Certification, Licensing, and Special Requirements
Certification or Licensing
Voluntary certification is offered by several professional associations, including the Association for Supply Chain Management (certified in planning and inventory management; certified in logistics, transportation, and distribution; management, certified supply chain professional; certified in transformation for supply chain) and the American Society for Quality (certified manager of quality/organizational excellence, Six Sigma black belt, etc.). Contact these organizations for more information. Manufacturing supervisors do not need to be licensed.
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