The combination of A.T. Kearney, the Institute for Supply Management and Trustees (influential leaders in supply management), creates a forum to bring the most timely and leading-edge programming available to supply executives.
Through A.T. Kearney, the Center offers the expertise of a global leader in strategic supply management. Its reach into the accelerated supply environment and ability to quickly synthesize the impact of what is seen on a global scope enables the Center to offer the most recent, leading-edge program content possible.
Through the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM), the Center gains access to a long history of translating supply knowledge into learning and development.
An Elite Forum...
The Center shapes tomorrow's supply landscape by bringing together a hand-chosen group of elite senior supply management executives and their direct reports. The results generated by bringing these top-level leaders together demonstrates how powerful we can be as a group.
A Focus on the Two- to Four-Year Horizon...
While benchmarking and best practices report what is taking place today, the Center focuses on synthesizing the outlook for the next two to four years into robust action plans that executives use to identify changes that need to begin today in order to create a competitive advantage tomorrow. The two to four-year timeframe is critical for supply management because 1) plans for the next one to two years are already in place in most organizations and 2) executives must be able to look beyond current plans to consider "what's next?" in order to create strategic plans for the future.
Relevant and Unparalleled Executive Development...
The Center's programs foundation includes:
- The expansive knowledge base and global reach of A.T. Kearney.
- Visionary, thought-provoking business analysis of the next two to four years, including insight into what CEOs want from their supply executives.
- Executive-level programs developed under the quality-conscious eyes of the Center's Trustees — a group of supply executives from a cross section of industries — ensuring relevant content and innovative programs.
Quality Values...
The Center's programs are designed to reinforce and develop strategic thinking. By understanding how to interpret the "What, Why and How," program participants learn how to read and interpret environments, rather than just solve current issue.
The Center's values are reflected in the content of each program:
- Program participants get as much insight from each other, as they do from the faculty. Vetted Networking: The Center ensures only senior level constituents are admitted, ensuring trust and confidentiality for the candid and open exchange of ideas/experiences.
- The Center's programs incorporate activities for all learning styles, integrating insightful presentation, with facilitated peer-to-peer sharing and intensive work sessions.
- Some time and money invested in travel and education must have an ROI, all programs require participants to generate results they can bring back to their daily life.
- CSSL programs are held in locations conducive to working hard, as well as having fun in order to spur creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. Program size is capped at 30 participants to ensure an intimate setting.
- Post-program, a community of ongoing communication with peers is encouraged.