Our Executive CAS in Global Supply Chain focuses on the end-to-end Value Chain from procurement/sourcing to remanufacture, refurbishing, recycling

Executive Master in Global Supply Chain Management 2021

3 seats left for August 2020 intake

Prof. Andrea Dunbar
Head of Executive
Education

Seats for the next run of the program are now filling up!

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MANAGE SUPPLY CHAIN RESPONSIBLY

DESIGN THINK

DIGITISE & INNOVATE

LEAD 
SUSTAINABLE CHANGE

Understand the key concepts of Supply Chain and Supply Chain Strategy and its premier role in the future of Business, Society and our Environment

Be equipped with all the tools to design, analyse, measure, improve and control Supply Chain 4.0

Prepare for the impact
of megatrends, exploit big data and the internet of things & harness supplier innovation

Understand the financial business, the risks, the key trade-offs and how to be a responsible leader of change

Meet our Team!

Elaine Moran
Executive Director

Cristina Martinucci

Christiane Wahl
Program Administrator

"To meet agility, resilience and sustainability goals, there is only one place to start. We must learn a common language and understanding in order to collaborate with stakeholders across the end to end supply chain. For any transformation journey, we need to map and measure where we are before we can know where to go." — Prof. Dimitris Kiritsis

Let's build a better future, together!.. 

Manage Supply Chain Responsibly

Does this inspire you?

Get the full course description here!

Design Think

Digitise & Innovate

Lead Sustainable Change

Implement Learnings to Create immediate value for the Entreprise

Prof. Dimitris Kiritsis
Academic Director

Organisations face increasing disruption, but few have designed how decisions should be made across the value chain.
 
In a context of geopolitical tensions, trade uncertainty, energy volatility, and climate-related risks, the real challenge is not only external pressure, but the ability to connect decisions across the value chain, make trade-offs explicit, and align stakeholders around how the business actually operates.
 
Professionals who can do this are the people who redesign how organisations operate, building risk-ready value chains that can adapt, perform, and sustain impact in an increasingly volatile environment.

Building Resilient Supply Chains

Your Certificate of Advanced Studies in Resilient Value Chain Management

Do any of these resonate with you? 

• What does it take to design a value chain that is both resilient to disruption and ready for digital acceleration?
  
  
• Is your organization navigating geopolitical, trade, and climate-related risks, without a clear way to redesign how decisions are made across the value chain?
   
  
• How do you position yourself to lead strategic decision-making as your company integrates AI, data analytics, and digital supply chain technologies?
  
  
• How do you ensure critical information and data flow seamlessly across business operations, teams, and partners during times of uncertainty or crisis?
   
• How can you build the structural foundations required to successfully deploy AI-driven decision-making and data-enabled value chain optimisation?
  
  
• What practical frameworks enable cross-functional leaders to manage risk, strengthen collaboration, and align decisions across procurement, operations, finance, strategy, and technology?

In a world of interconnected risks, from trade and energy volatility to climate-related disruption and digital acceleration, resilience is no longer optional. It is a strategic capability.

It is not confined to one function. Designing value chains that are risk-ready, agile, and sustainable requires cross-functional collaboration, operational alignment, and a shared language of performance and value creation, forming the foundation for effective digital transformation and sustained competitive advantage.
 
Introducing Building Resilient Supply Chains, the CAS in Resilient Value Chain Management.

This executive program equips professionals across the value chain, from operations and procurement to finance, strategy, and technology, with the frameworks, governance models, and collaborative processes required to design value chains that are risk-ready, sustainable, and ready for data and AI, enabling organisations to absorb disruption, adapt, and sustain performance.

For those looking for a Master, this CAS is part of our flexible development pathway to a Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Sustainable Resilient Value Chains.

MODULES & CONTENT OVERVIEW

At EPFL Executive Education, we are combining our 30+ years of experience in teaching cutting-edge Global Supply Chain Management with our new knowledge from Academics, Industry Experts and Technological Development.

OK I am very interested, but am I eligible for this program?

This program is intended for experienced professionals from both the supply chain world and the wider business or non-governmental communities seeking greater literacy in all things resilience in value chains. Professionals in:

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Ana Caldas
Program Coordinator

Participants must hold a Bachelor or Master degree from a recognised University, a Polytechnical 3rd Level College Ecole polytechnique fédérale or HES Suisse, or an equivalent qualification.

Minimum 5 years of professional experience required.

We would be happy to explore your eligibility for the program with you and assess if it is the right program for you. Simply request the information pack below, share your LinkedIn profile with us and we will come back to you soon.

• Strategic Planning
• Innovation
• Risk Management / Business Continuity
• ITC
• Operations Managers / Program Managers
• Process Managers
• Sourcing
• Procurement
• Planning / Forecasting
• Finance / Tax

• Engineering
• Supply Chain
• R&D
• Manufacturing
• Quality
• Health & Safety
• Customer Service
• Communications
  
• Value Chain
  
• Project Managers
  

Implement agile, risk-ready value chains

Stéphanie Truan
Marketing & Events