IM 661 - Supply Chain Management

Credits: 3

This online course covers fundamental components of supply chain logistics management including but not limited to logistics network design/analysis, distribution, warehouse and transportation management systems, third-party logistics, e-commerce, and enterprise software. Case study analysis is used extensively through the semester to give the students the opportunity to reinforce learning and put in practice theoretical concepts discussed in the textbook. Enterprise software is used to model and simulate the operation of supply chains. Throughout the semester, emphasis is placed on the strategic importance of creating value along the supply chain in order to maximize supply chain’s responsiveness, customer centricity, and cost effectiveness.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the USI graduate industrial management program or the USI online MBA program.

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