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BUS2400J – Introduction to Supply Chain Management

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Credits: 3

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Description:

Supply Chain Management is a fundamental course for undergraduate students pursuing a minor in management. This course introduces supply chain principles and theories, as well as strategic considerations to improve efficiency and resilience. Resources, risks, digital technologies, and sustainability in context of supply chains will be discussed, so students will be able to understand the bigger picture and globalized nature of modern supply chains, as well as their implications. This will allow students to develop better strategies for sourcing, manufacture, and distribution, leading to enhanced efficiency and resilience.

Course Topics:

1.Operations
2.Strategic Fit
3.Key Indicators of Supply Chains
4.Strategic Capacity Planning
5.Push vs. Pull Management/Strategic Placement of Decoupling Point
6.Supply Chain Strategy
7.Resource-based view
8.Supply and Sales Networks
9.Risks in the Supply Chain
10.Digital Technologies in the Supply Chain
Sustainability in the Supply Chain