Overview

In this course you will explore how structured, systems-based thinking – Thinking Process techniques – can be applied to the management of the supply chain for livestock-based food systems. The theories that Goldratt has developed and how they might be applied to supply chain management are explored in this course. You will, by the end of the course, be able to apply the TOC to a livestock-based supply chain to improve economic performance of the entire supply chain

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Recognize the principles of theory of constraints and how they apply to supply chain management
Identify and describe how modern livestock-based food systems are designed, why they are designed that way, and how those designs impact their ability to meet customer needs for safe and affordable food
Apply the principles of theory of constraints to designing a supply chain management system for a livestock-based food system

Recommended Prerequisites

VCM 568