Advanced Topics: Supply Chain Analytics

Catalog description

OIDD 6590 enables students to develop modeling skills and a problem-solving toolkit applicable to the design and planning of supply chains. The course is comprised of case studies written by recent MBA students tackling real supply chain analytics problems. Some of the cases covered describe work at Gillette, Google, HP, a franchise fitness studio, and a steel importer. The course covers capacity problems including machine scheduling, strategic sourcing in the presence of tariffs, and network design. The course covers inventory problems including postponement center sizing, multiechelon inventory optimization, and supply chain configuration.