Civil Engineering

With increasing rates of urbanization and high population growth rates in the developing world there is a need for robust engineering solutions that address societal, economic and environmental issues through partnerships with local stakeholders and institutions. This course will provide engineers with an overview of the challenges and complexities of working internationally, focusing on low- and middle-income countries where mainstream development paradigms often fail to bridge the gap in basic infrastructure and housing needs.

The course contains four parts: managing logistics and operations system: value creation and strategic perspectives; designing industrial operations: products, processes, quality, and capacity; linkages to suppliers and customers: sourcing, purchasing, transportation, materials handling, and inventories; planning and controlling inventory and production in the supply chain: forecasting, long-term and short-term planning and control, and lean-based operations development.