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EMBA 514. Global Supply Chain Management. (3).

This course provides basic definitions and concepts for planning and controlling the flow of materials into, through and out of an organization.  It explains fundamental relationships among the activities that occur in the supply chain from suppliers to customers.  In addition, the course addresses types of manufacturing systems, forecasting, master planning, material requirements planning, capacity management, production activity control, purchasing, inventory management, distribution, quality management, and Lean manufacturing.  The basic concepts in managing the complete flow of materials in a supply chain from suppliers to customers are covered in this basics module.  This module covers manufacturing, distribution, service, and retail industries, which includes the fundamental relationships in the design, planning, execution, monitoring, and control that occur. This coursework is intended to prepare students for the first APICS Certification exam.