Description

This course approaches logistics and supply chain management from a managerial perspective and introduces concepts in a format useful for management decision making.

Program

MBA

Objectives

• Upon completion of this course students will be able to: • Understand the primary differences between logistics and supply chain management. • Understand the processes of supply chain management and their interrelationships within organizations and across the supply chain. • Understand the management components of supply chain management. • Utilize the tools and techniques essential in implementing supply chain management in organizations. • Analyze how logistical decisions impact the performance of organizations as well as the entire supply chain. • Develop knowledge about key elements of logistics processes in organizations, such as logistics planning and strategy, customer service, procurement, transport, inventory, warehousing, and handling. • Explore the professional opportunities in supply chain management. • Develop the strategies that can be taken to manage inventories, including deciding the timing and quantity for replenishments without hurting the level of product availability in organizations. • Develop the strategies that can be taken to find the best paths to route vehicles to deliver and collect goods at multiple stops in organizations.