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Supply Chain Management
This 2-day Supply Chain Management course provides an introduction to navigating the supply chain and creating efficiencies that help your organization run smoothly, across departments.
The Supply Chain Management program at the University of St. Thomas is a two-day practical, tools-based program designed to provide learners with a basic understanding of supply chain concepts. Through an applied simulation experience, participants will learn how to identify supply chain risks and understand how to mitigate the impact of supply chain disruptions. These concepts will be taught using experiential learning exercises and case studies.
Our experienced instructors are faculty members within OPUS College of Business who have significant industry backgrounds and are active researchers in the field today. They prepare students for real-world challenges in the demanding and heavily technical world of operations and supply chain management.
- 7 contact hours each day for a total of 14 contact hours
- Supply chain simulation project to run through duration of program
Contact
Abbey Welle
Is This Program Right for You?
This program is designed for professionals that work peripherally with supply chain professionals: individuals in finance, marketing, operations, or other functions that seek a deeper understanding of supply chain concepts and principles.
Common job titles of program participants include:
- General manager
- Operations Analyst
- Operations coordinator
- Product manager
- Controller
- Marketing Specialist
- Customer Service Representative
Program Outcomes
Solid understanding of supply chain topics and terminology.
Insight into how your company’s supply chain creates value for the organization.
An understanding of the supply chain life cycle, critical for strategy and planning.
The ability to identify and manage risks in the supply chain.
A new network of professional peers, which you can turn to for support long after the program ends.
Course Curriculum
A supply chain simulation will be a part of the two days of course work to further exemplify the practice and principal of work. The simulation shows the behavior of a logistics network over time. The logical rules of a supply chain are represented in a simulation model and then executed over time, making the simulation dynamic. For example, production is started when orders deplete inventory below a threshold.
Day 1: Instructor Dr. Kyle Goldschmidt
Overview of Supply Chain Management
- The global supply chain
- Bullwhip effect
- Supply chain coordination
- Demand planning
Supply Chain Risk
- Sources of risk
- Assessing supply chain risk
- Strategies for managing risk
- The resilient supply chain
Day 2: Dr. John Olson
Sourcing, Planning & Design
- Insourcing vs. outsourcing
- Off shoring vs. on shoring
- Lease vs. own
- Outsourcing challenges
Transportation and Logistics
- Warehousing
- Inventory management
- Location selection and tradeoffs