MGT 798 - Advanced Supply Management Tools & Concepts

.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This noncredit course is designed to enable the student, who is a current or prospective supply chain manager, to learn the

knowledge and skills needed to integrate advanced concepts and practices of purchasing and supply management into

one’s organization’s work processes. Topics to be covered include new product development, risk management, contract

management, strategic supplier development, and outsourcing.

Course Objectives:

1. discuss the utilization of advanced supply chain management processes;

2. describe best practices in new product development, contract management, outsourcing, and risk management;

3. describe steps in developing strategic supplier relationships; and

4. plan the integration of advanced supply management practices in organization processes.