| LEC # | Topics | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Course Overview | Prepare Case: Meditech (pp. 14-21 in SKS) Case illustrates supply chain challenges for new product introduction. |
| 2 | Inventory Models This class will review basic inventory theory: periodic review order-up-to policy; continuous review reorder point policy | Inventory problem set assigned |
| 3 | Inventory Systems | Prepare Case: Steel Works Case permits an application of inventory models and principles. |
| 4 | Supply Chain Tactical Planning Guest Speaker: Mike Watson, Logic Tools | |
| 5 | Supply Contracts I These classes will introduce various types of supply chain contracts and examine how these mechanisms work, and in particular, how they help to accomplish supply chain coordination. | |
| 6 | Supply Contracts II | Inventory problem set due |
| 7 | Inventory Systems (cont.) Guest Speaker: Dan Wheeler, LFM 2000 | Prepare case: Instron Case requires application of inventory, capacity and queuing tools to perform supply chain analysis. Preparation questions are in the assignments section. |
| 8 | Multi-echelon Inventory Systems Introduction to challenges, issues and relevant models (e.g., Eppen Schrage) for multi-echelon inventory systems | |
| 9 | Supply Chain and Postponement | Prepare Case: Reebok This is a new case for which we wish to work out the bugs in an optional session. |
| 10 | Supply Chain and Product Design | Prepare Case: HP Network Printer Design for Universality (pp. 230-235 in SKS) Case illustrates challenges in global supply chain and product design. |
| 11 | Supply Chain Integration - Controlling the Bullwhip This class will discuss the bullwhip phenomenon, sources for it, ways of characterizing it, and then some remedies. | |
| 12 | Supply Chain and Safety Stock Placement Guest Speaker - Barrett Crane, HP, LFM '96. Barrett will speak about application of supply chain models to improve and optimize HP supply chains. In preparation you will have a computer exercise that utilizes a student-version of a tool used at HP; the purpose of the exercise will be to develop intuition for optimal placement of inventories in a supply chain. | SIP Model assignment due |
| 13 | Supply Chain and Safety Stock Placement | Prepare Case: H.C. Starck, Inc. Case permits application of inventory principles to metal rolling process. Preparation questions are in the assignments section. |
| 14 | Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing | Prepare Case: Barilla |
| 15 | Supply Chain Integration - Application of RFID Wrap Up, Course Summary and Feedback for Continuous Improvement | Prepare Case: Raytheon
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