The Manufacturing Transportation/Warehousing/Distribution/Logistics Specialization Advanced Certificate is designed to provide the student with fundamental theories of manufacturing related to transportation, supply chain, the economy, modes of transportation, special carriers, global transportation, costing, pricing, carrier strategy and information management, exporting and importing skills, integrated supply chain management, process and capacity planning and control, inventory planning, forecasting, just-in-time philosophy, push vs. pull program, total quality management, enterprise resource planning and security related systems. Such supply chain and transportation entry-level positions include, but are not limited to: analyst, management trainee and first line supervisor. The curriculum also includes practical skills in rigging, forklift operation, lubrication, and computer programs.
The core competencies of manufacturing production taught in this program are based on the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council criteria. The MSSC is an industry-led, training, assessment and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation’s front-line production and material handling workers.
- Identify a safe workplace in the manufacturing industry
- Explain the basic concepts of Supply Chain Management
- Identify geometric symbols in blueprint reading
- Identify Lean manufacturing concepts in the manufacturing process
- Explain quality in the manufacturing process
- Explain the history of the manufacturing industry from the Industrial Revolution to current
- Explain the fundamental roles and importance of transportation in companies and society
- Demonstrate safe operation of a forklift
- Demonstrate the basics of the basics of the Spanish language emphasizing speaking and listening skills
- Explain the facets of maritime, land, pipeline, and air transportation security
Learn more about this program: Manufacturing Transportation, Warehousing, Distribution and Logistics II, Advanced Certificate