Learn to optimize inventory, quality, and planning across the supply chain with tools for forecasting and linear programming.
Please note: Course SCMT.X406 Supply Chain Operations Management and BUSM.X419 Supply Chain Operations Management are the same course. You only need to complete either SCMT.X406 OR BUSM.X419 to meet the requirement for the Business Administration Certificate.
Operations management involves designing, managing, and improving the set of activities that create products and services and deliver them to customers. The activities, along with the people, technology, knowledge, and procedures that dictate how work is organized, collectively form the operating system.
This course covers operations from a supply chain network perspective, helping students understand key processes and process thinking that manage the flow of products, services, and information.
In Supply Chain Operations Management, you will learn how supply chain partners and functional groups interact with each other as a supply chain network. We'll cover inventory models, optimization using MS Excel's linear programming add-in, forecasting, aggregate planning, and quality tools. You will also learn the planning activities required to manage operations across the supply chain from the supplier to the customer and end user.
