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Auto Industry Certificate in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management


This certificate program is designed to provide participants with an in depth understanding of supply chain topics and issues in the context of the global vehicle industry. In addition to exploring new manufacturing and logistics technologies, participants will learn about a broad range of vehicle industry-oriented supply chain management (SCM) topics: SCM strategy, SCM finance, forecasting, negotiations, procurement strategy, supplier development, corporate responsibility, cybersecurity, risk management, production operations, quality management processes and Six Sigma, trade management, logistics and transportation.

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Course Information

Wayne State University, in cooperation with AIAG, offers our eleventh annual non-degree certificate program designed to provide an in-depth understanding of supply chain topics and issues in the context of the global automotive industry.


As vehicle industry supply chain issues are particularly focused on purchasing and supplier development, risk management, inbound logistics, after-market parts management, and a unique kind of outbound vehicle transportation, participants will explore a broad range of related topics, including: SCM strategy, SCM finance, forecasting, negotiations, procurement strategy, supplier development, risk management, production operations, quality management processes and Six Sigma, trade management, logistics and transportation management, and more. 


Overall, this hybrid program consists of 23 sessions, with separate winter and fall terms, and various break weeks throughout the year to allow for travel and other personal needs. Led by both industry and academic faculty, individual sessions take place on Thursdays, from 3:30 - 7:00 p.m., and can be attended either in-person at AIAG Headquarters in Southfield, Michigan, or virtually, via Zoom. 


The start date for our 2024 program will be Thursday, February 22, 2024, with 12 sessions scheduled between February 22 and May 9, followed by a summer break. Sessions will then resume on Thursday, September 5, 2024, and the program will conclude on Thursday, December 5, 2024.


Program Location: Virtual, via Zoom, or in-person at AIAG Headquarters (4400 Town Center, Southfield, Michigan, 48075). 


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This Certificate Program is designed for high potential candidates from a variety of vehicle industry OEM, Tier 1 and 2, 3PL, service and carrier organizations. Typical participants may be relatively new to supply chain functions, or may not have been exposed to supply chain concepts in college, or may have attended supply chain programs that were not focused on vehicle industry issues. Students are likely to come from manufacturing, marketing, engineering, purchasing, logistics, trade management, or related functions.

FACULTY AND PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The program faculty will consist of a combination of supply chain academics and industry supply chain professionals. Program sessions will include a combination of lectures, classroom discussions, cases, tours, internet sessions, and simulations. The program will include state-of-the-art SCM simulation games and a research project that participants will conduct at their respective companies. The project will focus on a problem of interest to the participant's employer and will explore an opportunity to solve a problem, reduce costs or improve operations. At the end of the year students will have learned about supply chain concepts and issues, best practices, analysis tools and industry application of concepts.

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