Course Description

Students are given a broad overview of supply chain fundamentals and learn basic replenishment concepts. Upon completion, they are able to recognize key terminology and discuss supply chain and replenishment processes with confidence. Students completing the course also gain an understanding of how critical supply chain and replenishment functions are to sales. Parallels are drawn between understanding how the supply chain works and applying that knowledge to aid in the analysis of retail sales data.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the components of a supply chain

• List common goals and activities of a supply chain

• Explain key transportation concepts and terms

• Discuss Walmart supply chain metrics

• Summarize retail replenishment processes

• Explain concepts of replenishment analysis

• Assess the differences and similarities of careers in analytics and those in supply chain/replenishment