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Supply Chain Sustainability with Circularity to Drive Profitability
VCARE Academy is the world's first knowledge body, established with its primary focus on the value chain. VCARE Academy’s aim is to focus on driving 100 percent practical and operational education, teaching both the WHAT and HOW of supply chain operations.
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Program Overview
Transforming The Careers of Supply Chain Professionals & Assisting Organizations Transform Their Supply Chains into Value Chains
Who Should Attend
Individuals who are active in supply chain improvement projects or the implementation of supply chain systems.
Sustainability managers who want to include supply chains in their organization’s sustainability targets.
Operations, production, and manufacturing professionals interested in circularity principles.
Organizations looking to implement zero waste goals.
EHS professionals who want to remove hazardous substances from their facilities.
Procurement, transportation, logistics, distribution, and warehouse professionals concerned about packaging waste.
Suppliers, distributors, inventory professionals, and individuals curious about how to implement circularity.
Program Objective
Circularity is a methodology to reduce risk by eliminating waste and pollution in your supply chain. Circularity is above lean, superefficient supply chains by removing unnecessary inputs to the products and services, thus increasing profits and contributing to a more resilient supply chain. Therefore, it is critical to understand circularity and the work you can do today on your supply chains; it is meant for tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 suppliers and manufacturers alike.
Module 01
Creating Circularity
1.1 Introduction to circularity
1.2 Life cycle thinking (LCT)
1.3 Introduction to the process mapping approach
1.4 Developing process maps
1.5 Establishing job-specific KPIs
1.6 Implementation of a maturity matrix
Module 02
Bringing Circularity to Organizations
2.1 Creating a cross-functional team
2.2 Target ranking to find the highest priorities
2.3 Imbedding sustainability into the organization’s strategic objectives
2.4 Quantifying the value created
2.5 Competition as an order qualifier
2.6 Circularity as your order winner
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Learning Outcomes
Effectively use Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) to find sustainable targets in your value chain
Organizational process maps to define your circularity target
Processes at the job level for repeatable results and cross-functional teams to get the most out of the targets
Measure success with the quality matrix approach
Circularity maximizes the value generated by the supply chain
Circularity as an order winner in your value chain
Program Benefits
Understand end-to-end processes and how to set science-specific sustainability targets.
Plan and strategize circularity as a multi-year goal.
Create a systematic approach for repeatable results in multiple locations and years.
Positively influence the organizations' sustainability message through team building.
Program Formats
The program is offered in two formats: Mini Master Class and Master Class, which enable learners to unlock their potential educational and professional opportunities. The program's two formats give participants the freedom to learn and advance their careers, regardless of their prior experience. It also gives them more choices to find one that fits their learning style, budget, and career goals.
Program Includes
Both programs have the same program outline, but the differences between a Mini-Master class and a Master class are based on the duration, depth of knowledge, information, examples, discussions, and mode of examination.
Mini-Master Class
Availability
Yes—Launched in September 2022
About
The Mini-Master Class is perfect for professionals who want to build their concepts, frameworks, and familiarity with approaches in as little time as possible without spending a lot of time, money, or resources.
Duration Online OnDemand Classes
2.1 hours of education with an online on-demand lectures
Study Hour
The average rational study hour for online instructor-led recorded classes is 6–9 hours approx., depending upon the background and current knowledge of the professional.
Certificate
On successful completion, you will receive a Mini-Master Class certificate with verifiable credentials.
A certificate is valid for a lifetime
Awards Digital Badge
Upon completion, you will be awarded a digital badge that can be shared across all social media platforms and promotes recognition for your accomplishment.
Assessment
Each sub-module and module has a quiz in Mini Master Class
Passing Grade
Passing criteria is a 70% score on all quizzes
CMP Points
75 (CMP) Certification Maintenance Points towards VCARE Academy certifications
Access Duration
Once registered and paid, on-demand learning centre access is provided, which is valid for 15 days to complete the training
The cost of a Mini-Master
USD 85 + 6.5% PYMT Fees
Payment Method
Online payment via debit card, credit card, or PayPal
Discount
The Capacity Building Initiative is available for students and professionals. Contact support via LIVE Chat or WhatsApp to find out if you are eligible.
Discount Policy
Discounted seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Master Class
Availability
No—it will be launched in April 2023
About
The Master Class has three times as many insights as the Mini Master Class and a much more advanced and detailed knowledge base.
Duration Online OnDemand Classes
5 – 8 hours of education with an online on-demand lectures
Study Hour
The average rational study hour for online instructor-led recorded classes is 12–24 hours approx., depending upon the background and current knowledge of the professional.
Certificate
On successful completion, you will receive a Master Class certificate with verifiable credentials
A certificate is valid for a lifetime
Awards Digital Badge
Upon completion, you will be awarded a digital badge that can be shared across all social media platforms and promotes recognition for your accomplishment.
Assessment
The final exam consists of 20 multiple-choice questions with a 30-minute duration and is conducted in an online iProctored environment.
1 Exam Retake is Free-of-Charge if Unsuccessful in first attempt
Passing Grade
Passing criteria is a 70% score on the final exam
CMP Points
150 (CMP) Certification Maintenance Points towards VCARE Academy certifications
Access Duration
Once registered and paid, on-demand learning centre access is provided, which is valid for 30 days to complete the training
The cost of a Master Class
It will be announced in February 2023
Payment Method
Online payment via debit card, credit card, or PayPal
Discount
The Capacity Building Initiative will be launched in April 2023
Discount Policy
Discounted seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration Status
Awarded Digital Badge
Upon completion, you will be awarded a digital badge that can be shared across all social media platforms and promotes recognition for your accomplishment.
Certificate of Completion
On successful completion, you will receive a certificate with verifiable credentials and it will be valid for a lifetime.
Request an In-House Session
The program is available in an online LIVE format for companies with large teams. Please contact support@vcare.international to explore the possibility of scheduling an in-house session for your organization.
Companies with group registration in an online OnDemand program are eligible for a corporate discount.
Program Instructor
Denice Viktoria Staaf
M.A, B.A.
Supply Chain Diva
Denice Staaf is also known as the Supply Chain Diva by the global supply chain and sustainability community. She is based in California, USA, and Mexico City, Mexico. She contributed to the development and progress of corporations such as LaFarge Holcim, CEMEX, Maglin, Boral, Trespa, ElastoChem, Panel Rey, Good for Life, and ArcelorMittal in internationally recognized environmental declarations, carbon footprints, sustainability, circularity, hazard screening, green building materials, and sits on the technical committee for standards setting for sustainable building materials.
She is a passionate sustainable supply chain champion; she believes that sustainability can be used to create a competitive advantage.
Denice completed her masters from Harvard University focused on Environmental Management and Sustainability, where she specialized in sustainable building materials. Her focus was on the life cycle and organizational sustainability. She has a degree in both Interior Design and Humanities from Ursuline College. She is certified in Healthier Building Materials from Parsons School of Design, is a LEED Accredited Professional, and is a WELL Accredited Professional.
Denice is actively involved in teaching, research and development, mentoring, and advising global corporations on reducing waste and energy and driving towards their circularity. Her expertise is sought after for teaching organizations how to achieve true sustainability.
She has over two decades of hands-on experience in sustainability in manufacturing organizations working in organizations globally. She founded the consulting firm Labeling Sustainability to help building product manufacturers understand their product and operational impacts and to communicate their efforts to their stakeholders.
Through her work at the Center for Corporate Performance & Sustainability, her primary focus is on the systemic development of the sustainability process approach to get organizations' results through a transparent, collaborative, and in-depth look at their inputs and outputs, focusing on waste management and circularity. The process approach taught at the Center for Corporate
Performance & Sustainability is based on decades of proven results to help organizations reach their zero waste and circularity goals.