Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Supply Chain Analytics Specialization

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Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

Supply Chain Analytics Specialization

Launch Your Career in Supply Chain Analytics. Master Data-Driven Tools to Improve Supply Chain Performance

Yao Zhao

Instructor: Yao Zhao

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6

(1,170 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 months to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Understand the pain points of a supply chain and how analytics may relieve them.

  • See supply chain + analytics job opportunities and requirement, and make data-driven career decisions.

  • Discover and prioritize problems for enterprises in a competitive environment.

  • Plan for demand and supply, and design effective logistics strategies for large-scale distribution systems.

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Specialization - 6 course series

Supply Chain Analytics Essentials

Supply Chain Analytics Essentials

Course 114 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand why analytics is critical to today’s supply chains and its financial / economic impact.

  • See the pain points of a supply chain and how analytics may relieve them.

  • Learn supply chain analytics job opportunities, requirement and preparation.

  • Use data analytics to find the dream job(s) by region, industry and company.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Logistics
Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Supplier Performance Management
Category: Demand Planning
Category: Inventory and Warehousing
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Job Analysis
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Financial Analysis
Business Intelligence and Competitive Analysis

Business Intelligence and Competitive Analysis

Course 215 hours

What you'll learn

  • Industry analysis: industry trend, risk, and competition intensity, value chain analysis.

  • Competition positioning: where does the company stand in the competitive landscape? Abnormalities and alarms.

  • Enterprise diagnosis: strengths and weaknesses, performance drivers and levers, breakdown analysis to identify the problems and causes.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Competitive Intelligence
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Data Analysis Software
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Analysis
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Company, Product, and Service Knowledge
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Business Consulting
Category: Management Consulting
Category: Analytics
Category: Market Intelligence
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Consulting
Category: Financial Analysis
Demand Analytics

Demand Analytics

Course 314 hours

What you'll learn

  • Use data analytics to predict demand with trend (as in new product introduction), seasonality, price elasticity and other environmental factors.

  • Identify the key drivers for demand and quantify their impact.

  • Build, validate and improve forecasting models with both continuous and categorical variables.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Regression Analysis
Category: Forecasting
Category: Demand Planning
Category: Statistical Modeling
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Category: Supply Chain Planning
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Data Validation
Category: Data Analysis Software
Category: Data Processing
Category: Data Collection
Inventory Analytics

Inventory Analytics

Course 414 hours

What you'll learn

  • For which industries is inventory important?

  • How may inventory drive a company’s financial performance?

  • How do I know that I have an inventory problem?

  • How to classify and manage inventory?

Skills you'll gain

Category: Inventory Control
Category: Inventory and Warehousing
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Inventory Accounting
Category: Data Analysis Software
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Inventory Control Systems
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Analysis
Category: Inventory Management
Category: Analytics
Category: Product Assortment
Category: Competitive Analysis
Supply Chain Analytics

Supply Chain Analytics

Course 59 hours

What you'll learn

  • Use data analytics to assess the impact of various strategies on all aspects of a supply chain.

  • One size does not fit all - customize supply chain strategies by product.

  • Conduct a competitive analysis and benchmarking to assess competitive environment and identify business opportunities.

  • Obtain hands-on experience on the application and financial impact of analytics in integrated supply chain and logistics planning.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Cost Estimation
Category: Inventory Management System
Category: Cost Reduction
Category: Market Share
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Analytics
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Customer experience improvement
Category: Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Sourcing Analytics

Sourcing Analytics

Course 611 hours

What you'll learn

  • Sourcing intelligence to identify and select suppliers globally for critical components.

  • Sourcing analytics on comparing and benchmarking suppliers on pricing, risks and supplying capabilities.

  • Bargain power analysis to support better negotiation and bargaining with suppliers.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Market Intelligence
Category: Supplier Performance Management
Category: Analytics
Category: Supply Management
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Purchasing
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Strategic Sourcing
Category: Supplier Management
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Vendor Management
Category: Procurement

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¹ Median salary and job opening data are sourced from Lightcast™ Job Postings Report. Content Creator, Machine Learning Engineer and Salesforce Development Representative (1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024) All other job roles (6/1/2024 - 6/1/2025)