The CESCM organizes in collaboration with
ABCAL two executive programs in Supply Chain Management. The first one is endorsed by
Logistics in Wallonia, the Wallonia Cluster for Regional Growth, Innovation and Development in Logistics:
Executive Master in International Supply Chain Management
This program, of about 200 hours, from September 2011 to June 2012, is conducted in English and contributes to feed individual participants' capital of global, in-depth expertise, through eight modules:
- Supply chain management and strategy - Envisaged case study and visit: Smart in France
2011 - October, 13, 14, 15
- Design and management of logistic flows - Envisaged case study and visit: Asahi Glass
2011 - November 17, 18, 19
- Supply chain planning and analysis - Envisaged case study and visit: Dow Corning
2012 January, 12, 13, 14
- Collaborative management and purchasing - Envisaged case study and visit: Danone and Carrefour
2012 - February, 9, 10, 11
- Transport, physical distribution and reverse logistics - Envisaged case study and visit: PFSWeb
2012 - March 15, 16, 17
- Linking Supply Chain management and financial management - Envisaged case study and visit: FN Herstal
2012 May 10, 11, 12
- Change and innovation management - Envisaged case study and visit: TetraPak in Sweden
2012 June 14, 15, 16
The benefits of the program are:
Developing applied competence:
- The program is based on unique teaching methods in order to ensure that the participants gain the full benefit of their investment, integrating very tightly theory and practice;
- Each of the seven modules includes a real life, full-day on site case study including the visit of a logistic or industrial site;
- The participant works the case in small groups;
- The reality-based approach offers an opportunity of opinion confrontation;
- Each module is taught by an international team of faculty;
- Two modules are organized abroad.
Involving international expertise, from academic and professional sources
Each module is run by three types of expert:
- Managers and practitioners of the proposed case study.
- European experts of international reputation in the domain covered by the module.
- Leading experts of the organizing partners of the program (LSM, HEC-ULg)
TO WHOM IS THE PROGRAM INTENDED FOR?
- Individuals, who do, or will, assume responsibilities of Supply Chain Manager and who want to master the most recent methods and tools.
- Individuals who want to give a more strategic and international dimension to the competence already acquired in a logistic or supply chain managerial position.
- Managing directors of organisations that depend directly on the supply chain, who need to understand its impact on the corporate performances.
- Managers in a function at the interface between the supply chain and another traditional department: sales and distribution, planning and control, information systems applied to operations, for instance.
Should you be interested in this Master for the 2011-2012 edition,
please apply now and fill in our application form.
Executive Master in International Procurement and Sourcing
The second program, the "Executive Master in International Procurement and Sourcing" is under development.
It will be conducted in English.
Both aim is to be one amongst the highest level executive program in Europe in their field.
They combine lectures with top faculty from different European Universities, lectures with leading practitioners and in company case studies.
They are one year part-time programs.
