Supply Chain Analytics

In this course, students will learn four key challenges facing supply chain managers, six drivers of supply chain performance, techniques to optimize these key drivers, supply chain best practices, as well as strategies for supply chain coordination and integration. They will learn how to optimally leverage on facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing and pricing in order to address the complexity, uncertainty, dynamic environment and fragmented ownership inherent in supply chains. In the process, the course will cover the success stories of Amazon's centralization, Walmart's cross-docking, Hewlett-Packard's postponement, Dell's modular design, Timbuk2's mass customization, Sport Obermeyer's quick response, Barilla's vendor-managed inventory, Ford's flexible manufacturing, and Blockbuster's revenue-sharing contract.