Supply Chain
Click to review the various offerings of the Supply Chain Impact Program:
Consulting Services | Supply Chain Skills for Excellence Series | Indiana SRM Platform | Additional Support | Articles & Publications
Driving Supply Chain Success for Indiana Manufacturers
Indiana manufacturers are navigating a volatile supply chain environment marked by rising costs in raw materials, labor, and logistics, while still achieving business growth and margin expansion goals. These challenges are compounded by disruptions stemming from supplier constraints and geopolitical tensions. At the same time, there is a growing need for greater supply chain performance, more effective supply risk management, adoption of new technologies, and development of practical supply strategies that align with business goals and anticipate disruption.
Purdue MEP’s Solution: The Supply Chain Impact Program
The Supply Chain Impact Program equips small to medium manufacturers with the tools, skills, and strategies they need to:
- Master strategic sourcing and category management
- Strengthen supplier relationships
- Optimize contract management and supply negotiations
- Control and reduce costs
- Optimize inventory and cash flow
- Enhance resilience to navigate today’s volatile supply chain environment
Program Components:
Consulting Services:
- Supply chain risk mapping and business continuity planning
- Total cost modeling and value analysis
- Domestic supplier scouting
- Tariff impact analysis and mitigation strategies
- Onshoring feasibility assessment and transition planning
Supply Chain Skills for Excellence Series:
Drive supply value, build supplier relationships, improve inventory and material planning efficiencies, and enhance your negotiating and financial skills with Purdue MEP’s Supply Chain workshops. These workshops are designed as individual workshops or as two Skills for Excellence series for professional development.
These workshops combine real-world case studies with interactive exercises and provide practical templates to help you elevate your supply chain capabilities. Participants will leave with actionable insights to improve their supply chain’s value, boost competitive advantage, and drive financial performance while improving customer satisfaction.
Strategic Sourcing Skills for Excellence: Optimizing Supplier Performance
Through interactive exercises, real-world case studies, and actionable frameworks, this comprehensive training series is designed to equip supply chain professionals with the essential skills needed to drive cost efficiency, supplier collaboration, risk management, and contract effectiveness.
Workshop Content and Series Schedule:
The Strategic Sourcing Skills for Excellence series consists of four one-day workshops (click each title for additional information):
- Supply Chain Financial Essentials: Optimizing Cash Flow and Profitability
- Contracting and Negotiations for Supply Chain Management
- Mastering Strategic Supplier Management
- Supply Chain Risk, Resiliency, and Relationship Management
Who Should Attend:
- Purchasing Managers & Buyers
- Supply Chain & Procurement Professionals
- Operations & Materials Managers
- Supply Chain Leaders and Small & Medium-Sized Business Owners
Material Planning and Inventory Management Skills for Excellence Series: Driving Operational Value
Through interactive exercises, real-world case studies, and actionable framework, this comprehensive training series equips supply chain professionals with the essential skills to optimize inventory, effectively manage material marketplaces, improve forecasting, and align financial strategies with operational goals.
Workshop Content and Series Schedule
The Material Planning and Inventory Management Skills for Excellence series consists of four one-day workshops (click each title for additional information):
- The Essentials of Supply Chain Management
- Inventory Management Playbook: Tools and Strategies for Success
- S&OP Planning: Forecasting, Capacity, and Performance Excellence
- Supply Chain Financial Essentials: Optimizing Cash Flow and Profitability
Who Should Attend:
- Materials Managers & Planners
- Inventory Analysts & Controllers
- Supply Chain & Operations Leaders and Professionals
- Production & Manufacturing Managers
Indiana SRM Platform
Indiana manufacturers continue to navigate a volatile supply chain environment marked by persistent cost pressures, dynamic geopolitical landscapes, and unpredictable supply disruptions.
To support and assist Indiana manufacturers overcoming these challenges, Purdue MEP is introducing the Indiana SRM (Supply Relationship Platform.
Powered by Sustainment, this low-cost solution helps manufacturers manage their supply chain, communicate with, collaborate with, manage performance, and identify new suppliers. The link below connects you with the Indiana SRM Registration Site and Sustainment-powered platform.
Click to register on the Indiana SRM.
Additional Services
- Supply chain capability assessment
- Practical supply chain templates and tools
- Tailored consulting aligned with your business goals
Articles & Publications
- Building Lasting Resilience in Your Supply Chain
- Driving Cost Value in Your Supply Chain
- How U.S. Manufacturers Can Take Advantage of Reshoring (white paper)
- How Manufacturers Can Take Advantage of Reshoring and Regionalization Trends - Thomas.net
- There's More to Cost than Cutting - Inside Supply Management magazine
- Additive Manufacturing
- Collaborative Robotics Assistance
- Cybersecurity
- Digital Manufacturing & Design Assessments
- Digital Manufacturing Technology Center (DMTC)
- Digital Transformation and AI Technologies
- Employee Attraction & Retention
- Executive Peer Groups
- ExporTech™
- Food and Beverage
- Leadership Development
- Lean Manufacturing
- Lean Office
- Onboarding
- Quality
- Six Sigma
- Supplier Scouting Network
- Supply Chain
- TAP InDev
- Training Within Industry
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