Managing Supply Chains in Global Markets

Catalog description

Analyzing and applying key concepts, tools, and strategies in managing supply chains in global markets. This course addresses the concepts, tools, and strategies required to manage supply chains in a global market environment. The primary focus of the course is to enable students to develop a good understanding of strategic, tactical, and operational issues of Supply Chain Management (SCM) and to apply the various SCM concepts, tools, and strategies to make decisions for effective and efficient management of supply chains. The concepts of supply chain management are linked to provide an integrated decision making framework for managers. Specific skills acquired in this course include those needed for Inventory management, Network modeling, Contracting in Supply Chains, understanding the Value of Information, building strategic Alliances, Distribution strategies, Procurement strategies, Risk management, Supply chain design, and Global logistics.