CourseLSC702

Week8 of 16

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This week’s topics

Midterm evaluation

Midterm assessment of the criteria taught so far
Individual feedback and targets

What you will be able to do

1.1 Explain qualitative and quantitative approaches to supply chain operations.
1.2 Apply appropriate forecasting techniques.
1.3 Evaluate the appropriateness of supply networks.
1.4 Apply location planning models for different entities in the supply network.
1.5 Apply appropriate inventory control and management approaches.
2.1 Analyse the relationships between aggregate and hierarchical planning and control.
2.2 Apply the concepts of Material Planning and Control and other capacity management strategies.
2.3 Evaluate the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in business operations.

Activity

Midterm assessment task and individual feedback.

Study materials

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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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