MBE 514: Supply Chain Management, Optimization & Risk Management

At the end of this module, students will not only be able to address the activities involved in managing the chain of supplies, but also to obtain the necessary skills to assess and evaluate supply chain performance and make recommendations to increase supply chain competitiveness. The module will provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary to develop, implement, and sustain strategies for the purpose of managing supply chain issues. To meet these goals and objectives, the module covers fundamental optimization tools for quantitative analysis in the management area of management decisions. The module follows a practical spreadsheet-based approach to provide hands-on experience with software such as Excel Solver.  The many factors that affect the quality of products and services comprise the broad subject called total quality management (TQM) are also covered.