{"646657":{"#nid":"646657","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SCL Course: Creating Business Value with Statistical Analysis (Virtual\/Instructor-led)","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECourse Description\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis course is the second in the four-course Supply Chain Analytics Professional certificate program. It emphasizes operational performance metrics to align supply chain management with strategic business goals. You\u0026rsquo;ll learn several statistics concepts (e.g. variance analysis, hypothesis testing, forecasting methods) along with inventory management models. You\u0026rsquo;ll use diagnostic analytics with PowerBI and Python to conduct demand and service profiling, undertake root cause analysis, and use time series forecasting in inventory management.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe online version of the course is comprised of (4) half-day online instructor-led LIVE group webinars (March 14, 15, 16, 17 | 1-5pm ET) and pre-work (e.g. installing and testing software on your computer, testing connectivity with LMS and meeting software, etc.) to be completed before the first day of the course.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWho Should Attend\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExperienced business professionals who perform or want to perform analytics to improve their supply chain management processes. 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