Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0086
Version:
2
Organization's ID:
Business 315
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-paced. 12 weeks (18 hours)
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Supply Chain Management or Advanced Operations Management
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to help students understand the function, implementation, and importance of supply chain management, logistical planning and other similar areas of business management.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Analyze supply chain management, its history, and its key terms
  • Distinguish between the different types of quality management in supply chain management
  • Diagram an example of supply chain strategy and design a supply chain for a company
  • Evaluate international and domestic supply chains, including advantages and disadvantages of each
  • Appraise the performance of a supply chain and decide the product distribution strategy for a business
  • Assess the logistics of inventory management through the business, supplier, and customer network
  • Create a sustainable and lean supply chain for a company, including environmentally sound choices and waste elimination

General Topics:

  • Introduction to supply chain management
  • Decision making process of supply chain management
  • Quality in operations and SCM
  • Overview of supply chain strategy and design
  • International supply chain procurement and distribution
  • Inventory management for SCM
  • Sustainability and lean management systems in SCM
  • Product distribution for SCM
  • Measuring and analyzing performance of supply chain
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies