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Maximize innovation, dependability, flexibility

Firms of all kinds are attempting to improve their competitive positions by strategically managing the flow of raw materials, work-in-process inventories and finished goods/services. This certificate is built around the topic of managing the supply chain that plans, sources, makes and delivers an organization’s goods and/or services – from suppliers of raw materials through to the final customer (and sometimes the reverse).

Historically, most managers have viewed their primary responsibilities as lying within their own functions – the result has been sub-optimization. Today, the creation of value often requires careful coordination of activities across the boundaries between people, functions, firms and nations.

In short, people who learn how to leverage supply chains can obtain speed, innovation, dependability, flexibility, cost and/or quality improvements that go far beyond those potentially realized from solely optimizing internal operations.

Core material in the Supply Chain Management Certificate includes:

• Supply management

• Operations management

• Logistics management

• Negotiation

• Strategic and tactical business communications

• Business decision making

• International/global supply chain management

Course Requirements:

• Required:

  • MGT 375 (Advanced Supply Chain Management)

  • MGT 477 (Sustainable Supply Chain Management) or MGT 471 (Micro Issues in Supply Chain Management)
     

• Plus one:

  • MGT 425 (Strategic Communication in Organizations)

  • MGT 470 (Managerial Decision: Issues and Analysis)

  • MGT 486 (Practicum in Supply Chain Management) or MGT 472 (Macro Issues in Supply Chain Management)

  • MGT 476 (Negotiations and Conflict Management)

  • MGT 475 (International Business Management)