Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Apr 3, 2011 at 8:22 am
in Business and Economics Courses by Mary Ann Cyster
Instructors: Prof. David Simchi-Levi
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Course Description: This course surveys operations research models and techniques developed for a variety of problems arising in logistical planning of multi-echelon systems. There is a focus on planning models for production/inventory/distribution strategies in general multi-echelon multi-item systems. Topics include vehicle routing problems, dynamic lot sizing inventory models, stochastic and deterministic multi-echelon inventory systems, the bullwhip effect, pricing models, and integration problems arising in supply chain management. Probability and linear programming experience required.
Lecture Notes
Introduction to Supply Chain Management (PDF)
Inventory and EOQ Models (PDF)
Issues in Supply Chain Strategy (PDF) (Courtesy of Don Rosenfield. Used with permission)
Logistics and Distribution Systems: Dynamic Economic Lot Sizing Model (PDF)
Introduction to Stochastic Inventory Models and Supply Contracts (PDF)
Newsboy Model with Pricing (PDF)#
Analysis of Inventory Models with Limited Demand Information (PDF)