| This course teaches cadets the strategic importance of good supply chain design, planning, operation, business processes, and information management systems. Cadets will become familiar with engineering a supply chain network, conducting inventory management, and executing risk pooling to maintain a competitive advantage. Cadets develop the ability to evaluate how information flows can substitute for the stock of physical resources, such as inventory, and why such systems succeed or fail through the explanation of concepts, insights, practical tools, and information technology that supports decision making. This course will focus on understanding the key drivers of a supply chain such as supply contracts, procurement and outsourcing, information sharing, supply chain integration, and distribution practices. Cadets will then apply their knowledge of Supply Chain Engineering and Information Management to SAP Enterprise Resource Planning software simulations to demonstrate their understanding of the business processes and information systems management. Cadets will also learn to assess the impact of strategic alliances and globalization on supply chain strategies and best practices, to include smart pricing, customer value, and new product and supply chain design. |