Professional Development Seminars
The need for continuous improvement, including personal improvement, is a never-ending journey. The CVCR’s Professional Development Seminars can help with this pursuit by addressing topics that are relevant to today’s managers and executives. Taught by experts from Lehigh and beyond, these seminars offer a way to create immediate value for individuals and companies.
CVCR member companies receive discounted pricing.
For more information, please contact us.
Summer 2013 - (On-line) Certificate Program:
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN GLOBAL TRADE
| Three-Module Training Program, July & August 2013 Program Schedule:
Cost: $495 (Discounts are available for CVCR member companies, Lehigh students, and for companies registering 3 or more attendees. |
Registration Open |
| Instructor: | Dan Gardner, President and co-founder of Trade Facilitators, Inc. (TFI), Los Angeles, CA |
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The Center for Value Chain Research (CVCR), in partnership with Trade Facilitators, Inc. (TFI), is pleased to offer
- Module 1 (Part A & B): July 9 and July 11, 2013;
- Module 2 (Part A & B): July 23 and 25, 2013;
- Module 3 (Part A & B): August 6 and 8, 2013.
Fundamentals of Global Trade, an on-line certificate program.
Develop the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the world of international trade. This on-line program is designed for both importers and exporters. It comprises six, two-hour classes for a total of twelve hours of instruction:
Enroll today and acquire the information needed to master the intricacies and avoid the pitfalls associated with global trade. Earn the certificate in twelve hours of instruction.
Session (1) Understanding & Negotiating International Sales Contracts: Based on the principles of the United Nations Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UNCISG) and the International Chamber of Commerce Contract Model, buyers and sellers navigage the content of a contract that ultimately determines responsibilities between the parties, title transfer, and risk and payment terms.
Session (2) Incoterms 2010: Understanding and Application: Trade terms, so vitally important to the seller's delivery responsibility under a valid sales contract, impact logistics management, risk transfer, landed cost controls, calculations of gross profit, and payment for logistics services.
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(3) Documentary Credits & Documentary Collections: Implications of credit policies and practices associated with the execution of international payment terms present unique challenges for credit managers, international sales people, logisticians and order management personnel.
For more information, including information about fees and registration for the Certificate in Global Trade program, contact: Carolyn Jones, CVCR, ccj1@lehigh.edu, 610-758-5157.
Dan Gardner Biography: Prior to establishing TFI, Dan spent twenty-three years in the Third Party Logistics field where he held senior management positions with Fritz Companies and DHL Global Forwarding. In addition to his professional experience, he served as an adjunct professor of logistics and supply chain management in the graduate business schools of Florida International University and The University of Miami. Dan holds an MBA from the University of Miami, and has been a licensed customhouse broker in the U.S. since 1989. Dan is a Black Belt in Six Sigma, holds a Certificaton in Production & Inventory Management with APICS and is certified as a Physical Security Professional by the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS). Author of several papers and articles, his work appeared in The Journal of Commerce, APICS Magazine, CSCMP Global Perspectives and Inbound Logistics Magazine. He is also author of the book Supply Chain Vector: Methods for Linking the Execution of Glabal Business Models with Financial Performance (J Ross Publishing). Mr. Gardner's fourth book, How to Use International Trade Terms for Competitive Advantage & Financial Gain was published in 2012.
Spring Seminars 2013:
Six Sigma and Implementation Case Study
Two-Day Seminar, January 2013 Cost: Part I only, $150; Parts I and II, $400 |
| Instructor: | Richard Titus, Principal, Titus Consulting and Instructor, Lehigh University |
This two-day course builds on the earlier course and provides an introduction to Six Sigma concepts including Project Definition, Capability Analysis, including Supplier Capability Case Study, Measurement System Analysis and Multi-Vari Data Analysis. Participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
Note: This course is also offered as an MBA 1 unit course (GBUS 492-14). This credit and non-credit course offering is offered by the Center for Value Chain Research in conjunction with the College of Business and Economics Graduate Programs office.
To receive the Certificate of Participation in Six Sigma Program Management and Methodology, participants will be required to complete an individual assignment which would include a critical analysis of the half-day Six Sigma Program Management course and a group project focused on Capability Analysis and Design of Experiments.
A laptop is recommended for students registered in the Six Sigma Program Management and Methodology course but it is not required. A trial version of Minitab statistical software will be provided for use in the course and group project.
Part I. Course Content - Certificate in Six Sigma Program Management
- Successful introduction and management of a Six Sigma program
- Integrating the program with an existing Lean program
- Project selection, candidate selection and project management
- Leading Six Sigma Teams and following the Six Sigma Problem Solving
- Methodology Project Success and Supply Chain Project Examples
- Panel discussion: The Roles of a Project Champion and Project Management
- Lunch and Crayola tour
- Introduction to Six Sigma and DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control)
- Defining a the Problem and Identifying Key Performance Metrics, Voice of the Customer
- Capability Analysis
- Measurement System Analysis
- Introduction to Design of Experiments
- Graphical Analysis
Creating a Lean Supply Chain
Two-Day Seminar, March 2013 Cost: One day $195. Friday & Saturday $395 |
Registration Closed |
| Instructor: | Robert J. Trent, Director, Center for Value Chain Research, Lehigh University |
Creating a Lean Supply Chain addresses how to apply lean principles up and down the supply chain from your supplier’s supplier to your customer’s customer. While not ignoring the importance of internal operations, an end-to-end view is much more expansive because it spans the entire chain. It also considers a wider set of wastes than the traditional view of Lean and stresses a broader set of measures, tools, and approaches for applying Lean principles and thinking.
Almost all experts still view Lean in the traditional context of internal manufacturing operations. And while an internal focus is important, it ignores the opportunities that reside upstream and downstream from a company. Furthermore, a strict focus on manufacturing ignores the opportunity to apply Lean in other industries and even functional groups, including health care, transportation, distribution, retailing, financial services, and even office operations and engineering.
This course is offered in conjunction with the College of Business and Economics Graduate Programs office.
Co-sponsored by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
Risk Management: What Is It? And Why Now?
| May 7, 2013 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Rauch Business Center, Room 85 Lehigh University 621 Taylor St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Cost: $395 (discounts are available for CVCR member companies, companies registering 3 or more attendees, and CSCMP members.) |
| Instructor: | Gregory L. Schlegel, CPIM, CSP, Jonah |
| VP Business Development, SherTrack LLC Executive in Residence, Center for Value Chain Research Adjunct Professor, Supply Chain Risk Management, Lehigh University |
If you attend only one seminar this year, this is the one you don't want to miss! Take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and acquire practical concepts about supply chain risk management. Beat the competition with an adaptive and resilient supply chain.
Seminar Topics will include:
- risk assessment
- strategic, tactical, and operations risk mitigation tactics
- scenario plannning
- risk response plans
- organizational structure
- new risk metircs
- governance, risk, and compliance
- new enterprise wide risk management (ERM) framework
- new supply chain maturity model
Greg is VP Business Development/Principal of Shertrack LLC. He has been a supply chain executive for over 25 years with several Fortune 100 companies and spent seven years as an IBM supply chain Executive Consultant. He has presented papers on, and has lead consulting engagements in, supply chain management, Risk Managemnt, Lean/Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints throughout the US and around the globe. Greg was APICS'1997 International Society President, resides on the APICS Strategic Direction Committee, and has served on the Editorial Board for DC Velocity magazine, and as an IBF forecasting certification instructor. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars, webinars and has authored over 100 articles in major supply chain magazines and journals. Greg taught operations management at the University of Scranton, served as a guest lecturer at ASU, St. Johns University and Rutgers University. Greg is a member of the Business Analytics Roundtable for Villanova University, a member of the Board of Advisors for Rutgers University's Supply Chain undergraduate program and is the Executive in Residence for Lehigh University's Center for Value Chain Research. He teaches graduate level supply chain risk management courses at Lehig University and has facilitated Supply Chain Risk Management public workshops and the new APICS supported Risk CERTIFICATE workshops around the globe for over four years. Greg and his Lehigh Supply Chain Management Department Chair, Dr. Robert Trent, are developing a first-of-a-kind "Field Book" on Supply Chain Risk Management for inclusion in the classroom and elsewhere in 2014. Greg founded "TheSupplyChainRiskConsortium--a group of (10) companies providing education, assessment tools and consulting services in support of supply chian risk management projects and enterprise-wide journals. Greg is certified CPIM, CSP in systems, and a Theory of Constraints certified Johah. He holds a B.S. in Operations Research and Computer Science from Penn State University and did his graduate work at Lake Forest College.
Supply Chain Management Strategy
| Date: TBD, 2013 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Rauch Business Center Lehigh University 621 Taylor St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Cost: $395 (discounts are available for CVCR member companies, companies registering 3 or more attendees, and CSCMP members.) |
| Instructor: | Zach Zacharia, Department of Management, Lehigh University |
Past Seminars:
Supply Chain Finance: The Inevitable Merger
| Instructors: | Robert J. Trent, Co-Director, Center for Value Chain Research, Lehigh University |
| Samuel Weaver, Finance Professor of Practice, Lehigh University |
Six Sigma Program Management and Methodology
| Instructor: | Richard Titus, Principal, Titus Consulting and Instructor, Lehigh University |
Straight to the Bottom Line ®: How Leading Companies Win through Supply Management
| Instructor: | Robert A. Rudzki, President, Greybeard Advisors LLC |