Supply Chain Management Certificate

Provides knowledge of Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM) principles and techniques. The primary goals are to develop students' analytical skills in solving OSCM-related problems in a variety of business settings and to help students understand how OSCM contributes to a firm’s competitive position in a global marketplace.

Discusses key functional activities required to move goods through the supply chain from manufacturing to the end customer while achieving efficiency, effectiveness, and cost minimization.

Provides a rigorous understanding of supply chain planning and control tools and techniques. Topics covered will include sustainable supply chain planning, supply chain resilience in the face of uncertain environments, and supply chain performance metrics.

Focuses on macro- and micro-analysis of procurement, logistics, and supply chain design, including (but not limited to) purchasing operations and structure, strategic sourcing and process, facility design and operations, carrier selection, supply chain coordination, and design of global supply chain networks.

Equips students with business analytic capabilities that improve their decision-making abilities in a digitized, complex, and data-driven business environment.

Addresses quality management topics and applications vital to business and organizational improvement.

Provides in-depth coverage of project management concepts and methodologies required for service and manufacturing operations. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to: project selection and evaluation, project organization, management or project team members organization, project scheduling, project budgeting, project monitoring/control, and project closure.

Covers advanced analytical tools and techniques useful in maximizing system‐wide surplus or value of a global supply chain.