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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Big Data Analytics in Supply Networks

LSC702 · Supply Chain Planning, Modelling and Analytics — Week 11 of 16

CourseLSC702
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Big Data Analytics in Supply Networks

  1. Descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics
  2. IoT telematics and real-time visibility
  3. AI-driven demand sensing
  4. Data governance and algorithmic ethics
  5. From Data to Decisions: Advanced Analytics & AI in Supply Planning
  6. Week 07: Lecture 31: Role of AI/ML in Forecasting & Demand Analytics

What you will be able to do

  • 3.2 Explain the use and relevance of big data analytical techniques in each of the key areas of supply chain management.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the use and relevance of big data analytical techniques in each of the key areas of supply chain management.

Study materials

Videos

  • From Data to Decisions: Advanced Analytics & AI in Supply Planning · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 45 min · for registered students
  • Big Data Challenges and Opportunities · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 63 min · for registered students
  • Enterprise Analytics: Achieving Supply Chain Visibility at Scale · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 50 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Foundations of Information Systems, ch. 8: Data Analytics and Modeling · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 297–338 · for registered students
  • What makes Big Data, Big Data? Exploring the ontological characteristics of 26 datasets · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
  • Using Big Data to Estimate Consumer Surplus: The Case of Uber · PDF · NBER, article · 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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