MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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MASTER OF SC IENCE IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Our Master´s Degree has an unique content, using analytical models and cases. That

way you will learn a lot more about S&OP, demand planning, inventory, distribution,

purchasing and finance. Including a practical approach and 100% video classes with

your participation the whole time. Not to mention that the Degree is led by an

experienced board of business experts.

Application Requirements: Bachelor´s degree & English proficiency

100% VIDEO CLASSES

Do you know that chunk of PDF's to

read over the weekend? That

doesn’t exist around here!

FUN CLASSES

Is it possible to engage during a

recorded class? Here it is!

Our platform requires your active

participation during the lesson,

stimulating insights and learning.

That´s right! You are evaluated through

cases and projects. The important thing

is to know how to implement, rather

than just studying to take tests.

NO TESTS

PRACTICAL CONTENT

In one day you learn, the following

you apply. The theory is important,

but practice is much more! Your

leader will soon notice your

evolution.

All professors are required to work as

supply chain and procurement

executives.

THE BEST PROFESSORS COMFORT AND FLEXIBILITY

You decide where and when to study!

On your computer, at home, at work,

wherever you prefer to.

520 STUDENTS

9,4 26 AVERAGE AGE

32 AVERAGE COURSE RATE NATIONALITIES

CARRER PROMOTION

Our goal is to take your career to the

next level. The Mentoring Day is part

of the Master's Degree Program.

INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION

The Msc in Supply Chain

Management is internationally

accredited by the ASIC group that

is located in the UK.

ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Once a month our professors are available at the Advising Session.

Not only to clarify doubts, but also to assist you in your projects.

Very cool, isn't it?

MENTORING DAY

Different from all of the Master's Degree courses you have ever seen,

you will also have the "Mentoring Day". Once a semester, several

executives (our board members) talk with students for professional

orientation, experiences’ exchange and even about career development.

THE LU LEARNING SYSTEM

CO-CONSTRUCTION STEP BY STEP SIMULATION APPLICATION

We challenge the students

understanding about what

issues need to be settled.

It’s a warm up session with

a lot of interactivity.

These steps work as a

guide for the students to

implement their projects

after the course.

Everybody got that? So

let's do an example

together. In this step, the

professor uses a real case

from a student and

simulates the model in the

digital blackboard or in a

spreadsheet.

With the assistance of the

instructor, groups are

formed and plans are

designed. The result is a

project that can be

implemented the very

next day!

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*Comparison made in May/2017 with high-quality Master´s Degree programs offered.

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100% Online

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Mentoring Day

Zero Tests

MODULE 1 Supply Chain

Strategy

• Supply Chain Planning and Configuration: designing an integrated

architecture that ensures the supply chain cost objectives, ensuring agility

and sustainability

• Relations between supply and financial performance

• Strategic challenges: responsiveness, flexibility and adaptability

• Service strategy: Make to Stock, Make to Order, Finish to Order, Assembly to

Order and Design to Order

• Supply Chain in the global economy: geographical and technological

fragmentation

• Alignment between demand and capacity

• Balance between service level and cost

• Supply chain game: simulating the bullwhip effect

• Sustainable Supply Chain: how to follow this route

• Reference models: SCOR vs. GSCF

• Supply Chain Macro-Indicators

MODULE 2 Supply Chain Planning and

Operations

• Role of Supply Chain as a value-added asset for the organization

• Organizational Architectures: evolution and trends of supply chain structures

• Establishing internal interfaces

• Balanced Scorecard of the supply chain structure

• Project Management with PMI and Agile methodology

• People management: analysis of the Johari Window, situational leadership

and feedback

• Internal KPIs

PROG

RAM

MODULE 3 Demand Planning

• How to forecast with accuracy and how to adjust it constantly

• Independent vs. dependent demand

• Projections: long x short term

• Qualitative methods: Delphi, research, analogy, visionary and opinions

• Quantitative methods using time series: moving average, exponential smoothing, and

SARIMA

• Quantitative methods using causal series: simple and multiple regression

• KPIs

MODULE 4

Inventory Planning

• Inventory policy definition

• How to find hidden costs: steps to eliminate the excess obsolete to prevent recurrence

• Classification: ABC, FSN, VED and 1-2-3

• Using service level to properly determine the stock size

• A new sustainable EOQ formula

• Elements that impact service level

• Calculating the reorder point

• Calculating the safety stock

• Finding the right balance

• Safety stock vs. stock coverage

• Collaboration tools: ECR, VMI and QR models

• Collaboration: a program of nine steps to deploy CPFR

• KPIs

PROG

RAM

MODULE 5 Production Planning

• Managing variability and risk

• Planning capacity

• Advanced concepts of material planning

• Advanced concepts of Just-in-Time

• MRP II: base planning

• Control of Production Activity

• Advanced Concepts of Master Production Scheduling

• Postponement strategy

• How to develop alternative planning scenarios and production to anticipate

and meet specific market demands

• KPIs

MODULE 6

Distribution Planning

• Impact of distribution system in supply chain strategies

• The Network Design process

• Analysis of alternatives, location and facilities

• Optimization models, simulation and heuristics

• Distribution aspects

• Time-Phased Over Point (TPOP)

• APS - Solving planning and scheduling models with integrity

• Structuring the Available to Promise (ATP) by product, customer and time

• Modal selection

• Optimization models: Milk Run, Merge-in-Transit, Cross-Docking and Backhaul

• Distribution centers and Transit Points

• Reverse Logistics: product recovery, recycling, regulations, environmental management

systems, sustainable roadmap for improvement and redesign of supply chain options

• Quantitative models for reverse logistics

• KPIs

PROG

RAM

MODULE 7 Sourcing Strategy

• Stages of strategic sourcing process

• Spend analysis

• Identifying market forces (perfect and imperfect competition, oligopoly, monopoly and

duopoly)

• Kraljic matrix analysis

• Global Sourcing I: defining strategies

• Global Sourcing II: doing business in Asia

• Suppliers control: SLAs and KPIs (quality, schedule, cost, resource control and delivery)

• Supplier Relationship Management: incorporating sustainability

MODULE 8 Finance Applied to

Supply Chain

• Financial Math: simple interest, compound, amount, nominal fee, equivalent single

discount rate method and multiple return rates

• Economics management: cash flow, ROI, budget and P&L

• Macroeconomics, microeconomics, inflation rates, global and local impacts

• Costing methods: ABC, Absorption and Kaizen

• Main taxes that impact the logistics operation

• Reducing costs in purchase transactions: acquisition of raw materials and purchase of fixed

assets

• Tax on imports

• Import on behalf of third parties

• KPIs: Cost to Pay, Cost to Source, Cost to Make, Deliver the Cost, Cost to Return

PROG

RAM

• The challenge of developing an integrated S&OP, with the consent of all areas and aligned

with business objectives

• Detailing the 5 Stages of S&OP: Data Collection, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Pre-

S&OP Meetings and Executive Meetings

• Exploring the key challenges faced in the deployment stages and how to overcome them

• S&OP in new products

• S&OP Maturity stages

• Capacity planning

• Organizational architecture models for S&OP

• Identifying facilitators in the organization

• Practices to obtain and maintain discipline and interest in the process

• Bringing S&OP out of the organization and throughout the supply chain

• What needs to be measured in S&OP process?

MODULE 9 Risk Management

• Components of risk management in supply management

• Implementing constraints and external chain factors

• Contingency plans and mitigation strategies

• Disturbances along the chain and possible countermeasures

• Sharing risks with chain members

S&OP MODULE 10

• Technology I: Voice Picking and Pick to Light

• Technology II: Unit Load, Mini Load, Deep Lane and Man on Board

• Automatic Identification and Data Capture: Collectors, Barcode, RFID and OCR

• Technology IV: WMS

• Lean Logistics: Lean initiatives, VSM (Value Stream Mapping) design, hypotheses

improvements, A3 model and implementation plan

• Inventory count: frequency, accuracy and outsourcing

• Optimizing the receipt, handling and packaging

• Return, restitution and cargo repair

• Green Warehouses

• Tax aspects

• Monitoring, storage and handling KPIs

Inventory Management and Optimization

MODULE 11

PROG

RAM

MODULE 12 Transportation Management

• Balancing the variables (cost, value, service level, distance and weight)

• Break-bulk and closed transportation methods

• Working with consolidation and scaling

• Lading preparation, freight documentation and service monitoring

• Decision to outsource

• Structuring the freight Cost-Break-Down

• Preventing frauds

• TMS (Transportation Management System)

• Best practice in environmental management

• Regulations

• KPIs

MODULE 13 The Shift Project

• Development of a real project focused on generating results

– Executive Presentation

• Guidance from experts

PROG

RAM

GLOBAL INBRASC INSTRUCTORS Angela Thomas-Anderson Over 15 years of experience in the procurement field, Angela has a MBA in International Business, a BBA in Finance and a MBA. She worked as the B2B Global

Procurement Leader at Kimberly-Clark, the Vice President - Corporate Procurement Operations & Workforce Strategies at Randstad, the Senior Lead - Global

Indirect Procurement and Supply Chain Strategy at Dell Inc. and nowadays she is the Vice President Global Procurement at A Global Risk Solutions Company.

Carlos Montagner Professor Montagner has a full set of teaching skills: great dynamics, outstanding oratory and many years of practical experience. He has held leadership

positions in companies such as Unilever, Dannon, Baxter Healthcare and Revlon.

Claudio Marcos Ferreira Wide experience in sourcing, intelligence and cost drivers. Worked in companies such as Unilever, Dannon and Cargill. Currently the Senior Procurement

Manager of PepsiCo. He holds a Master's Degree in business administration from USP and an MBA in General Management from IBMEC.

Christopher Thackray Chris has ample experience in Procurement, having worked in leadership positions across GE Capital for the past 13 years. With a strong background in risk

management, category strategy and negotiation, he has been rated as a role model within GE Capital’s global sourcing organization.

Daniel Gasnier Daniel is a Chemical Engineer with a post-graduation in Business Production, Finance and Logistics Management. For 30 years as Project Manager he led

more than 200 projects. As a professors and instructor he trained more than 30 thousand professionals in the field of Inventory Management, Supply Chain

Management, Costs and Organizational Development.

David De Carvalho David brings with him large experience in the automotive, construction and chemical industries. He previously worked as Procurement and Supply Chain

Director at Tower Automotive and Valeo. David is an engineer and holds an MBA from Insead.

Eduardo Multari Graduated as a Production Engineer and with a Master of Business Administration, Eduardo is a Procurement /Sourcing executive with more than fifteen

years of experience, with extensive expertise as senior manager executive in the Pharmaceutical industry, focused on acquisition of Marketing and

Commercial products and services and also on Indirect Procurement; Currently working as the Procurement Director Southern Latin America at Pfizer.

Emmanuel Cambresy Emmanuel completed two Master’s degrees in Global Sourcing and Supply Management and now is a Chief Knowledge Officer for Old St Labs. Prior to this,

Emmanuel led Novartis global Supplier Performance & Innovation strategy for global logistics across all Novartis divisions, where he successfully led the

deployment of the first Vested Outsourcing partnership in the pharmaceutical industry worldwide, and also other progressive strategic sourcing roles in a

wide array of companies. He is Certified Purchasing Professional by the “Compagnie des Dirigeants et Acheteurs de France” and as a FORTH Innovation

facilitator.

George Dan With a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Cornel and an MBA in Finance & Marketing from NYU & Currently the Vice President of WPP

Commercial & Procurement Services North America in New York City, George accumulates over 20 years of experience including Cadbury, Mondelez

International and General Chemical.

Harold Good Certified multi-disciplinary business leader with over 30 years experience in public and private procurement and partnerships. Harold is an "IBM Futurist &

Influencer" since May, 2015 and has also inducted into the CPO Rising Procurement Hall of Fame, Harvard Club, Boston MA, National Board of Directors at

NIGP and The institute for public procurement. Among the vast experience in his curriculum, Harold has worked as Director of Procurement & Contracting at

the City of Palm Springs and at the Frederick Country Government and was also the President of the National Procurement Institute and of Procurement Pros

Group.

Muddassir Ahmed Dr. Muddassir is a Ph.D. in the field of Study Management Science. He is also the Divisional Supply Chain Manager for Eaton where he has been working

since 2005, likewise a leader in Manufacturing Operations, Procurement and Supply Chain. With considerable experience in deploying Continuous

Improvement best practices in Europe Middle East & Africa. Besides being the author of blogs on Supply Chain Management and Procurement related topics

at muddassirism.com.

Paulo Leonidas He's a Supply Chain Specialist graduated from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo (USP) and has a postgraduate degree in Industrial

Administration. Paulo has a lot of experience in the Supply Chain field, currently occupying the position of Supply Director of Grupo Pão de Açúcar. His

professional background also includes companies such as Embotelladora Andina / Coca-Cola, Nestle, Arlafoods and Dannon.

Philip Ideson Philip is passionate about procurement, and the value that procurement can deliver for organizations. He is the founder of the Art of Procurement, and co-

founder and Managing Director of the Palambridge and The Procurement Revolution. Besides being the co-host of the This Month in Procurement, he has

also worked at Accenture, Pfizer, GM and Ally Financial. He strongly believes that procurement is at a crossroads; With inspiration, knowledge and courage,

procurement professionals can position themselves on the front lines of corporate strategy and decision making.

Walter Soubihe He is a specialist in strategy and business management. With more than 20 years of experience focused on Supply Chain Management, IT and Business

Consulting, Walter were the CEO at Bunge Brasil, General Manager of IT at Votorantim and has ten years of experience as an executive in the area of business

consulting.

William Juliano A Production Engineer with an MBA in International Business, with more than 23 years of experience in leadership positions. He has worked as CIO at GE

Plastics South America and as Global Director of Change Management at Sabic Plastics. His systemic vision is complemented by Planning and strategic

marketing.

INBRASC - NORTH AMERICA COUNCIL

Dov Shenkman Supply Chain Vice President Walgreens

Fabio Colalillo Supply Chain Vice President Ecolab

Flavio Rossi Procurement & Supply Chain SVP T-Mobile

Fritz Gilbert Director - Global Metal Sourcing Novelis

Jeffrey Ball Procurement Vice President Digital First Media

Joe Palmieri Procurement & Supply Chain Vice President ARRIS

Nikhil Sagar Supply Chain Vice President Groupon

Ramon Gonzalez Global Supply Chain Vice President Emerson Automation Solutions

Roger Gossett Global Logistics Director Applied Materials

Ron Gregorsok Purchasing Vice President AmerisourceBergen

Scott Thompson Supply Chain Vice President Carnival Cruise Line

Steve Draper Strategic Sourcing Director Cardinal Health

Steve Sawyer Supply Chain & Procurement Vice President JLL

Suzanne Harris Strategic Sourcing & Procurement CPO First American Title

Tammer Fakhry Strategic Sourcing Director Prudential Financial

Vinayak Gupta Supply Chain Vice President SolarCity

Vona R. Cox Acquisition & Mgmt Services Vice President Atlanta Housing Authority

Wanda Jackson-Davis Supply Chain Vice President ABB

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professors share their knowledge transcends

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Inbrasc for Procurement, Logistics and Supply

Chain; 2. School of Marketing for Competitive

Intelligence, Market Strategies and Sales; 3.

School of HR for Organizational Behaviors

and Human Resources; and 4. School of IT.

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LU’s Online Programs FAQs

1 - Is this program accredited?

Yes, the “LU Executive Master’s Degree in Procurement” and “Master‘s

Degree in Supply Chain Management” are internationally accredited

by the ASIC group. Amongst others, ASIC is recognized by UKVI in the

UK as an approved accrediting body, is a member of the CHEA

International Quality Group in the USA, and member of the British

Quality Foundation.

2 - What is the difference between a Master and an EM? Are they

equivalent to an MBA?

Executive Master (EM) is an advanced level of master's degree

designed especially for mid-career executive professionals. A Master’s

Degree is a second-cycle academic degree awarded by "universities"

or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating

mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of

professional practice. A master of business administration (MBA) is a

graduate degree focused in business administration in general with a

specific focus, such as accounting, finance or marketing.

3 - Will my degree say “Online”?

No, both online and in-person programs are academically equal so

we do not state the word “online” in our certificates.

4 - What degree will I receive after completion of the online

program?

We offer two online programs, the degrees will appear as below:

•Executive Master in Procurement.

•Master of Science in Supply Chain Management

You’ll receive both online PDF format and soft copy by mail with no

additional fee.

5 - Can I specialize in a particular area of business in the EM or

Master? Are there focus areas or concentrations?

Our EM and Master programs are focused on specific subjects.

6 - How many classes can students take at one time?

Since our classes are live, you can only take one class on the day and

time scheduled. You can’t take more than one class in a day, since the

entire class will be having the live classes at the same time.

7 - Will students be expected to participate at specific time

during this course?

Yes, the classes are scheduled and you must participate together with

other students at the same date and times as per the program

calendar for the live classes.

8 - What happens if I can’t make it to one or few classes?

You must have 75% attendance in order to graduate, if you skip a

class you may request the class summary in order to keep up with the

classroom but you can’t retake the class itself.

9 - I need to take a semester off, what should I do?

You are allowed take up to 1 year off, and then schedule the semester

and modules along with the next group available, just make sure to

schedule your return with our admissions team at the time of

registration.

10 - How many credits are required to complete the program?

Please send us an email and we’ll get in touch advising the specific

requirements for each program.

12 - Is there a difference between diplomas and transcripts for

those courses taken online and those taken in the classroom?

No, there’s absolutely no difference between our online and on

campus programs, they are academically equal and have the same

coursework, material, evaluations, dynamic atmosphere, professors,

diplomas and certificates.

13 - Are the EM and Master open for International students?

Absolutely! As long as they pass the interview and have English

proficiency in order to keep up with the other students and instructor.

14 - Can Undergraduate students take the EM courses?

No, the requirements are a Bachelor Degree, English proficiency, and

a minimum of 3 to 7 years of work experience in your area of interest,

depending on the program. Send us your CV or LinkedIn profile and

check your eligibility.

15 - Am I eligible for the EM online course exemptions or waivers

if I have my Bachelors in other subject?

No, all modules are mandatory. You may take other courses with LU

and then waive duplicate modules in case there are any, but this

won’t be applicable for credits from other universities, previous

bachelor degree or knowledge.

17 - How do I access my online classes?

Once registered, you’ll receive a link in order to access all your

classes, make sure to save it since you’ll use the same link for the

entire course.

16 - Are transfer credits accepted into the LU EM or Master?

No, we do not accept credit transfers.

18 - Can I preview my online classes before they begin?

You’ll have the bullet points of what will be discussed in your next

class shall you wish to study and prepare your questions before

each class, but you can’t preview the online classes.

19 - How will I interact with my instructor and students?

All you’ll need is a camera and microphone devices on your tablet,

laptop or computer. The classes are streamed live, and you’ll be

able to interact with your instructor and colleagues just as if you

were at a real classroom. In addition to watching the professor live,

you simultaneously accompany our electronic board, built with the

same technology as Khan Academy.

11 - How long will It take me to finish my program?

Our program lasts 18 months in total, with a few vacation periods

during the months of July, December and January. For detailed

information about our calendar and holidays, feel free to contact our

admissions team.

20 - How do I submit course work and take exams?

Our Master’s programs are fully online. Your assignments are

submitted electronically through your online classroom

environment — just like you would turn them in to your professor

on campus.

LU’s Online Programs FAQs

21 - What are the technology requirements for an online

course?

Students must have access to a computer with reliable high-speed

internet, that supports the HD live streaming class for two hours,

webcam and microphone devices.

25 - Is there an application fee?

No, our applications are free!

22 - I have no college education but I have been in management for

10 years. Can I be admitted into the online EM or the Master?

Unfortunately not, you must have a bachelor degree first and then

pursue the EM or the Master.

23 - When is the application deadline?

One week prior the start date of the program, as long as the student is able

to schedule the interview and make the payment before the first class.

24 - What are the payment plans, and can payment be made in

installments?

Payment is either by credit card or wire transfer. You may pay the course

in installments, each at the beginning of the semester, prior to the

beginning of classes. In case you pay the full amount upfront you’ll get a

discount. For more information about discounts and full price please

contact our admissions office.

LU’s Online Programs FAQs

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On your computer, at home, at work, wherever you prefer to.

ONLINE | ON DEMAND Starts A Week After You Sign Up Workload: 260 hours