Supply Chain Management

In today’s fast-paced production environments, supply chain decisions directly impact performance, cost, and customer satisfaction. This course introduces engineers and technical staff to the core principles of supply chain management, including transportation, inventory, and the bullwhip effect. Learners will gain actionable insights to streamline operations and support smarter, data-driven decisions.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand how supply chain strategies align with broader business objectives to drive performance.
Analyze and manage trade-offs between capacity, inventory, and service levels.
Identify and mitigate the bullwhip effect to improve supply chain stability and responsiveness.

Who Should Attend:

Engineers seeking to broaden their operational and business acumen.
Operations supervisors and technicians involved in production and logistics.
Maintenance and supply chain personnel aiming to improve coordination and efficiency.

Course Details: RA01822-D851

Course Outline

Supply Chain Management Overview
Transportation Management
The Bullwhip Effect
Inventory Management & The Postponement Strategy

Course Schedule

Instructor and Program Director

Instructor
Pete Lukszys
Pete Lukszys teaches courses in supply chain management in the undergraduate, MS/MBA, and professional development programs at the Wisconsin School of Business. He is a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Operations & Information Management, and a faculty affiliate of the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management and the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. He serves as the SAP Faculty Coordinator. He began teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004.
Pete is an educator, practitioner, and supply chain leader. His industry experience ranges from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He was founding CEO of Atrility Medical, a UW spin-off that developed and launched a product used to monitor arrhythmias which is being used in pediatric ICUs. Pete was head of corporate supply chain management and the US SAP implementation leader at EMD/Merck and held manufacturing management roles at Abbott Labs. He has served as a supply chain consultant and expert witness, advising organizations in the agriculture, automotive, biotech, defense, healthcare manufacturing, transportation, and wind energy industries.
Pete is APICS certified in production and inventory control. He received an MBA in supply chain management and a BS in industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Program Director
Jenny Patzlaff

Total Credits:

CEU .3,

PDH 3,

Applies to this Certificate:

Manufacturing Excellence,

Course Administration

Fee Information

Fee covers course materials and online instruction.

Payment Options

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Event Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen events. If we cancel a course, participants will be notified via email or phone and will be given the option for a full refund or to transfer their registration and any fees paid to another course. We are not responsible for non-refundable plane tickets, hotel reservations, and other travel related expenses. For enrollee Course Cancellation, refer to notes on course page.

Cancellation Policy

Once you have accessed the online course materials, no cancellations or refunds are permitted.

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We can deliver this course as an on-site learning experience tailored to your organization’s specific training needs.