This course examines the drivers, challenges, and opportunities of digital transformation in supply chains, focusing on the strategic adoption of innovative technologies such as AI, blockchain, automation, big data, and IoT. Students explore frameworks for evaluating and implementing these technologies, aligning them with organizational strategies to enhance efficiency, flexibility, innovation, and resilience. Emphasis is placed on leveraging digital tools to foster sustainable supply chains and optimize collaboration with partners and stakeholders.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of logistics and transportation, emphasizing their critical role in supply chain management. Students explore key topics such as logistics strategy, network design, warehouse and transportation management, customer service optimization, and the integration of emerging technologies. Through practical applications and analytical tools, students develop the skills to design efficient, sustainable logistics systems and address global challenges in a rapidly evolving industry. Offered in conjunction with SCM*4300. Extra work is required for graduate students.

This course provides additional depth and integration of supply chain management material covered in the duration of the MSCM program. Specifically, this course highlights the strategic importance of the supply chain in achieving organizational objectives while attaining high levels of financial, social, and ecological performance. This course also exposes students to the importance of risk management, including the identification, evaluation, and mitigation of a range of economic, political, and sustainability-related risks facing supply chains. Students will develop skills in strategic thinking, sustainability management, and risk management through case studies and team-based simulations and presentations.