Supply chain design courses can help you learn how networks are structured to balance cost, service, and operational resilience. You can build skills in facility planning, sourcing strategies, transportation modeling, and evaluating trade-offs across supply chain configurations. Many courses introduce tools such as optimization models, analytics platforms, and scenario-based methods that support planning and improving supply chain design decisions.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounting, Supply Chain, Operating Cost, Variance Analysis, Financial Accounting, Cost Management, Analysis, Decision Making
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Disaster Recovery, Google Cloud Platform, Load Balancing, Cloud Infrastructure, Jenkins, Google App Engine, Business Continuity, Docker (Software), Containerization, Identity and Access Management, CI/CD, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Managed Services, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtual Networking, Data Storage, Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Architecture
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Economics, Business Economics, Market Dynamics, Tax, Consumer Behaviour, Cost Accounting, Price Negotiation, Resource Allocation, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Production Management
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, AI Orchestration, Workflow Management, AI Enablement, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Personalization, Business Process Automation, AI Product Strategy, Large Language Modeling, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Expense Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Procurement, Vendor Management, Project Scoping, Market Analysis, Supply Chain, Market Intelligence, Market Research, Business Research, Data Collection, Project Documentation, Business Writing, Organizational Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Surveys, Timelines, Research, Research Methodologies, Research Design, Writing, Qualitative Research, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Land Management, Risk Mitigation, Business Risk Management, Operational Risk, Supply Chain, Real Estate, Food and Beverage, Balance Sheet, Water Resource Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Investments, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Supply Chain Systems, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Decision Making, Supply Chain Management, Asset Management, Sustainability Standards, Consumer Behaviour
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Apache Kafka, Database Design, Linux Commands, Data Warehousing, Bash (Scripting Language), Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, SQL, Data Security, MongoDB, Data Migration, Database Administration, Data Pipelines, Data Governance, Database Management, Apache Airflow, Database Architecture and Administration, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Architecture
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Business, Strategic Sourcing, Manufacturing Processes, Production Process, Digital Transformation, Environment and Resource Management, Supply Chain Management, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Inventory Control, Materials Management, Supply Chain, Data Analysis, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Creative Problem-Solving, New Product Development, Product Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Ideation, Business Transformation, Innovation, Product Improvement, Creativity, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategic Thinking, Stakeholder Management, Business Strategy, Process Design, Process Improvement, Marketing, Leadership and Management, Storytelling
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, AI Personalization, Responsible AI, ChatGPT, Data Ethics, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Learning Management Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, Machine Learning, Context Management, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months