Supply Chain Management
Area of Emphasis

Optional areas of emphasis allow you to utilize elective online MBA classes in your second year to gain greater depth of knowledge in a desired area. You can select three focused courses (3 credits each) out of your four total electives in one area of study to comprise an area of emphasis. Each area of emphasis requires 9 credit hours of associated elective classes.

Overview

The supply chain management area of emphasis within the W.P. Carey Online MBA degree offers you the opportunity to gain more in-depth knowledge from our top-ranked Department of Supply Chain Management. Supply chain management integrates global information and processes across all functions, including supply management, operations and logistics. The ability to understand how the pieces integrate into the whole defines this area of emphasis, and thus it offers value to students who aspire to become leaders within the supply chain function as well as students who work in other functional areas within industries for which supply chain management has strategic importance.  Elective courses build upon the core business course in operations and supply management.

Electives

The W. P. Carey Online MBA degree allows you to choose from:

Logistics in the Supply Chain
This course introduces theories and practices of modern logistics management within a market-driven supply chain-oriented framework. Students will develop analytical skills for sound decision-making by studying inventory management, forecasting, warehouse management, outsourcing, third party logistics and service providers, and performance measurement.

Strategic Procurement
The purpose of this course is to learn and apply the principles, philosophies and processes of supply chain management to the purchasing management process on a global basis. The vision of the course is to learn to facilitate the continuous improvement of the purchasing management system in which we work and companies operate. Toward this end, real company case studies will play a vital role in this educational process.

Supply Chain Cost/Design Issue
This course approaches supplier and supply chain prices and costs both conceptually and operationally. Since supplier management must change based on the commodity's characteristics, market structure, and importance to the buyer, the course begins with an organizing model and discussion of sourcing strategy and commodity/supplier classification. The course then covers supplier prices and pricing strategies, understanding supplier costs and total cost of ownership models.

Supply Management/Negotiation
Students will learn how to select, develop and execute appropriate sourcing strategies and processes. The course is taught through case studies that cover all aspects of supply management.

Management of Technology/Innovation
Planning, scheduling and controlling of projects in R&D manufacturing, construction and services, project selection, financial considerations and resource management.

Project Management
Planning, scheduling and controlling of projects in R&D manufacturing, construction and services, project selection, financial considerations and resource management.

The W. P. Carey School also offers a non-degree Supply Chain Management certificate option if you want to advance your supply chain management knowledge.

Curriculum Videos

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Other Electives

In addition to the supply chain management area of emphasis, we offer finance, international business and marketing as areas of emphasis within the online MBA degree.

You can also select electives from different functional areas to develop your own personalized management curriculum. In addition to the electives that are part of this areas of emphasis, Online MBA students can also choose to take the following elective courses:

• Management of Technology and Innovation
• Project Management
• Global Business Environment