Course Textbook
Simchi-Levi, David, Xin Chen, and Julien Bramel. The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2004. ISBN: 9780387221991.
Course readings.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 1 |
Introduction and overview |
Chapter 1 |
| 2 |
Single-warehouse, single-product deterministic inventory models: Constant demand, infinite horizon |
Chapter 6.1.1 |
| 3 |
Single-warehouse, single-product deterministic inventory models: Constant demand, finite horizon |
Chapter 6.1.2 |
| 4-5 |
Single-warehouse, multi-product inventory model |
Chapter 6.2 |
| 6-8 |
Single-warehouse, multi-retailer models |
Chapter 6.3 |
| 9 |
Guest lecture |
|
| 10-11 |
Time-varying demand |
Chapter 7 |
| 12 |
Stochastic inventory models: Newsvendor models |
Chapter 11.1 |
| 13-14 |
Supply contracts |
|
| 15-16 |
Stochastic inventory models: Multi-period, finite horizon |
Chapter 11.2 |
| 17-18 |
Pricing models |
|
| 19 |
Guest lecture |
|
| 20-21 |
The bullwhip effect |
|
| 22 |
Guest lecture |
|
| 23 |
Green logistics |
|
| 24 |
Vendor-managed inventory |
|
| 25 |
Project presentations |
|
