Upon completion of this course, you will be able to understand:

The strategic importance of good supply chain design, planning and operation for every firm.

How good supply chain management can be a competitive advantage, whereas weaknesses in the supply chain can hurt the performance of a firm.

Facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing as the key drivers of supply chain performance, and how these drivers may be used on conceptual and practical levels during supply chain design, planning, and operation to improve performance.

Analytic methodologies for supply chain analysis, the managerial context in which these methodologies are used, and the managerial levers for improvement that they support.