Distribution Systems in Supply Chains

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the contributions that distribution systems make to value driven supply chains, the impact of distribution systems imperatives on the strategic management of supply chains, and the integration of these systems with manufacturing and service operations. Strategies for effective and efficient decision-making and management of distribution systems that augment and support the supply chain as well as deliver customer value are explored. Models of distribution systems that minimize or reduce system wide costs are investigated. The course also explores advances in information technology and its role in distribution systems.