Logistics Systems

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Course introduction and objectives Concepts and approaches to supply chain uncertainty
2	Supply chain fundamentals and segmentation analysis	Problem set 1 assigned
3	Demand forecasting I: Time series analysis
4	Demand forecasting II: Causal analysis
5	Demand forecasting III: New product forecasting	Problem set 1 due Team assignment 1 assigned
6	Demand forecasting IV: Connections to planning and management
7	Inventory management I: Level demand, EOQ, sensitivity	Problem set 2 assigned
8	Inventory management II: EOQ extensions, discounts, exchange curves, etc.	Team assignment 1 due
9	Inventory management III: Time-varying demand (fixed horizon)
10	Review of probability and statistics using Excel and textbook	Problem set 2 due Problem set 3 assigned
11	Inventory management IV: Probabilistic demand, safety stock
12	Inventory management V: Backorder costs, implied costs, extensions, A and C items
13	Problem solving session: Probabilistic demand
14	Inventory management VI: Special products — fashion, style, and perishable goods	Problem set 3 due Team assignment 2 assigned
15	Inventory management VII: MRP and DRP systems
16	Inventory management VIII: Inventory management and optimization in practice
17	Supply chain network design
18	Supply chain contracts	Team assignment 2 due
19	Auctions in supply chain management	Problem set 4 assigned
20	Transportation I: Fundamental concepts, strategic networks, connection to inventory planning	Team assignment 3 assigned
21	Transportation II: Operational network analysis
22	Transportation III: Routing and scheduling approaches and algorithms
23	Transportation IV: Shipper perspective — strategies and approaches for design and management	Problem set 4 due
24	Transportation V: Procurement and use of combinatorial auctions
25	Transportation VI: Carrier operations and yield management	Team assignment 3 due
26	Risk pooling strategies and approaches Putting it all together — what really happens in practice?
27	Final exam