Supply Chain Management - Technology & Strategy OPMT 4350

This course expands on the previous supply chain management related courses by focusing on how technology can be applied to supply chain operations and the various strategies that organizations may employ to optimize their supply chain operations. The materials are broken into two sections; technology applications and organizational strategies Core technology application concepts include technology advancements in inventory and supply chains such as RFID, e-Commerce and Supply Chain Management Networks. Core organizational strategy concepts include analyzing how various corporate strategies will impact supply chain operations, legal and ethical considerations, the need to drive increased sustainability, how to continuously improve the effectiveness of supply chain operations using operations management techniques such as “Lean” and “Six Sigma”, and the development of management performance measures to gauge the effectiveness of supply chain operations.