Required readings for the course are from the following text:
[SKS] = Simchi-Levi, David, Philip Kaminsky, and Edith Simchi-Levi. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain. McGraw Hill/Irwin, 2007. ISBN: 9780073341521.
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and course overview |
Prepare: "Case: Meditech Surgical." In [SKS], pp. 18-25. "Introduction to Supply Chain Management." Chapter 1 in [SKS], pp. 1-17. OptionalChopra, Sunil, and Peter Meindl. "Understanding the Supply Chain." Chapter 1 in Supply Chain Management. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall, 2006, pp. 3-26. ISBN: 9780131730427. |
| 2 | Inventory models |
"Inventory Management and Risk Pooling." Chapter 2.1-2.4 in [SKS], pp. 30-51. OptionalNahmias, Steven. "Inventory Control Subject to Uncertain Demand." Chapter 5 in Production and Operations Analysis. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2000, pp. 265-313. ISBN: 9780072417418. Hopp, Wallace, and Mark Spearman. "Inventory Control: From EOQ to ROP." Chapter 2 in Factory Physics. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2000. ISBN: 9780256247954. Chopra, Sunil, and Peter Meindl. "Planning and Managing Inventories in a Supply Chain." Part IV in Supply Chain Management. 3rd ed. Prentice Hall, 2006, pp. 249-383. ISBN: 9780131730427. Kimball, George E. "General Principles of Inventory Control." Journal of Manufacturing and Operations Management 1, no. 1 (1988): 119–130. |
| 3 | Inventory systems | Prepare: "Case: Steel Works, Inc." In [SKS], pp. 27-29. |
| 4 | Supply chain inventory models | "Inventory Positioning and Logistics Coordination." Chapter 3.3 in [SKS], pp. 95-103. |
| 5 | Supply chain and postponement |
Prepare: "Case: Reebok NFL Replica Jerseys: A Case for Postponement." In [SKS], pp. 172-177. "The Value of Information." Chapter 5 in [SKS] pp. 143-178. |
| 6 | Supply contracts I | "Supply Contracts." Chapter 4 in [SKS], pp. 123-139. |
| 7 | Supply contracts II and procurement strategies | "Procurement and Outsourcing Strategies." Chapter 9 in [SKS], pp. 267-308. |
| 8 | Supply chain integration I | "Supply Chain Integration." Chapter 6 in [SKS], pp. 179-208. |
| 9 | Supply chain and product design | "Coordinated Product and Supply Chain Design." Chapter 11 in [SKS], pp. 331-364. |
| 10 | Supply chain modeling and optimization at Intel | |
| 11 | Supply chain and safety stock placement |
Prepare: "Case: Dell Inc.: Improving the Flexibility of the Desktop PC Supply Chain." In [SKS], pp. 179-187. Billington, Corey Gianpalolo Callioni, Barrett Crane, John D. Ruark, Julie Unruh Rapp, Trace White, and Sean P. Willems. "Accelerating the Profitability of Hewlett-Packard's Supply Chains." Interfaces 34, no. 1 (2004): 59-72. |
| 12 | Supply chain integration II |