| LEC # | Topics | LECTURE FILES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Course Overview | Class Introduction (PDF) Meditech Case (PDF) |
| 2 | Inventory Models This class will review basic inventory theory: periodic review order-up-to policy; continuous review reorder point policy | Inventory Notes (PDF) Inventory Model Spreadsheet (XLS) Service Level Note (PDF) |
| 3 | Inventory Systems | Steel Works, Inc. Case (PDF) Steel Works Inventory Tables (XLS) |
| 4 | Supply Chain Tactical Planning Guest Speaker: Mike Watson, Logic Tools | Supply Chain Tactical Planning |
| 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. | Supply Contracts |
| 6 | Supply Contracts II | Supply Contracts (cont.) |
| 7 | Inventory Systems (cont.) Guest speaker: Dan Wheeler, LFM 2000 | The Challenge at Instron Case (PDF) Instron Orders (XLS) Queuing Theory for "The Challenge at Instron" (PDF) |
| 8 | Multi-echelon Inventory Systems Introduction to challenges, issues and relevant models (e.g., Eppen Schrage) for multi-echelon inventory systems | Multi-echelon Inventory Systems (PDF) Multi-echelon Inventory Systems (XLS) Strategic Inventory Placement Model (PDF) |
| 9 | Supply Chain and Postponement | Reebok NFL Replica Jerseys: A Case for Postponement (Draft Version) (PDF) |
| 10 | Supply Chain and Product Design | HP Network Printer Design Case, SKS, Chapter 9. |
| 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. | Supply Chain Integration - Controling the Bullwhip |
| 12 | Guest Speaker - Open | |
| 13 | 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 tool used at HP; the purpose of the exercise will be to develop intuition for optimal placement of inventories in a supply chain. | Strategic Safety Stock Placement in Supply Chains (PDF) |
| 14 | Supply Chain and Safety Stock Placement | H.C. Starck, Inc. Case (PDF) H.C. Starck Sales Data (XLS) |
| 15 | Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing | Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing Lecture |
| 16 | Supply Chain Integration - Application of RFID Wrap Up, course summary and feedback for continuous improvement. | RFID Primer (PDF) Application of RFID at Raytheon Case (PDF) |