SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT   —TAUGHT BY

This course provides the basics of supply chain management. The focus of the course is on the impact of demands that an organization’s stakeholders place on purchasing; the impact that purchasing and materials management have on organizational success; the impact of ethical, contractual, and legal issues; the impact of strategic objectives; and the impact of supply chain considerations on the other major functional activities. Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management program or permission of instructor.
 

LOGISTICS   —TAUGHT BY

This course is an introduction to the principles and practices of global supply chain and logistics management. The course covers the integration of all the activities involved in the procurement, storage, and movement of goods from the initial supplier to the final customer. This course will introduce the logic behind this integration and discuss how global organizations have gained a sustainable competitive advantage by implementing programs of total supply chain logistics management into their organizations. Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management program or permission of instructor.
 

SUPPLY CHAIN MEASUREMENT   —TAUGHT BY

A study of the tools needed to measure and sell the value created by logistics throughout the global supply chain. An evaluation of global systems and complexity factors will be conducted and their impact on the creation of this value. Performance valuation will be analyzed through the techniques of systems analysis, assumption-based planning, project management, balanced scorecard, modeling and computer-based simulation. Financial valuation will be determined through activity-based cost accounting and capital budgeting techniques. Prerequisites: Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management program or permission of instructor.
 

Radio Frequency Identification   —TAUGHT BY

Provides students with an understanding of how radio frequency identification (RFID) and automatic identification (AUTO-ID) technology impacts supply chain management systems and logistics applications. The student will assess and measure various RFID methods and technologies within large and small logistics systems, using a variety of RFID or AUTO-ID technology to formulate plans of logistics system success and failure. Students will combine alternative RFID methods in order to test and rank those best needed for different business cases. Students will design, develop and integrate logistics informaiton systems to appraise the value of experimental RFID systems. Prerequisites: Any two of the Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate core courses or permission of instructor.
 

Lean Operations  —TAUGHT BY

The course introduces the basic concepts of lean operations and shows through examples, case studies, simulations, and hands-on projects how organizations can reduce or eliminate the wastes that adversely impact profitability and performance. Topics covered will include value-stream mapping, synchronized flow, pull systems, kanban systems, the 5S’s, quick change-over, theory of constraints, total productive maintenance, error proofing, and the balanced scorecard. Prerequisites: Any two of the Supply Chain Management Graduate Certificate core courses or permission of instructor.
 

RFID Capstone  —TAUGHT BY

The student will demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and skills expected of someone who is a supply chain management professional through completion of a business case development project using automatic identification (AUTO-ID) technology such as radio frequency identification or RFID as mandated by Wal-Mart and the Department of Defense. This course is the culmination of the capstone RFID project that will be identified, defined, and begun in the first RFID course. Prerequisites: Radio Frequency Identification course (BSU: SCM 534; UAA: LOG A604) or permission of instructor.
 

Improving Supply Chain Quality  —TAUGHT BY

This course introduces the basic approaches that organizations can take to work with their suppliers to assist them in all facets of quality improvement with the objective of becoming a preferred supplier. Such concepts as supplier quality, six-sigma quality, project management skills, quality standard and supplier selection and development are discussed. Prerequisites: Lean Operations course (BSU: SCM 536; LOG A606) or permission of instructor.