Course details
Supply Chain Management: Fundamentals and Trends
OPER 60515A
This course presents the main strategies, approaches and practices inherent to integrated supply chain management in different sectors, and the challenges associated with their implementation. The emphasis is on mastering the principal concepts, as well as the trends in the evolution of practices.
This course focuses on: 1) the main concepts underlying different forms of deployment and management of supply chains (SCs); 2) the factors and trends influencing the evolution of SC management for different sectors of activities (for-profit and non-profit); 3) the barriers and opportunities associated with the implementation of integrated SCs; and 4) the different strategies and approaches being adopted by the most successful organizations.
Specifically, this course presents:
- the key elements inherent in the integrated supply chain management, as well as the main concepts and their evolution over time;
- the challenges and benefits associated with the implementation of integrated management;
- the evolution of technologies facilitating information exchange and processing to support supply chain management (current and upcoming trends);
- the applications of supply chain concepts adapted for the service and social-good sectors.
Specifically, this course presents:
- the key elements inherent in the integrated supply chain management, as well as the main concepts and their evolution over time;
- the challenges and benefits associated with the implementation of integrated management;
- the evolution of technologies facilitating information exchange and processing to support supply chain management (current and upcoming trends);
- the applications of supply chain concepts adapted for the service and social-good sectors.
Themes covered
- Continuous Replenishment MRP MRP II and ERP
- Collaborative Sales Planning and Operations
- Efficient and responsive supply chains
- Toyota Production System Kanban and Lean Management
- Internal integration and external integration
- Bullwhip Effect and Collaborative Replenishment Programs
- DRP and flowcasting
- Risk management and supply chain resilience
- Digitizing the supply chain
- Humanitarian and healthcare logistics
Important notes
Course in French : OPER 60515
Course code
OPER 60515A
Subject
Operations and logistics
Program
Master of Science (MSc)
Location
Côte-des-Neiges
Instruction mode
On-site learning
Credits
3