Supply Chains for Manufacturing
Capacity Analytics
As part of the Principles of Manufacturing MicroMasters program, this course focuses on decision making for system design, as it arises in manufacturing systems and supply chains.
You will learn about frameworks and models for structuring key system design issues and trade-offs that arise in today’s supply chains and manufacturing systems.
The course will also cover various models, methods and software tools for decision support for:
Logistics network design
Capacity planning and flexibility
Make-buy
Supply chain contracting
Supply chain risk mitigation
You will learn through industry applications and cases to illustrate concepts and challenges.This course should be taken in sequence following Supply Chains and Manufacturing Systems: Planning.
Develop the engineering and management skills needed for competence and competitiveness in today’s manufacturing industry with the Principles of Manufacturing MicroMasters Credential, designed and delivered by MIT’s #1-ranked Mechanical Engineering department in the world. Learners who pass the 8 courses in the program will earn the MicroMasters Credential and qualify to apply to gain credit towards MIT’s Master of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing & Design program.
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What you'll learn
- Frameworks and models forsystem design
- Decision supportmodels
- Methods and software tools for supply chain contracting and risk mitigation
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| Length | 9 weeks |
| Effort | 9 weeks, 10–12 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $175 |
| From | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MITx via edX |
| Instructors | Stephen Graves, Sean Willems |
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| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Data Science |
| Tags | Business & Management Data Analysis & Statistics Engineering |
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System Sales and Design $83k
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Control System Design Engineer $102k
Design / System Engineer $108k
System Analysis and Design/System Performance Engineer $109k
Analyst System Design $109k
System Design Engineer 1 $120k
RF System Design $121k
System Architecture and Design $125k
System Design Engineer 3 $132k
System Design Analyst Lead $134k
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| Rating | Not enough ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 9 weeks |
| Effort | 9 weeks, 10–12 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $175 |
| From | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MITx via edX |
| Instructors | Stephen Graves, Sean Willems |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Data Science |
| Tags | Business & Management Data Analysis & Statistics Engineering |
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