Colorado Technical University Online

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First matching course: Master of Business Administration - Logistics and Supply Chain Management

This is a professional degree intended for those who aspire to increasing levels of responsibility in business and industry.

Robert Gordon University

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First matching course: Supply Chain Management

The course comprises the range of management subjects suitable for a Masters level qualification in purchasing and supply chain management and is designed for professional practice at middle management and higher levels of management in this specialism. View 1 similar course
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Supply Chains and Logistics

Supply chains, or logistics networks get a product or service from the supplier to the customer by utilizing a number of systems and resources. The systems involved in supply chains include organizations, people, technology, activities and information.

Supply Chain Management is a term coined in the 1980s when business managers realized the need to integrate key processes from the end user through to the original suppliers. Incorporating a success supply chain management practices means fulfilling customer demands through the most efficient use of resources.

Various aspects of supply chain management include:

  • Liaising with suppliers to eliminate bottlenecks
  • Implementing JIT (Just In Time) techniques to optimize manufacturing flow
  • Using location/allocation, vehicle routing analysis, Dynamic programming and, of course, traditional logistics optimization