COURSE OVERVIEWS

OPERATIONS MODELING AND ANALYSIS

Bus 470

Process mapping, capacity analysis, demand forecasting, and quality analysis and improvement; emphasis on Excel as a tool for analysis

PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Bus 475

Strategic Sourcing including spend analysis, market intelligence, RFI/RFP development, supplier selection, fact-based negotiations, as well as special topics such as global sourcing, sustainability, and purchasing ethics.

OPERATIONS PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

Bus 472

Demand management, inventory management, capacity management, production planning and scheduling, and lean production; hands-on team project that integrates the course topics and concepts.

LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

Bus 474

Management of physical flows of goods between firms, management of inventories that support those flows and assessment of the effects of transportation choices on these management activities.

DECISION MODELING AND ANALYSIS

Bus 495

Structured framework and process for modeling and analyzing business decisions using tools and techniques to improve skills, such as: decision trees, influence diagrams, spreadsheet-based decision modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, and demand forecasting.

SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTICUM

Bus 479

Semester long team-based project working on an SCRC partner company’s supply chain management issues, such as: inventory reduction, lean initiatives, forecasting, sustainability, and sourcing.