Supply Chain Management and Sustainability

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This course emphasizes the adoption of a supply chain orientation to achieve competitive advantage and value creation through efficient and effective inter-firm buyer/seller relationships and logistical processes. In addition to traditional supply chain management topics the course will emphasize social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability throughout all aspects of the course including: raw materials, procurement, production, transportation, packaging, distribution, marketing, facilities location and retail store design. Prerequisite: MKT 350 or BUS 510 ; and undergraduate business majors must be admitted to degree program.