Supply Chain Management

For MBA or senior level undergraduate supply chain management courses. A Strategic Framework for Understanding Supply Chain Management Borne from a course on supply chain management taught at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Supply Chain Management introduces high-level strategy and concepts while giving students the practical tools necessary to solve supply chain problems. The Sixth Edition weaves in compelling case study examples, providing students with clear insight into how good supply chain management offers a competitive advantage. On the flip side, students also learn the dangers of poor supply chain management, and how it can damage an organization's overall health and performance. Using a strategic framework, students are guided through all of the key drivers of supply chain performance, including facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing. By the end of the course, students will walk away with a deep understanding of supply chains and a firm grasp on the practical managerial levers to pull in order to improve supply chain performance.PART I: BUILDING A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO ANALYZE SUPPLY CHAINS 1. Understanding the Supply Chain 2. Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope 3. Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics PART II: DESIGNING THE SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK 4. Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to Online Sales 5. Network Design in the Supply Chain 6. Designing Global Supply Chain Networks PART III: PLANNING AND COORDINATING DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN A SUPPLY CHAIN 7. Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain 8. Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain 9. Sales and Operations Planning: Planning Supply and Demand in a Supply Chain 10. Coordination in a Supply Chain PART IV: PLANNING AND MANAGING INVENTORIES IN A SUPPLY CHAIN 11. Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory 12. Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain: Safety Inventory 13. Determining the Optimal Level of Product Availability PART V: DESIGNING AND PLANNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS 14. Transportation in a Supply Chain PART VI: MANAGING CROSS-FUNCTIONAL DRIVERS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN 15. Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain 16. Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain 17. Sustainability and the Supply Chain PART VII: ONLINE CHAPTER A. Information Technology in a Supply Chain