Supply Chain and Logistics Certificate of Graduate Study
Supply Chain and Logistics Certificate of Graduate Study
Supply Chain and Logistics Certificate of Graduate Study
Supply chain decisions affect how organizations source materials, manage inventory, coordinate capacity, move goods and information, serve customers, control costs, and respond to disruption.
The Supply Chain & Logistics Certificate of Graduate Study (COGS) provides a fixed 9-credit sequence connecting supply chain fundamentals, supply chain strategy, and analytics. The curriculum examines the operating and strategic tradeoffs involved in coordinating complex supply networks and using data to evaluate performance and decisions.
Credential Details
9 graduate credits | 3 required courses. The curriculum is fixed.
Requirements
- MKT 09575 — Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management — 3 credits
- MKT 09605 — Supply Chain Strategy — 3 credits
- SCL 01620 — Analytics for Supply Chain Management — 3 credits
Total: 9 graduate credits.
*STEM-designated course. For degree-level STEM requirements, review the applicable graduate degree program.
Course Details
MKT 09575 — Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Introduces the processes and functions that make up commercial and defense supply chains, including the coordination of materials, information, logistics, and supply-chain decisions.
Foundations: Marketing.
MKT 09605 — Supply Chain Strategy
Examines supply-chain strategy, networks, forecasting, inventory, contracts, alliances, integration, procurement, outsourcing, customer value, and international supply-chain issues.
Foundations: Operations Management.
Prerequisite: MKT 09575 — Introduction to Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
SCL 01620 — Analytics for Supply Chain Management (STEM*)
Examines analytical methods used to evaluate supply-chain performance, model alternatives, investigate what-if scenarios, and support decisions across critical supply-chain functions.
Foundation and Prerequisite Planning
Course sequencing and prior preparation matter within the Supply Chain & Logistics COGS. MKT 09575 requires the Marketing Foundation. MKT 09605 requires the Operations Management Foundation and completion of MKT 09575. Course Details place these requirements with the courses they affect.
Supply Chain & Logistics COGS and the MBA
All 9 credits of the Supply Chain & Logistics COGS satisfy Rowan’s MBA Supply Chain & Logistics Concentration. The certificate and Concentration use the same fixed three-course sequence.
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