Supply Chain Best Practices
Established in 2004, the company’s Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices program provides social, environmental, economic and quality guidelines for Starbucks farmers to follow. Developing these standards allows the company to ensure its products are sourced according to company guidelines and provides information to improve the supply chain verification program. Many companies develop supplier certification standards but Starbucks has created a method that can determine if the investment in the program yields results.
The knowledge and skills gained through an advanced supply chain management certificate can benefit anyone involved in supply chain management from professionals handling logistics, procurement and planning to executives responsible for overseeing all aspects of supply chain management.