Master physical, financial, and information flows in supply chains to enhance business performance in this comprehensive MIT course.
Master physical, financial, and information flows in supply chains to enhance business performance in this comprehensive MIT course.
This advanced course covers all aspects of supply chain design, from network optimization to financial analysis. Students learn to design and manage physical flows, financial systems, information flows, and organizational processes. The curriculum includes transportation planning, facility location, activity-based costing, procurement strategies, and demand management, preparing professionals for roles in supply chain analysis and operations management.
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What you'll learn
Design and optimize supply chain networks using advanced modeling techniques
Implement effective supply chain financial management strategies
Master procurement and sourcing methodologies
Develop comprehensive production planning systems
Create efficient demand management processes
Optimize organizational structure for supply chain operations
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There are 10 modules in this course
This comprehensive course, part of MIT's MicroMasters in Supply Chain Management, covers four main areas: physical flow design, supply chain finance, information flow design, and organizational design. Students learn to solve complex problems in transportation, facility location, and network design while understanding financial aspects like activity-based costing and working capital. The course also covers supplier management, production planning, and performance metrics.
Overview of Supply Chain Design: Introduction to Network Flow models
Module 1
Basic Supply Chain Network Design
Module 2
Advanced Supply Chain Network Design
Module 3
Supply Chain Finance I
Module 4
Supplier Management I
Module 6
Supplier Management II
Module 7
Production Planning
Module 8
Demand Management
Module 9
Process & Organizational Design
Module 10
Fee Structure
Instructors

11 Courses
Director of the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management
Dr. Chris Caplice is the Director of the MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management and a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL). With over a decade of teaching experience in logistics and supply chain management at MIT, he oversees research, education, and corporate outreach initiatives at CTL. Under his leadership, the MicroMasters program has attracted over 430,000 students from 196 countries since its launch in 2015, awarding nearly 3,000 credentials.

7 Courses
Pioneering Humanitarian Logistics Expert Advancing Global Supply Chain Solutions
Jarrod Goentzel serves as Principal Research Scientist at MIT's Center for Transportation & Logistics and Founder-Director of the MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain Lab, where he revolutionizes supply chain management for humanitarian response. After earning his PhD from Georgia Tech's School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, he joined MIT in 2003 to establish the Zaragoza Logistics Center in Spain. His research focuses on optimizing resource-constrained supply chains through improved management systems and decision support technology, working directly with private sector, government, and humanitarian organizations across multiple continents. His contributions earned him the 2024 Humanitarian Logistics Award from the American Logistics Aid Network for his innovative approach to disaster response and recovery
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