CERTIFIED GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN BLACK BELT (CGSC BB)

Training Provided by Terra Firma Asia Sdn Bhd CGSC BB Program Driven and managed by the Certified Global Supply Chain Board(USA), this workshop will provides global professional credential and recognition, enriches your knowledge in SCM, increases your marketability, enhances your career path and raises customer confidence in you and your company's services in logistics and supply chain management with and within Malaysia. The Certified Global Supply Chain Black Belt (CGSC BB ) Certification Program is a professional certification approved, co-developed and reviewed by Dr J. Paul Dittmann, an expert content team member of the Tennessee University, Business School, Sup ply Chain Faculty member. The University of Tennessee Supply Chain program is one of the top ranked schools in the world for Supply Chain, and has received the following rankings: o 1 Value for the money in US .Financial Times 2004 o 2 overall, 2 among practitioners, and 4 among academics in the Supply Chain Management Review, August, 2006 2 US News & World Report, 2006 Participant Profile Who Should Attend Supply chain management issues are permeating every business in the modern world. As such, this certification program is aimed at new graduates, executives and managers who have experience in the traditional business functions (finance, production, marketing, sales, accounting, engineering, logistics), but want to add to their knowledge of how these functions work together within the company and across companies in the supply chain. Experienced managers and executives (even within logistics) - with or without a graduate business degree - should consider adding this expertise in supply chain management to their personal and professional education. Objectives Define integrated supply chain management, its components, and how they are interrelated. Develop an understanding of how to manage the interaction of business functions across companies in the supply chain. Understand the impact of demand on the supply chain and the considerable competitive advantages that can result from managing demand across companies. Learn to manage the operations and logistics functions as they impact numerous supplier and customer companies. Learn to use lean enterprise system knowledge to more efficiently utilize the resources available to the supply chain. Understand the importance of supply chain performance measurement and management. Learn how to use contemporary information tools to support decision making in an integrated supply chain environment. Distinguishing Features High Compression Learning- Information is conveyed in intense, applied formats so that you complete your program quickly without compromising knowledge. Integrated and Focused Curriculum - Learning is delivered cross-functionally in a format customized to each chapter's objectives. Exam with Immediate Payoffs - Exam require you to immediately integrate theory and practice, and apply learned ideas to your sponsoring organization . Small Classes, Personal Attention - Our small classes allow time to get to know you and to assist you in achieving your goals. Post Exam Review by Dr Paul Dittmann PERSONALLY from USA What a recent CGSC BB graduate has to say : I personally have attended this program last month(June, 2006) & it is very refreshing, enlightening, informing & fruitful. I sincerely believe it would facilitate UEM Builders on ways to improve our construction management. Towards more predictable project delivery. Regards Nik A Faizul CGSC BB Head of Technology, IBS Unit, UEM World Bhd I have obtained a lot of information from this course. All the tools and strategies are very useful and practical in my current works. I am definitely promoting this course to someone who wants to have more knowledge about the Global Supply Chain network. Now I can use all the knowledge gained from the course to complete the Tesco - Makro integration. Thank you Derek Choo CGSC BB Supply Chain Replenishment Manager Tesco Stores (M) Sdn Bhd The CGSC BB program brings together the strategic role of the supply chain, key strategic drivers of supply chain performance, and the underlying tools and techniques for supply chain analysis. It is very much related to our product, tmnet e-SupplyChain, which is an enterprise procurement solution for supply chain management and optimization. Now, I have better insights into our potential customers' needs and wants. Engr. Ahmad Ridzuan Hj Abdul Razak, MBA (IIUM), B. Eng. (USM), Grad IEM, CGSC BB Manager, tmnet e-SupplyChain, Product Marketing TM Net Sdn Bhd

CERTIFIED GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN BLACK BELT (CGSC BB) Certified Global Supply Chain Black Belt (CGSC BB ) program overviews the entire Supply Chain Process.

Course begins by learning management vocabulary, followed by Elements of the Supply Chain, Product Planning, Forecasting, Production Planning, Just-in-Time (JIT), Demand & Capacity Management, Lean Principles and ending by learning how they all fit together.

Workshop & Exam Topics:

Monday Sept 18, 2007 (9:00AM 5:00PM)
Understanding the Supply Chain
Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
Supply Chain Drivers and Obstacles
Designing the Distribution Network in a Supply Chain

Tuesday Sept 19, 2007 (9:00AM 5:00PM)
Network Design in the Supply Chain
Network Design in an Uncertain Environment
Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain
Aggregate Planning in the Supply Chain

Wednesday Sept 20, 2007 (9:00AM 5:00PM)
Lean Principles

Thursday Sept 26, 2007 (9:00AM 5:00PM)
Planning Supply and Demand-Managing Predictable Variability
Managing Economies of Scale in the Supply Chain
Managing Uncertainty in the Supply Chain-Safety Inventory
Determining Optimal Level of Product Availability
Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain

Friday Sept 27, 2007 (9:00AM 5:00PM)
Transportation in the Supply Chain
Warehouse Science in the Supply Chain
Coordination in the Supply Chain
Information Technology and Supply Chain
E-Business and the Supply Chain

Saturday Sept 28, 2007(9.00 AM 12.00 PM)
Open Book Exam
Post Exam Review would be conducted by Dr Paul J. Dittmann
Personally from USA

About The Training Provider: Terra Firma Asia Sdn Bhd