GSCM 558 Purchasing and Logistics within the Food Industry

Explores the rapid transition of food industry operations through an in-depth look at food commodity production, processing, storage, and transportation; facility location and transportation network design; role of wholesalers and distributors in the food supply chain; food safety; food industry consolidation and globalization; supply chain compression; ECR and demand forecasting; and e-commerce and the food industry.

Credits

4

Cross Listed Courses

This is the same course as GSCM 558S and may be taken only once for credit.

Slash Listed Courses

Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as GSCM 458 and may be taken only once for credit.