Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Supply Chain Analytics Specialization
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

(1,200 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 115 hours

What you'll learn

  • The supply chain challenges and why data analytics is critical in handling them.

  • Simple but powerful analytics skills to quantify the financial impact of supply chains and measure their overall efficiency.

  • The pain points of various supply chain domains (source, make, move and sell) and how analytics may relieve them.

  • Supply chain job opportunities, salary statistics, and the requirements.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Cost Reduction
Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Job Analysis
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Inventory and Warehousing
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: Competitive Analysis
Category: Market Dynamics
Category: Management Consulting
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Market Share
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Analysis
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Value Propositions
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: Trend Analysis
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Supply Chain Planning
Category: Data Collection
Category: Statistical Analysis
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Data Processing
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Category: Customer Demand Planning
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 Management System
Category: Inventory Control
Category: Materials Management
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Analysis
Category: Inventory Management
Category: Inventory Accounting
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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: Data Analysis
Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Cost Estimation
Category: Inventory Management System
Category: Supply Chain Planning
Category: Spatial Data Analysis
Category: Customer Demand Planning
Category: Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics
Category: Customer experience strategy (CX)
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Analytics
Category: Competitive Analysis
Sourcing Analytics

Sourcing Analytics

Course 611 hours

What you'll learn

  • Supplier intelligence to explore and identify potential suppliers globally.

  • Supplier benchmarking to compare suppliers side-by-side on pricing, profitability, risks and supplying capabilities.

  • Bargaining power analysis to measure the leverage and negotiation power.

  • Sourcing analytics, which applies data analytics to sourcing, to explore and select the best suppliers meeting a company's needs.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Financial Analysis
Category: Supplier Performance Management
Category: Analytics
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Strategic Sourcing
Category: Procurement
Category: Supply Chain Management
Category: Analysis
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Price Negotiation
Category: Competitive Analysis
Category: Supply Management
Category: Supplier Relationship Management
Category: Analytical Skills
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Supplier Management

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Yao Zhao
6 Courses100,530 learners

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Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

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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 (8/1/2024 - 8/1/2025)