Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics Certificate

Get the analytics, AI and sustainability skills that move you from running the operation to shaping the strategy.

Program Fast Facts

  • Start date: January 4, 2027
  • Live Online Thursdays
    7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CT
  • Online
    + 80 PDUs and 8.0 CEUs toward recertification
  • Four weeks per course, 16 weeks for the full certificate
  • $900 per course. Enroll in all four and save.
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Supply Chain Strategy & Analytics Certificate

 

Get the analytics, AI and sustainability skills that move you from running the operation to shaping the strategy.

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Become the person your leadership turns to for decisions

If you're a rising or mid-career supply chain professional working in planning, sourcing, logistics, operation, analytics or management, you're already expected to move beyond day-to-day execution. In 16-weeks of coursework, you'll be able to:

  • Forecast demand and get ahead of disruption instead of reacting to it
  • Put AI, automation and digital twins to work so your operation moves faster with fewer costly errors
  • Turn performance data into a recommendation your leadership can act on
  • Build supply chains that hold up under disruption and meet your sustainability targets
  • Advance in the analytics platforms your team relies on, including Power BI, Tableau, SAP IBP, Kinaxis and Oracle SCM
  • Measure and defend results with KPIs, scorecards and Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions data
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Is This Program Right for You?

  • You're a mid-career supply chain professional, such as a supply chain manager, senior demand planner or senior supply chain analyst, ready to deepen your analytics and AI capabilities
  • You're an operations or logistics leader, such as a plant manager, materials manager, transportation manager or distribution center operations manager, accountable for process and performance improvement
  • You're a strategic sourcing, category or sales and operations planning specialist positioning yourself for a supply chain strategist or analytics manager role
  • You work in or with Texas' growing logistics, energy, transportation, manufacturing, technology and data centers and need supply chain results you can measure and defend with data
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Why this works

Face your next disruption with a playbook

Work through real disruptions, including the Suez Canal blockage, semiconductor shortages and Red Sea shipping delays, so you meet your next crisis with a plan instead of a guess.

Turn dashboards into decisions

Build the dashboards and scorecards your leadership actually reads, then turn them into decisions that improve performance and growth.

Prove sustainability impact in numbers

Assess ESG trade-offs, measure Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and apply circular economy principles to real sourcing and network decisions.

Show progress before you finish

Earn a shareable digital badge after every course, so your manager and your network see your progress while you're still in the program.

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What our students say

"In my role as EVP of Logistics at Medical City Healthcare, I see opportunities to cut costs and waste throughout our supply chain. This course teaches the tools and the step-by-step actions to solve that problem across industries and geographies."

– NAME, SMU Instructor and EVP, Logistics.

What You'll Be Able to Do

Program Structure

  • Format: Online
  • Instruction Style: Instructor-Led
  • Duration: 8 Weeks
  • Total Courses: 2
  • Total Tuition: $2,500
  • Live Online Classes Thursdays from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CT
  • Weekly commitment: +6-8 hours of self-paced study per week

Credits

  • Certificate (2 Courses) 40 Professional Development Units (PDUs)
  • 4.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)







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What Makes This Program Different?

Designed and Led by Experienced Industry Professionals

April Winship | Instructor | SHRM-SCP

April Winship, SHRM-SCP, is an HR consultant and founder of Dependable Edge, where she helps organizations build strong teams and people-focused cultures. A University of South Florida graduate with over 20 years of experience across Human Resources, Recruitment, and Operations Leadership in the U.S. and Caribbean, April brings a practical, data-driven perspective to talent strategy. She serves as Programs Director on the HR Tampa Board, teaches a monthly communication course for leaders, and is passionate about using analytics to drive smarter, more human talent decisions.
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Jennifer Currence | Course Designer MBA, SHRM-SCP, PCC

Jennifer Currence is a Senior Partner of HR Soul Consulting, where she delivers HR services, coaching, and customized training programs for leaders. Jennifer earned her MBA with an emphasis in management at the University of Tampa, where she served as a professor for 11 years. She holds advanced certifications in coaching (PCC) and human resources (SHRM-SCP). Jennifer has been published in several industry magazines and is the author of three books on behavioral business competencies in HR. She was named Tampa Bay’s Consultant of the Year in 2017 and was listed as one of the nation’s top 100 Influential HR professionals in Leadership and Development in September 2023.

About SMU

SMU Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) is a division of Southern Methodist University, a nationally ranked, globally recognized comprehensive research university that has offered noncredit learning experiences to the DFW community and beyond for more than 70 years.

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