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Overview
You’ll develop new skills for integrating your supply chain into a coordinated system and how to identify supply chain risks and design mitigation strategies. You’ll leave equipped with new knowledge and tools for integrating strategy, planning and operations to increase service levels and reduce costs.
In the Supply Chain Management - Integrate strategy, planning, and operations course at the Northwestern University, you will:
- Design supply chains that improve profitability
- Use product design, strategic sourcing and contracts to most efficiently match supply and demand
- Build and maximize supply chain coordination and collaboration
- Identify supply-chain risks and design risk-mitigation strategies
- Explore purchasing, production and distribution strategies for a global environment
Programme Structure
The program focuses on the following areas:- Link Between Supply Chain Strategy and Structure
- Supply Chain Network Design
- Supply Chain Coordination and Integration
- Purchasing and Sourcing In a Supply Chain
- Managing Risk in a Global Supply Chain
Audience
- Senior and mid-level managers and consultants responsible for domestic and international supply chain and logistics systems
- Operations, purchasing, inventory control and transportation managers who want to ensure high customer service levels
- Managers who want to gain a deeper understanding of the role supply chains play in a company’s overall business strategy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 4 days
- Part-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
More details
- START: April 4 at 1:30 PM; END: April 7 at 11:45 AM
- START: October 23 at 8:30 AM; END: October 27 at 1:45 PM
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus, Online
Disciplines
Operations and Quality Management View 19 other Short Courses in Operations and Quality Management in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Tuition Fee
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International
7250 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7250 USD for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
7250 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7250 USD for the full programme during 4 days.
April: $7,250
October: $5,550
Living costs for Evanston
1100 - 1500 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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