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Welcome to Supply Chain Principles.
My name is Tim Brown, and I'll be your instructor, and I'm so
glad that you're joining us.
Have you ever wondered how potato chips or orange juice make their way
from being raw ingredients to finished package products in your home?
Have you ever wondered how complex modern marvels such as smartphones,
with all their complexities make their way from being chemicals,
mined from the fields into the indispensable products they are today?
Everything around us got where it is today through supply chains.
The creation and movement of goods from raw materials to finished products
delivered to end consumers, is what the supply chain is all about.
In a way, supply chain management is the oldest profession and
since the dawn of human existence, humans have had the need to address their hunger.
And this has caused them to collaborate, and
collaborate on planning to balance supply with demand.
Sourcing food, whether it is fish, vegetables, or berries.
Manufacturing food through farming, fishing,
or other food preparation activities.
Transporting food from source to humans and storing food untill it's needed.
Planning, sourcing, manufacturing, transporting and
warehousing are core elements of supply chain.
This course in Supply Chain Principles will provide a solid understanding
of what a supply chain is all about.
The course provides an introduction to supply chain,
leverages graphics to promote the Integrated Supply Chain model,
emphasizes understanding the Extended Supply Chain.
Presents a holistic approach, incorporating the people, process and
technology elements of supply chain.
The course calls out industry specific supply chain nuances.
Leverages discussions, videos, quizzes, and questions for consideration.
Provides awareness of career path opportunities in supply chain.
And given that at Georgia Tech we are focused on developing what's next in
the world, we include discussion of emerging and futuristic trends and
techniques in supply chain.
There's very little math involved in this course, so
you don't have to worry at all about your math skills.
The course is designed for a wide range of learners,
including individuals who are currently working in a supply chain
domain that are interested in improving their knowledge of supply chain.
Individuals curious about pursuing a career in supply chain.
Students working or studying in an adjacent business field,
such as marketing, accounting, or finance.
Seasoned professionals who may be moving to a new area of supply chain.
And hobbyists, seeking to learn more about the world around them.
The format of this course is as follows.
It is a five week course with very similar format followed each week.
Each week, there will be one learning unit that is
covered with the exception of week two in which two units will be covered.
Each learning unit consists of eight video
lectures of approximately five minutes each of length.
Within the videos, we'll have in-video questions for consideration.
Each learning unit will have a discussion forum topic,
a one hour reading assignment, and one additional learning assignment.
Each learning unit will also have an end of unit assessment quiz.
And as we noted, week two will have two units, which each of these
units being approximately half the learning time as a standard learning unit.