OM 609 - Making Supply Equal Demand

This course will prepare future professionals to take part in one of the most important functions in operations management: operations and supply chain planning and control. The course covers the most current issues, concepts, and techniques related to quantitative and qualitative demand forecasting & management as well as those related to supply planning and control. Topics will include advanced inventory management, hierarchical planning, and control systems including all hierarchical levels: Sales & operations planning (S&OP), master planning of resources (MPS/RCCP), Detailed scheduling, and planning of resources (MRP/ CRP), and Execution and control of operations. The course will cover a substantial part of the content of the “Basics of SCM” certification, part of the prestigious CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) of APICS.

Concentrations - Operations and Technology Management

Credits: 3