Global Supply Chain Management

About This Micro-Credential

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and describe important functions and concepts of supply chain management including supply chain metrics, facility layout, location strategy, network design, demand forecasting, inventory management, warehousing and distribution and sustainability.
• Apply the tools and techniques used by supply chain professionals in managing supply chains, by analyzing data to make decisions, and set policies.
• Explain the role and importance of the global strategic sourcing function to overall supply chain performance.
• Identify and describe core elements, concepts, processes, techniques, and decision tools available to support purchasing activities.
• Differentiate the determinants of value for the different types of purchases, suppliers, business, and demands.
• Apply various models for evaluating suppliers, measuring performance and fostering supplier development.
• Analyze and apply alternative methods of network design and distribution systems to effectively provide product/service to end customer via multiple channels in response to varying market dynamics of speed and cost competitiveness.
• Evaluate alternative approaches to inventory location/quantity and the impact of risk pooling to optimize customer satisfaction when demand variation and forecasting error exists.
• Compare and evaluate warehousing alternatives, the use of technology, design of distribution centers, enabling value-add services and apply distribution techniques on how best to store, mix and deliver to internal/external customers.

Required Courses

• MGT 610 - Operations Management
• MGT 641 - Supply Chain Management
• MGT 642 - Strategic Sourcing
• MGT 643 - Distribution and Logistics

Each course is five weeks long and fully online

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