COURSE OVERVIEW: CTL.SC3x Supply Chain Dynamics Fall Semester 2016 KEY DATES Course opens at 1500 hours UTC (11:00 AM EDT) - the first week's 24 materials will be Aug released and each ust week’s material will be 2016 released on subsequent Wednesdays at 1500 hours UTC 07 Sept Course enrollment embe closes – last day to r register for course 2016 09 Verified Status closes Sept – last day to convert embe from Audit to Verified r Certificate and last day 2016 to become ID Verified 21 Sept embe Midterm Exam opens r 2016 28 Sept embe Midterm Exam is due r 2016 19 Octo Final Exam opens ber 2016 26 Final Exam is due and Octo class closes ber 2016 02 Certificates are made Nove available on your edX mber dashboard 2016 SC3x STAFF Dr Chris Caplice Instructors Professor Yossi Sheffi Dr Bruce Arntzen Dr Chris Caplice Dr Eva Ponce Dr Roberto Perez-Franco Dr Omar Sherif Elwakil Teaching Ms Shruti Banda Team Mr Maximiliano Calderón Mr Jack Yao Ms Verónica Stolear Ms María Carolina Méndez Community Mr Arthur Grau Manager COURSE DESCRIPTION CTL.SC3x Supply Chain Dynamics addresses the challenges and issues that arise with supply chains operating in the real world Supply Chains are complex systems involving multiple firms and organizations with different goals and objectives Additionally, there are external forces and trends that can impact (positively or negatively) a supply chain’s efficiency and effectiveness Understanding the dynamics and risks within supply chains, both large and small, is key to being a successful supply chain professional This is one of the five courses required to complete the MITx MicroMasters Credential in Supply Chain Management A full explanation of the MicroMasters Credential can be found here The course is divided into two sections: tools and techniques (weeks 1-3) and challenges (weeks 5-7) There will be exams in weeks and In the tools and techniques section we will present and demonstrate a number of methods and concepts available to the supply chain professional to better understand their supply chains These include supply chain complexity, system dynamics, process analysis, queueing theory, process mapping, and strategic alignment In the second section, we dive into global supply chain management and supply chain resilience to illustrate where these complexities arise and how to best address them COURSE ORGANIZATION CTL.SC3x is divided into eight weeks: six content-based weeks and two exam-based weeks With the introduction of the MicroMasters Credential, the importance of assessment has been elevated to a higher level than in previous courses COURSE OVERVIEW & LOGISTICS Week includes some information on course logistics and background material that should help you prepare for the course CONTENT-BASED WEEKS Weeks through and weeks through are the course content-based weeks Each of these weeks is comprised of a number of sub-sections that include: • Welcome to the Week Video – a short ( ... level than in previous courses COURSE OVERVIEW & LOGISTICS Week includes some information on course logistics and background material that should help you prepare for the course CONTENT-BASED WEEKS... this as a forum to discuss course concepts, problem-solving approaches, interesting references, New England sports teams, and any other topics related to the course or the course material You may... appropriate online etiquette as outlined in the Forum Guidelines posted in the Course Handouts section of the course Info tab The course staff, including the awesome Community Teaching Assistants, moderate