The Supply Chain Capability Development (SCCD) program is geared for the APAC market and allows you to embark on a challenging and rewarding educational program that will serve both you and your organization.

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SCCD Program Overview
Inventory management and forecasting skills are key attributes to the success of manufacturing and retail organizations. Inventory management and forecasting are key profitability and working capital drivers in supply chains. Key metrics such as Return on Assets (ROA) and lost sales can have a direct affect by improving inventory management and forecasting practices.

SCCD seeks to raise participants' decision-making capabilities by providing foundational concepts and skills in key supply chain areas. Further, SCCD provides these skill sets in an educational platform presented in a convenient and easy-to-use self-paced, Internet-based format allowing the most flexibility possible.

Most importantly, you have the opportunity to demonstrate your level of professionalism in inventory management and forecasting after completing the SCCD study program. Passing the certification test from the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR), a widely well-recognized certification in inventory management and forecasting, is a major step on your career path.

What are the Benefits?
Who should participate in the Supply Chain Capability Development (SCCD) Program? Supply chain professionals who are in:

• Demand Planning
• Replenishment Management
• Retail Merchandising Management.

SCCD provides a curriculum focusing on inventory management and forecasting skills as its foundation. Topics include statistics and probability, performance metrics and process integration to provide a well-rounded perspective on the challenges faced by today's supply chain professionals.

Completing the SCCD Program will help you help your organization to use inventory, replenishment and forecasting competencies as a market differentiator. These market differentiators can drive competitive advantage.

On a personal level, completing the SCCD Program helps develop skills that can help you contribute to the success of the overall organization. Successfully completing the ECR certification enables you to earn an industry-recognized certification.

What is Covered?
The course content of the SCCD Program includes 50+ hours of course content focused on:

• Supply Chain Fundamentals (10 Hours)
• Statistics & Probability (3 Hours)
• Forecasting & Planning (10 Hours)
• Inventory Management (22 Hours)
• Performance Metrics (5 Hours)
• Collaborative Planning, Forecasting & Replenishment (4 Hours).

SCCD Certification Information
To learn more, or to sign up for the SCCD Program, please contact:

For Asia: Accenture’s Yong Chao at yong.chao.erh@accenture.com
For Australia / NZ: Accenture's Amrish Bhatia at amrish.s.bhatia@accenture.com or ECR's Samantha Blake at samantha.blake@afgc.org.au.

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