| SES # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 1 | Course introduction and objectives Concepts and approaches to supply chain uncertainty |
| 2 | Supply chain fundamentals and segmentation analysis (PDF) |
| 3 | Demand forecasting I: Time series analysis (PDF) |
| 4 | Demand forecasting II: Causal analysis (PDF) |
| 5 | Demand forecasting III: New product forecasting (PDF) (Courtesy of Mahender Singh. Used with permission.) |
| 6 | Demand forecasting IV: Connections to planning and management (PDF) (Courtesy of Larry Lapide. Used with permission.) |
| 7 | Inventory management I: Level demand, EOQ, sensitivity (PDF) |
| 8 | Inventory management II: EOQ extensions, discounts, exchange curves, etc. (PDF) |
| 9 | Inventory management III: Time-varying demand (fixed horizon) (PDF) |
| 10 | Review of probability and statistics using Excel and textbook |
| 11 | Inventory management IV: Probabilistic demand, safety stock (PDF) |
| 12 | Inventory management V: Backorder costs, implied costs, extensions, A and C items (PDF) |
| 13 | Problem solving session: Probabilistic demand (PDF) |
| 14 | Inventory management VI: Special products — fashion, style, and perishable goods (PDF) |
| 15 | Inventory management VII: MRP and DRP systems (PDF - 1.6 MB) |
| 16 | Inventory management VIII: Inventory management and optimization in practice (PDF) (Courtesy of Edgar Blanco. Used with permission.) |
| 17 | Supply chain network design (PDF) |
| 18 | Supply chain contracts (PDF) |
| 19 | Auctions in supply chain management (PDF) |
| 20 | Transportation I: Fundamental concepts, strategic networks, connection to inventory planning (PDF - 1.0 MB) |
| 21 | Transportation II: Operational network analysis (PDF) |
| 22 | Transportation III: Routing and scheduling approaches and algorithms |
| 23 | Transportation IV: Shipper perspective — strategies and approaches for design and management (PDF) |
| 24 | Transportation V: Procurement and use of combinatorial auctions |
| 25 | Transportation VI: Carrier operations and yield management (PDF) |
| 26 | Risk pooling strategies and approaches Putting it all together — what really happens in practice? |
| 27 | Final exam |