MB 7400 - Supply Chain Management

2 lecture hours 4 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This course examines the modern concept of optimizing the entire supply chain, from raw material to customer. It considers each element going into supply chain management, including forecasting and planning, inventory, transportation, facilities, and product availability. Throughout, it identifies pressures to sub-optimize the supply chain, as each player attempts to optimize its own segment of the supply chain. (prereq: MB 6320, MB 7500)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Understand the issues current interest in optimizing entire supply chains
Understand supply chains and the issues involved
Analyze a supply chain and suggest ways it could be improve
Understand the major tools used to analyze and improve supply chains

Prerequisites by Topic

None

Course Topics

Supply chain management
Global optimization
Uncertainty
Logistics network configuration
Transportation networks
Simulation models
Inventory management and risk pooling
Forecasting methods
Information bullwhip effect
Supply chain integration
Push/pull distribution strategies
Supply chain management
3PL RSP DI
Procurement and outsourcing strategies
Make/buy decisions
International issues
Coordinated product and supply chain design
Concurrent and parallel processing
Mass customization
Customer value and supply chain management issues
Measures of customer value
Information technology and supply chain management
Decision support systems modeling
Putting it all together

Coordinator
Thomas Eberle

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MB 7400 - Supply Chain Management