functions such as logistics and purchasing play in gaining a competitive edge.”
“The most successful companies are the ones who are able to effectively align and coordinate these elements into one coherent function,” adds Brant Insero, director of education, training, and certification for ISSA. confirmed,
Bastl outlined the benefits of completing the program.
“You will gain insights into how we can take an integrated view of the various supply chain-related functions—such as customer service, logistics and distribution, purchasing, and supply chain planning—and in doing so maximize our levels of customer service,” says Bastl.
“People in a number of different roles will get a lot of insight from this program,” says Insero. “Buyers in purchasing departments, production planners, and logistics analysts in particular are good candidates. Also, middle managers who are perhaps working in a narrow supply-chain-management area would benefit from better understanding their role in the broader context.”
Those interested can learn more by emailing ISSA Training Specialist TJ Grim at [email protected] or visiting CMI’s supply chain management web page.
