SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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1 |
Course introduction and objectives Concepts and approaches to supply chain uncertainty |
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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? |
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27 | Final exam |
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