QA 670 - Selected Topics: Supply Chain Management

Firms in many industries are scrambling to develop innovative ways to move products from raw materials through manufacturing to customers more quickly and efficiently. This course examines many of the recent innovations in this area. The focus is on the analysis, management and improvement of flows of material, information, and money through networks of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers. Through this course students will (a) recognize salient strategic challenges and opportunities for managing supply chains; (b) learn to use several basic analytical tools to assess performance tradeoffs and support decision making; (c) become familiar with core supply chain concepts and strategies that have been adopted by leading companies; and (d) review emerging supply chain strategies facilitated by Internet technology. This is a case-driven MBA elective course.
3 credits