Module 1

Module 1: How does Operations create Value in a business? (5 hours)

1. Basics of Supply Chain Management
2. Supply Chain Management – An Overview
3. Supply Chain Analysis
4. Types of Supply Chains
5. Advanced Planning

Module 2

Module 2: How are processes chosen for firms strategically? (5 hours)

1. Concepts of Advanced Planning Systems
2. Structure of Advanced Planning Systems
3. Strategic Network Planning
4. Demand Planning
5. Master Planning
6. Demand Fulfillment and ATP
7. Production Planning and Scheduling
8. Purchasing and Material Requirements Planning
9. Distribution and Transport Planning
10. Coordination and Integration
11. Collaborative Planning

Module 3

Module 3: What size is the right size? (5 hours)

1. Implementing Advanced Planning Systems
2. The Definition of a Supply Chain Project
3. The Implementation Process

Course Description

The course is an application oriented one and most of the exercises have to be done with industrial data. During the course basic concepts regarding supply chain management will be revised and applied using industrial data. Various capabilities of R environment and computational routines in R for supply chain analysis will be introduced in a comprehensive manner.

Course Outcomes& Learning levels

The course covers a reasonable curriculum in supply chain analytics At the end of the course the student should be able to

1. Analyze and model supply chains
2. Enhance supply chain visibility
3. Develop data driven rules to manage volatility
4. Plan inventory flow of goods and services.
5. Forecast demand and to predict and monitor supply and replenishment policies

Evaluation Pattern

*Based on assignments / Tests / Quizzes / Case Studies / Projects / Term paper / Field visit report.

Course Text

1. Stadler Hartmut and Kilger Christoph (2005), “Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning: Concepts, Models, Software and Case Studies”, Third Edition, Springer, ISBN-3-540-22065-8.
2. Márquez Adolfo Crespo (2010) “Dynamic Modelling for Supply Chain Management: Dealing with Front-end, Back-end and Integration Issues”, Springer.
3. Simchi-Levi, David, Chen, Xin, Bramel, Julien (2014), “The Logic of Logistics Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics Management”, Third Edition, Springer, ISBN- 978-1-4614-9149-1.
4. Tang Christopher S, Teo Chung-Piaw and Wei Kwok-Kee (Eds) (2008), “Supply Chain Analysis: A Handbook on the Interaction of Information, System and Optimization”, Springer, ISBN-13: 978-0- 387-75239-6.