Interdisciplinary Professional Programs
College of Engineering

Supply Chain Management Fundamentals

Participants will explore sourcing strategies, pricing models, inventory management, and risk mitigation while gaining insight into how supply chain decisions impact cost, lead time, and overall business performance. Through interactive instruction and discussion, attendees will learn practical frameworks for collaboration with supply chain teams and suppliers, improving design decisions, planning, and resilience across global networks.

Learning Outcomes:

At the completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain core supply chain terminology, frameworks, and performance drivers.
  • Describe sourcing strategies, vendor selection, and pricing models.
  • Classify inventory types and apply principles of inventory management.
  • Identify common supply chain risks and outline approaches for resilience.
  • Apply ethical and sustainability considerations in supply chain decisions.

Who Should Attend:

  • Design and development engineers
  • Project managers
  • Manufacturing engineers
  • Technical leaders who work on cross-functional team
  • Professionals collaborating with supply chain leaders.

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Course Details: RA00122

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Course Outline

Module 1: Supply Chain Management Overview

Module 2: Supply Chain Sourcing Decisions

Module 3: Inventory Management

Module 4: Supply Chain Disruption and Risk

Instructor and Program Director

  • Instructor

    Jake Dean

    Jake Dean is the director of the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In that role he is responsible for the design and delivery of all supply chain educational programs at the University. Jake spent 13 years in industry prior to joining the Grainger Center, and has a bachelor of business administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  • Program Director

    Jenny Patzlaff

Total Credits:
CEU 1.4, 
PDH 14, 

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