MicroMasters® Program in Supply Chain Management

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edX

Course Features

Duration

17 months

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Advanced

Effort

12 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This innovative online program teaches you how to master the rapidly growing field of Supply Chain Management. It consists of five courses and a capstone exam. The MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain is an advanced, professional, and graduate-level foundation in Supply Chain Management. It is equivalent to one semester of coursework at MIT.

You will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of supply chain design, supply chain technology, dynamics, and end-to–end supply chain management with the MicroMasters certificate. Take advantage of the program certificate to get into the top-ranked Masters Degree in Supply Chain Management at a fraction of the price.

Course Overview

International Faculty

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

End to end supply chain management

How technology is used within supply chains from fundamentals to packaged software systems

To apply core methodologies (probability, statistics, optimization) used in supply chain modeling and analysis

To design supply chain networks as well as financial and information flows

To understand and use fundamental models to make trade-offs between forecasting, inventory, and transportation

To understand how supply chains act as systems and interact

Course Content

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Module 1: Supply Chain Comprehensive Exam

Module 2: Supply Chain Analytics

Module 3: Supply Chain Fundamentals

Module 4: Supply Chain Design

Course Instructors

Alexis Bateman

Course Lead, MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management

Instructor at edX

Bruce Arntzen

Executive Director, Supply Chain Management Program

Dr. Arntzen is the Executive Director, MIT Supply Chain Management Program where he oversees the SCM curriculum, student admissions, faculty selection, and student job placement. He serves as the fac...

Chris Caplice

Director, MITx MicroMasters Program in Supply Chain Management

Dr. Caplice has been teaching logistics and supply chain management at MIT for over a decade. He is also responsible for the planning and management of the research, education, and corporate outreach...

Christopher Cassa

Lecturer, Supply Chain Management Program

Christopher Cassa, PhD, is a Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at MIT, an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a Geneticist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Cassa has ...