TLM 421 Supply Chain Analytics for Managerial Decision Making

5 credits

This course explores the concepts, principles and analysis used to plan, organize, and manage supply chain elements in a global environment. A balanced view of logistics, distribution, operations and purchasing is covered along with the integration of supply chain members. Analytical tools and methods used in managing a global supply chain are covered including: data visualization, demand forecasting and planning resource, allocation simulations, outsourcing analysis, inventory control models, transportation, and network optimization.

Prerequisites: ECON 310 and (MATH 246 or MATH& 146)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze data to help solve business problems
Explain the role of data in business
Examine data as it relates to Supply Chain Management
Demonstrate an understanding of data preprocessing, exploratory data anlaysis, predictive analytics, modeling, and model evaluation

College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Information Literacy, the ability to recognize when information is needed, to choose the appropriate tools to locate the required information, and to effectively gather and evaluate the information.

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50