BUSA 4620 Advanced Logistics and Supply Chain Management

At the advanced level, we elevate the thinking to the strategic business level of analysis and deciding what to do with an eye toward improving competitive advantage which is more than simply improving efficiency (lowering cost). Risk analysis becomes a very large element of managing the supply chain at this level of analysis. So while our introductory course dwells on the topic from the standpoint of what has to be done, this course analyzes why we choose to do things a certain way, and how the recent changes in the world have influenced our re assessment of the risks of past decisions.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will have the ability to:
• Interpret the concepts of the supply chain and logistics to get materials transported effectively and efficiently.
• Perform an analysis of inbound and outbound materials and services to achieve organizational objectives.
• Review, analyze, and assess the performance of vendors.
• Determine and analyze the critical components of interdependent supply chains.
• Estimate, analyze, and assess supply chain success within the constraints of corporate expectations and environmental pressures.
• Perform risk analysis to determine potential root causes of disrupted supply chains.
• Employ modern, readily available, computer software program(s) to plan organize and control all elements of the business supply chain.