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Reference Books
Reference Books
(Course participants will be provided with 1 year digital access to the 4th and the latest edition of the reference book, ‘’Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Case Studies by Prof. David Simchi-Levi” which will aid the learning during lectures.)
A single view of the truth – how a unified demand strategy can unlock opportunities for planned and unplanned demand Read more on this free link
Look at the store shelves in your neighborhood kirana or walk the supermarket aisles, and the sheer range of products catering to a wide variety of consumers proves that the Indian marketplace has and is changing profoundly Read more on this free link
Segmentation in the Consumer Supply Chain: One Size Does Not Fit All. In the past couple of years, supply chain leaders at consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies have instituted all kinds of efficiency improvements, from trimming cost to serve to optimizing working capital. Read more on this free link
Although segmentation strategies and their benefits are common topics in the academic literature, two realities contrast in the realm of supply chain management. Read more on this free link
How to best understand the frozen planning period The frozen planning period is an interval of time the planning horizon during which a company does not change its supply plan for a product regardless of events or changes that occur. Read more on this free link
Operations as a competitive advantage in a disruptive environment. Since 2013, when we published our previous collection of articles on consumer packaged-goods (CPG) operations, the pressures the CPG industry has faced have generally intensified. Read more on this free link
Demand Forecasting Methods: Using Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics to See the Future of Sales. What is the top pain point for business executives? Read more on this free link
Demand forecasting is an essential function of demand planning that uses historical sales data to estimate future customer demand. Business processes ranging from supply chain management to decision making are influenced by demand forecasting and demand planning accuracy. Read more on this free link
In just three years, a large global fashion retailer increased its market share by more than 28% and doubled its operating profit. What did the fashion retailer do to achieve, in such a short time, a twofold increase in operating profit while outperforming the growth of the fashion industry? Read more on this free link
We present our work with an online retailer, Rue La La, as an example of how a retailer can use its wealth of data to optimize pricing decisions on a daily basis. Rue La La is in the online fashion sample sales industry, where they offer extremely limited-time discounts on designer apparel and accessories. Read more on this free link
If the businesses want the functions of their supply chain to be optimized or achieve supply chain optimization, it is not sufficient to simply select a correct strategy. Read more on this free link
Breaking the Trade-Off Between Efficiency and Service. What if a manufacturer had to deal with customers waltzing around its shop floor? What if they showed up, intermittently and unannounced Read more on this free link
When it comes to supply chains, one size rarely fits all. Different products have different characteristics, lifecycles, and customers that can’t easily be shoehorned into a single planning and scheduling methodology. Read more on this free link
Is Balancing Complex Retail and CPG Supply Chains a Total Fantasy? Recent events have more than illustrated the fragility of ultra-lean supply chains. Read more on this free link
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