Learning objectives
competiting in global markets relays on the ability of supply chains to create value and to deliver it to its customers. Value creation implies an efficient and effective design and management of supply chain processes.
this class tackles how to supply chains can compete by delivering superior products and services while reducing total logistics costs
Prerequisites
industrial logistics, operations management
Course unit content
supply chain managemen
supply chain flows
supply chain processes
SC objectives - revenues and costs
efficint and reactive supply chains
wal mart case study
dell case study
procurement
supply chain resilince
network design
push and pull processes, decoupling point, postponement
visibility and bullwhip effect
beer game
Bibliography
Christopher, M., (1998), Logistics and Supply Chain management, prentice and Hall, London 2. Chopra, S.,
Meindl, P., (2001), Supply chain management, Prentice Hall, New Jersey. 3. Smichi-Levi, D., (2000), Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Cases, McGraw Hill
Chopra, Meindl, “Supply chain management”, Prentice hall
Menzer et al, 2011, DEFINING SUPPLYCHAIN MANAGEMENT, Journal of Business Logistics, 22 (2), 1-25
Chandran, “Wal Mart’supply chain management strategies”, ICMR case collection
Christopher, M., “Dell Computer, using the SC to compete”
Christopher, M., Peck H.,, “Building the resilient SC”
Chen et al., 1999, “Quantifying the bullwhip effect in a simple supply chain: the effects of forecasting, lead time and information”
Lee et al., 1997, The bullwhip effet in supply chains, Sloan Management review
Teaching methods
class activities, case studies, business games
Other information
audio files and pdf files of class activities are made available upon request throu a shared internet platform
