Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in Supply Chain Management, jointly with DIU

Session: January - June 2024
Class Schedule: Total 24 daylong classes will be held on Friday in six months.
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Venue: DBI, Dhaka Chamber Building (11th floor), 65-66 Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000
Contact:01913745062/01766018659 & 02 47122986 (Ext.- 124/137/281), dbi@dhakachamber.com

Course overview in brief:

In modern day dynamic and competitive business environment we are faced with numerous challenges. Companies and enterprises have to deal with manifold impediments in the supply chain to satisfy their customers, to make desirable profits, survive in the competition, grow their business and lead in the market. SCM has allowed company to rethink their entire operation and restructure it so that they can focus on its core competencies and outsource processes that are not within the core competencies of the company. Recent pandemic situation is another eye-opening phenomenon and it has taught us lessons once for all as to why and how to manage our supply chain.

Supply Chain Management is a biography of a product and service from its inception to beyond consumption leading to disposal. It is an evolving management of flows of materials, funds, information and technology across the channel partners. Supply Chain Management is a holistic approach that involves all activities, people, process, systems, procedures, organizations functioning as an integrated network to create customer satisfaction. It covers the entire gamut of business starting from extraction of raw materials following sourcing, manufacturing, inventorying, warehousing, distribution, retailing, sales and disposal of product and services.

Today’s managers in business organizations must have sufficient knowledge, appropriate set of skills and right kind of attitude in Supply Chain Management perspectives. They must understand the intrigue issues, theories, systems, tools of Supply chain management and develop skills to implement them in current situation. A relevant and exclusive training in Supply Chain management is imperative to serve this purpose.

DBI & DIU has recently designed and developed a newer version of training package in Supply Chain Management. The institution has introduced a very attractive and promising ‘Post Graduation Diploma (PGD)’ Program offering six months exclusive training in Supply chain Management. It is expected that inclusion of contemporary thoughts, conversations, practices and developments in the discipline of Supply Chain management will be able to meet the current and future market demand. We are sanguine that the newly revised syllabus and compiled text of the PGD in Supply Chain Management program will be able to satisfy our current and potential supply chain practitioners and learners.

Objectives:

The objectives of this training are to provide the recent and updated perspectives of supply chain management so that supply chain practitioners in various organizations can develop and improve their knowledge, skills and aptitude to develop and direct more “Customer- Centric” management approaches to make their respective organization an ethical profit-Centre.

Course Structure:

The PGD entails following four (04) Courses to sufficiently cover the core components of Supply Chain Management:

    Course # 1: Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management:
  • Chapter 1: Definition and Concepts of Supply Chain.
  • Chapter 2: Understanding Supply Chain Management.
  • Chapter 3: Foundations of Supply Chain Management.
  • Chapter 4: Global Supply Chain Operations.
    Course # 2: Procurement and Supply Management in the Supply Chain:
  • Chapter 1: Procurement Management,
  • Chapter 2: Supply Strategy Formulation,
  • Chapter 3: Procurement and Supply Planning,
  • Chapter 4: Sourcing,
  • Chapter 5: Solicitation Methods and Management of Submissions,
  • Chapter 6: Evaluation of Submissions/Tenders,
  • Chapter 7: Post Tender Negotiations,
  • Chapter 8: Preparation of Contract,
  • Chapter 9: Contract Management,
  • Chapter 10: Ethical Standards,
  • Chapter 11: Creating and managing Supplier’s Relationship.
    Course # 3: Operations Aspects in the Supply Chain Management:
  • Chapter 1: Demand Forecasting,
  • Chapter 2: Resource Planning Systems,
  • Chapter 3: Inventory Management,
  • Chapter 4: Process Management - Lean and Six Sigma in the Supply Chain.
    Course # 4: Distribution and Logistics in Supply Chain Management:
  • Chapter 1: Aspects of Logistics,
  • Chapter 2: Warehouse Management,
  • Chapter 3: Transportation Management,
  • Chapter 4: Material Handling
  • Chapter 5: Packaging,
  • Chapter 6: Customer Relationship Management, and
  • Workshop on Supply Chain Management of Readymade Garment (RMG) Industries of Bangladesh.

Who Can Attend:

This SCM course is particularly suited for present and future Facilities Managers, Warehouse Operation Managers, Inventory Managers/ Specialists, Fleet/Transportation Managers, Supply Chain Managers, Supply Chain System Managers, Procurement Analyst/ Purchase Managers, Project Manager, Director of Client Management, Account Managers/ Supply Chain Sales, Customer Relationship Managers, Supply Chain Analysts, Supply Chain Consultants, Process Engineers, Analysts/ Managers of Business Enterprises, Large Corporations, Govt., International, Multinational, Foreign and Local Organizations; The SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Job-Seekers and Graduate/ Postgraduate Students and other Graduate persons having special interest in Supply Chain Management could participate in this Programme.

Facilitators:

Highly qualified, professionally trained, reputed and experienced resource persons in the related areas, having ample theoretical and practical knowledge from home and abroad, with current information, has been invited to conduct respective sessions.

Fee:

Tk. 60,000/- payable in favour of ‘Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry’ by BEFTN/ Pay Order/ Cheque/ Cash Deposit. It could also be paid through bKash merchant number 01766018659 (Payment) with bKash charge. Fee includes cost of tuition, course materials, exams, certificate, refreshments & lunch and excludes VAT & Tax.

Discount:

10% for (one option applicable) DCCI Members, DBI & DIU Alumni, Women, Defence Forces, Three (3) or more participants from one organization; and Corporate Discount 15% for nomination of 10 or more participants from one organization.

Certification:

On successful completion participants will get a certificate signed by the Representative of DBI and DIU.

Admission Procedures:

The intending candidates may collect Registration Form from DBI Office for submitting to DBI after filling up duly or log on to https://forms.office.com/r/Y8W6BhTW2e for admission. Admission would be confirmed to candidates on payment of course fee.

Admission Deadline:

January 25, 2024. Seats are limited. First Come First Served.

Contact:

For more information, please contact to DBI, Phone: 02 47122986 (Hunting) 124/137/281; Mobile: 01913745062/ 01766018659, E-mail: dbi@dhakachamber.com