Digital
Supply Chain Management Institute

Shaping the Future of Value Networks

BELIEFS

01: Willigness for Change

The pace of transformation is directly linked to the willingness and decisions of individuals as well as organizations to become and remain competitive in value delivering networks of the future

02: Competence through Guidance

Continuous competence development works best, when being embedded into a semi-structured education and advisory guided approach

03: Age of Visionaries

Developing competences to participate in the digital transformation of supply chains is not a question of age or academic level, it is built upon self-motivation to discover new possibilities and the capability of imagination

04: Symbiosis with Technology

Capabilities need to be developed on both sides: individual skills, as well as digital resources, both effectively aligned and combined to achieve competitive digitalization competences

05: Half-Life of Excellence

The excellence of today is going be the knowledge of tomorrow

06: Education outdo A.I.

Anytime, anywhere access to almost the entire human knowledge and the rapid and unstoppable development of digitalization and artificial intelligence rise the all over demand of capable individuals taking care for everything A.I. is not capable of, yet

07: Rise of Competence-Focused Education

Today’s knowledge-transfer-focused education systems are under intense pressure to educate individuals on competences, required for an era of digital transformation

08: Globalization as Gain and Pain

The knowledge-driven Supply Chain Management of the last two decades is in a rapid transition phase towards competence-driven mastering of global value networks

09: Democratization of Digitalization

The power of digitalisation needs to be democratised to retain the diversity in the global business; accessible for all individuals, organisations and enterprises of any size, not being limited by financial capabilities

VISION

„Enterprises of every size mastering the digitalization journey of their value chains“

MISSION

Sharing knowledge and experiences with the world and supporting individuals and organizations to build competences for transforming supply chains into highly responsive and resilient value networks

STRATEGIC GOALS

  • Delivering fit for purpose content for competence development in digitalization and value network management
  • Providing the best environment for individuals as well as groups within organizations supporting them to build competitive competences
  • Helping to build competences and excellence
  • Exploring bleeding edge technologies and economical concepts to set the path of tomorrows excellence in value network mastering
  • Bringing key capabilities for designing and managing value-driven networks to small and mid-size companies, which face limited resources in this most relevant business area
  • Inspiring individuals for developing competences already in their early university education and accompanying them along their professional development
  • Sharing knowledge on digitalization of supply chains with the world

Digital Supply Chain Management Institute’s contribution to digitalization of value chains is provided through a wide range of professional services in:

EDUCATION​
The education concept of digital SCM institute focuses on competence development rather than pure knowledge transfer. The content of these education courses covers a wide range of supply chain topics as well as general methods of digitalization. A proven combination of flipped classroom and project-driven learning approach provides best environment for competence development for 

  • Organizations:
    Tailored classes for organizations and enterprises
  • Universities
    E-Supply Chain and E-Logsitics, BigData and A.I. in Supply Chain Management
  • Individuals:
    Management coaching in turning Supply Chain organizations into advanced digital Value Networks

RESEARCH
At digital SCM institute exploring the
capabilities and the value-add of new IT-technologies for supply chains has high priority. IT-technologies and trends are proactively tested and reviewed to identify their value of current and upcoming challenges of supply chains. Alternative technologies, evaluation of technology implementation and impact on existing and future-oriented relevant use-cases deliver a holistic view on practicability of new technologies for digitalization supply chains. Current research project:

  • Decision-making within atomized supply chains and value networks

ADVISORY

  • Use-Case-driven solutions for digital management of supply chains and value networks

Contact

info@dscm-institute.com

+49 151 59072323

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Digital Supply Chain Management Institute

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D-51065 Cologne
Germany

 

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