210700 Supply Chain Essentials

Description

Today’s businesses are continuously subjected to a volatile and disruptive environment. For businesses to grow and become efficient, they must constantly streamline their business and supply chain operations. In this subject, students learn the foundational concepts, tools, and techniques of operations and supply chain management. These fundamentals are used for the effective design, planning, and operations of interconnected businesses involved in sourcing, manufacturing, and distributing products and services to the end-users. The subject also provides an opportunity to understand sustainable business operations and global supply chain management processes and practices from a systems perspective. Through a blended process of experiential, engaging, and reflective learning, this subject arm students with an understanding of how the supply chain operates and discusses relevant issues and techniques for companies seeking to improve and enhance the management of their supply chain operations.