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Level 7 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Applying Supply Chain Planning, Modelling and Analytics in practice: case studies

LSC702 · Supply Chain Planning, Modelling and Analytics — Week 12 of 16

CourseLSC702
Week12 of 16
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This week’s topics

Applying Supply Chain Planning, Modelling and Analytics in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Week 11: Lecture 52: Supply Chain Digital Twin: Greenfield Analysis – A Case Study (I)
  5. Week 11: Lecture 53: Supply Chain Digital Twin: Greenfield Analysis – A Case Study (II)

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Evaluate the appropriateness of supply networks.
  • 2.1 Analyse the relationships between aggregate and hierarchical planning and control.
  • 2.3 Evaluate the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in business operations.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Supply Chain Analytics in Action | Lessons from UPS on Digital Transformation, Technology, and AI · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 52 min · for registered students
  • Supply chain simulation, AI and digital twins: theory to use cases and implementation blueprints · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 52 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT OpenCourseWare 15.762J Supply Chain Planning (Spring 2011) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
  • MIT OCW ESD.260J Logistics Systems (Fall 2006), Supply chain network design · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • Operations Management (Fanshawe), ch. 14: Aggregate Planning · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 601–642 · 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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