This course is designed to assist students’ understanding of the nature of the supply chain management. It furthers their comprehension of the importance of these activities to the survival of the organization by discussing the goal of a supply chain and explain the impact of supply chain decisions on the success of a firm. The course also describes how a company achieves strategic fit between its supply chain strategy and its competitive strategy. Major themes and discipline topics to be covered in this course include:
Understanding the Supply Chain, Supply Chain Strategies, Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics, Designing Distribution Networks, Network Design in the Supply Chain, Designing Global Supply Chain Networks, Coordination in a Supply Chain , The role of cycle inventory& safety inventory in a supply chain, Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain and Transportation in a Supply Chain.