Supply Chain Modeling

Catalog description

This course will enable students to create quantitative models in Microsoft Excel as supporting tools in decision-making. The course will follow the case study method, exposing students to business situations typically encountered by Supply Chain Management professionals. Students will learn how to select the applicable tool to address the situation described in every case, create the corresponding quantitative model, write objective recommendations derived from the analysis, and present these in a simulated boardroom meeting environment. The course will cover decision analysis, linear regression modeling, forecasting methods, optimizing modeling, and the Monte Carlo simulation.