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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Aggregate and Hierarchical Planning Frameworks

LSC702 · Supply Chain Planning, Modelling and Analytics — Week 6 of 16

CourseLSC702
Week6 of 16
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This week’s topics

Aggregate and Hierarchical Planning Frameworks

  1. Sales and operations planning (S&OP)
  2. Chase, level, and hybrid aggregate strategies
  3. Master production schedule (MPS) development
  4. Hierarchical control linkages
  5. Lec 29-Aggregate Sales and Operations Planning-I (Intermediate & Aggregate Planning)
  6. Lec 30-Aggregate Sales and Operations Planning-II (Demand & Supply Options)
  7. Master Production Schedule Operations Management - A Review of the Production Planning Process

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Analyse the relationships between aggregate and hierarchical planning and control.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the relationships between aggregate and hierarchical planning and control.

Study materials

Videos

  • Master Production Schedule Operations Management - A Review of the Production Planning Process · YouTube · Dr. Haywood · 11 min · for registered students
  • Lecture 11 Aggregate Planning · YouTube · Eddy Witzel · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 14: Aggregate Planning · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 601–642 · for registered students
  • MIT OpenCourseWare 15.762J Supply Chain Planning (Spring 2011) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 8: Capacity Planning & Management · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 331–376 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Supply Chain Operations Modelling
  • Week 2: Demand Forecasting and Predictive Modelling
  • Week 3: Strategic Supply Network Evaluation
  • Week 4: Facility Location Planning Models
  • Week 5: Inventory Control and Multi-Echelon Management
  • Week 6: Aggregate and Hierarchical Planning Frameworks
  • Week 7: Material Requirements Planning and Capacity Control
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Integration
  • Week 10: Supply Chain Simulation Methodologies
  • Week 11: Big Data Analytics in Supply Networks
  • Week 12: Applying Supply Chain Planning, Modelling and Analytics in …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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