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SupplyChainAnalytics
Masterandapplythecoremethodologiesusedinsupplychainanalysisandmodeling,includingstatistics,
regression,optimizationandprobabilitypartoftheMITxSupplyChainManagementMicroMasters
Credential.

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StartsonMarch15,2017
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Thiscourseispartofa

Length:
8weeks
Effort:
812hoursperweek
Price:
Free
AddaVerifiedCertificatefor$150
Institution:
MITx
Subject:
Business&Management
Level:
Introductory
Languages:
English
VideoTranscripts:
English

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MicroMastersProgram(s):
SupplyChainManagement

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Prerequisites
Secondaryschoolalgebraandbasicmathematicsconcepts
Passingknowledgeofstatisticsandprobability
17Reviews 4.5/5

Aboutthiscourse
Supplychainsarecomplexsystemsinvolvingmultiplebusinessesandorganizationswithdifferentgoalsand
objectives.Manydifferentanalyticalmethodsandtechniquesareusedbyresearchersandpractitionersalike
tobetterdesignandmanagetheirsupplychains.Thisbusinessandmanagementcourseintroducesthe
primarymethodsandtoolsthatyouwillencounterinyourstudyandpracticeofsupplychains.Wefocuson
theapplicationofthesemethods,notnecessarilythetheoreticalunderpinnings.
Wewillbeginwithanoverviewofintroductoryprobabilityanddecisionanalysistoensurethatstudents
understandhowuncertaintycanbemodeled.Next,wewillmoveintobasicstatisticsandregression.Finally,
wewillintroduceoptimizationmodelingfromunconstrainedtolinear,nonlinear,andmixedintegerlinear
programming.
Thisisahandsoncourse.Studentswillusespreadsheetsextensivelytoapplythesetechniquesand
approachesincasestudiesdrawnfromactualsupplychains.
MITxMicroMastersCredentialinSupplyChainManagement
TheMITxMicroMastersCredentialinSupplyChainManagementisspecificallydesignedandadministered
byMITsCenterforTransportation&Logistics(CTL)toteachthecriticalskillsneededtobesuccessfulin
thisexcitingandgrowingfield.Inadditiontobeingastandalonecertificatedemonstratingexpertiseinthe
field,studentswhocompletealloftherequiredcoursesandthefinalproctoredexamwillbequalifiedto
applytogaincreditatMITfortheblendedgraduatemaster'sdegreeprogram.Inordertoqualifyforthe
MITxMicroMastersCredentialinSupplyChainManagementyouneedtoearnaVerifiedCertificateinallof
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additionalpracticeproblems,supplementalreadings,andopportunitiesforincreasedinteractionwiththe
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Whatyou'lllearn
Basicanalyticalmethods
Howtoapplybasicprobabilitymodels
Statisticsinsupplychains
Formulatingandsolvingoptimizationmodels

Meettheinstructor

Dr.ChrisCaplice
Director,MITxMicroMastersPrograminSupplyChainManagementMIT

PursueaVerifiedCertificatetohighlighttheknowledgeandskillsyougain($150)

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17Reviews 4.5/5

CourseReviews

AliAbdullah7weeksago

Iamanengineeringmajor.Ididnothavemuchideaaboutthesupplychainmanagementuntil
recentlywhenIhadtheopportunitytobeapartofafamoussupplychainactivitywherethere
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KamranJamshed2daysago

Supplychainmanagementisbasicallylikeadreamformenowasiamenrolledanddoingit
andsofaritsgoodformebecauseiamfullyemployedandhavelesstimetostudyit.Iam
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JohnHaweekago

Iamamechanicalengineer,whohasbeenoutofschoolforawhileandIamtakingthiscourse
outofcuriosity.Ihadlittleideaofwhatthefieldofsupplychainmanagementwasabout,butI
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AmitGajkal4weeksago

IwanttoenrollforSupplychainAnalyticscourse,butitsduedateforenrollmentwas2nov.
CanIenrollitnow?ifyesthenhowIcandothat?Pleasehelp.BestRegards,AmitGajkal
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