Supply Chain Management

From designing and making a product to getting it into customer’s hands, supply chain managers keep businesses moving smoothly. Madison College’s Supply Chain Management associate degree will help you find your place in that process and give you the skills that employers are seeking.

This degree helps high school graduates gain entry into this in-demand field. And with flexible class offerings, the degree is also great for working professionals looking to advance their career or switch fields.

Get the Skills

Each business is unique, as are its processes and needs. You will learn best practices in production planning, inventory management, purchasing, and distribution and transportation logistics. These best practices will help you develop, evaluate and trouble shoot case-specific issues. You will make sure products, people and machines are doing what they need to in order to ensure business success and customer satisfaction.

As a student in the Supply Chain Management program at Madison College, you will learn to:

• Plan product development
• Assess costs, feasibility and demand for product purchases
• Apply and evaluate customer service policies
• Implement supply management practices in a global environment
• Evaluate and maintain inventory 
• Ensure workplace efficiency by using data to forecast market demands
• Analyze transportation and distribution activities 

Program Details

This associate degree program covers the basics of business communication, finance, scheduling and supply chain technologies. It also includes additional classes in communication, math and leadership. In the fourth semester of this program, you have the option of an internship to help you jumpstart your experience and career. The technical diploma is automatically awarded to students upon successful completion of the first year’s curriculum.

Flexible Course Offerings

Students in the Supply Chain Management program can attend full or part-time, possibly completing the degree in two years. 

Supply Chain Management associate degree classes are offered at the Madison College Truax campus. While some classes are held in person, this degree can be completed 100% online.

Get Certified

While not necessary for employment, globally recognized certifications demonstrate your supply chain expertise in logistics, inventory and operations. They also make you stand out to employers.

After completing this program, you’ll be prepared to take two industry-recognized exams from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM):

1. Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP): Verifies your knowledge of the entire supply chain, from suppliers to the end consumer, including demand management, sourcing and logistics.
2. Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM): Focuses on internal operations, including material management, production planning and forecasting.

Level Up

Not only does this associate degree offer more employment opportunities, it offers additional education opportunities. You can double major and earn the Business Management associate degree program with only one or two more semesters of study. Also, your Supply Chain Management credits can transfer to select four-year institutions, where you can earn your bachelor's degree.

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