USC Marshall School of Business

The Program

Learn how to carefully evaluate your firm's supply chain by creating an effective design and policies that maximize return on investments while improving ability to serve customers. In particular, the online Supply Chain Management program will help you identify the drivers of financial and operational performance, including both intra- and inter- organizational relationships. This program is structured for participants to directly utilize the ideas and tools learned in the online sessions in their own business operations.

Objectives

• Learn effective supply chain strategies
• Key performance metrics for supply chains
• Practice quick and accurate response supply chain design and logistics inventory management
• Identify dynamic vendor managed inventory
• Learn essential forecasting and demand planning
• Review trends and best practices in supply chain management

Topics

• Introduction, supply chain strategies and performance metrics
• Supply chain design and logistics
• Inventory management and risk pooling
• Demand management and forecasting
• Collaboration and information sharing in a supply chain

Who Should Attend

• Managers in any function seeking to improve their understanding of supply chains
• Middle and senior level managers in procurement, logistics, distribution, project management and operations who design and manage supply chains for their companies and clients
• Anyone involved in supply chain management decisions for a company or organization

Online Teaching Method & Experience

This online course is designed for working professionals to learn the concepts by accessing the content at any time during the course session. This approximately 12 to 18-hour online course fits perfectly into any busy schedule as it can be taken at your own pace over a three-week period. It includes online video sessions, reading and case studies, interactive exercises and discussions with faculty.For technical and course requirements click here.

Faculty

S. "Raj" Rajagopalan is a Professor of Operations Management in the Information and Operations Management Department in the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (USC). He was Chair of the IOM Department from 2000 - 2004. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations and Technology Management from Carnegie Mellon University, and degrees from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India. He has taught for over 20 years at USC in the MBA programs and has won awards for his teaching. For more detailed information on Professor Rajagopalan's background, click here.

Fee

$795 per person includes tuition and course materials. There is a 10% discount for three or more registrants from the same company.

Financial Aid?

The USC Marshall School of Business, Office of Executive Education, does not offer any financial aid for its programs. However, you may be able to find external financial aid to help you with our courses. These two private loan programs are available for executive and continuing education programs. This is not an exhaustive list; The USC Marshall School of Business, Office of Executive Education, does not specifically endorse any financial aid program.

Sallie Mae Career Training Loan

Wells Fargo Education Connection Loan