OSM 723

Supply Chain Management

Discusses some fundamental and strategic issues in materials management and supply chain management. Presents decision rules and guidelines for various qualitative or quantitative materials management problems. Topics include purchasing, inventory systems with deterministic and probabilistic demand, multi item inventory systems, materials requirement planning, JIT, distribution inventory systems, coordinating supply chain design, supply chain management strategies, and customer value management. Cases from business and current issues are discussed.

Units: 4.0