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2015-16

Year

Course

Core Elective

Title

Supply Chain Modeling and Analytics

Abbreviation

Course
Coordinator

Prof Santosh K Prusty

Assistant Professor, IIM Shillong

Teaching
Members

Course Revision Record

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Credits

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Contact
Hours

30

Learning
Hours

Recommendation
Office
Hours

Contact Details
Course eMail

Course Descriptor
Course
Overview
(200 words)

The course on Supply Chain Modeling focuses on those participants who

would look forward in their carrier to be in the Supply Chain and Logistic
Management domains as managers, consultants, and/or entrepreneurs,
i.e. decision makers. The focus of the course is how to take various
decisions related to Supply Chain Management and Logistic Management
using different types of models and analytical techniques. In the current
analytics era, rapidly dominating the business world, huge amount of
data are generated every moment, which can be useful for the decision
makers if they can read, explain, and use them intelligently. This is
neither a purely theoretical nor a case study course, but rather an
analytical course that addresses real problems found in practice related to
Supply Chain management and how they can be tackled using various
analytical techniques and models. Models are the abstractions of reality.
Hence, all models are wrong. However, models are useful. It is wrong to be
the slave of the models rather to use the models for effective decision
making. Therefore, it is essential on the part of the modeler to capture the
reality and ingrain them to the models so that models will be credible.
However, due to the bounded rationality of human mind i.e. modeler, the
abstraction process becomes difficult, sometimes erroneous. The difficulty
increases when the complexity attached with the reality (that is to be
modeled) increases. Hence, the model becomes too much complex and
effectiveness of its use is reduced. Too much simplification by the modeler
also leaves out many important aspects of reality resulting a vague model

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of no or limited use. In such dichotomous situation, modeling becomes as

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an art as well as science. Furthermore, the stake involved in the decisions

to be taken with the help of model increases as it goes up in the ladder.

Course must be aligned with a strategic objective of the program

Prerequisites/
Co-requisites

Statistics for Data Analysis, Optimization, Operations Management,

Learning
Objectives

(1) To sensitize the participants with the various data collection, data

Supply Chain Management

collation, and data analytics techniques related to Supply Chain

Management. (2)To equip the participants with art and science of
modeling skills in the context of Supply Chain Management. (3) To reflect
the attitude of participants to themselves in taking decisions using
various modeling techniques and models i.e. Statistical, Optimization,
System Dynamics, and other Descriptive models. (4) The objective of the
course is NOT to theorize a Supply Chain Management context into a
general theoretical model, which is usually developed by the researchers
and PhD/FPM students. (5) The course is NOT to teach any software
programming language to solve statistical or operational research
problems.

Learning objectives must be aligned with learning outcomes of the course

Teaching
Methods

The course will be mostly delivered through theoretical/case discussions

and hand-on-modeling activities. Every participant has to bring Laptop to
the sessions and start the modeling activity when the instructor will
narrate a problem situation. There will be lectures also by the instructor
as and when required. It is expected that the participants need to involve
themselves in the hand-on-modeling exercises for enhancing their
modeling skill better. They are also required to submit assignments
(building models) as and when the instructor will float them. A successful
case discussion demands intensive preparation from both sides and
rational participation in the discussions. The cases will be distributed to
you well in advance for preparation. Some of the cases may be asked to be
presented by the participants in groups during the class hours as
assignments.

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Session Plan*

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(1) Types Supply Chain Management Decisions (2) Understanding Data

generated in various points of Supply Chain and Integration of
Information Technology for Model Building (3) Optimization Models for
Supply Chain Management (4) Demand Forecasting (5) Sales and
Operations Planning (6) Inventory and Supply Planning (7) Price Analytics
in Supply Chain

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*Use separate session plan template if necessary
Text Books

Matthew J Libaratore and Tan Miller (2012). Supply Chain Planning:

Practical Framework for Superior Performance. Business Expert Press
Book.

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Notes &
Readings

(1) Supply Chain Analytics (2) How to do Strategic Supply Chain Planning

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Cases

HBS Cases: (1) DHL Supply Chain (2) Supply Chain Optimization at
Madurai Aavin Milk Dairy (3) Whirlpool Corporation Global Procurement
(4) Delivering Doors in a Window: Supply Chain Management at
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (5) Recipes for Success-Innovating Production
and Inventory Management of Pepper Oleoresin at Synthite. (6) LL Bean

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Simulations

NIL

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Other
Reference
Books and
Materials

Shapiro, Jeremy F. (2007). Modeling The Supply Chain. Cengage Learning

Pub.

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[Weight]: (1) Mid-Term [20%]; (2) Assignment [10%]; (3)

Components

Project [20%] (3) End-term exam [50%]

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Evaluation
components

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Assessment
Pattern

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Course
Expectation
from the
students

Total 90 Hours of Off-the-Classroom Preparation

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Academic
Standard and
Honesty

Strictly adhering to Anti-plagiarism. We assume that all participants are

here with interest for learning and are willing to give sufficient effort
towards learning.

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Other
Relevant
Information

Group Project: The participants in a group of three are required to take of

any real-life problem related to Supply Chain and use Modeling
techniques and provide recommendation to the problem. [Follow a
Research Article attached with the Syllabus that provides a Optimization
application to improve Supply Chain of Haldiram].

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Session

Details Session Plan (Optional)

Date

Topics

06-10-15

Supply Chain Management Decisions

1
06-10-15
2
3-4
5
6
7
8
910
11
1213
1415
16
1718
19
20

07-10-15
08-10-15
08-10-15

Readings and Cases

Assignments Due

MIT Professor Sees Promise In Supply Chain Modeling

Performance Measures and Performance Models for Supply Chain Decision
Making by Y Narahari and Shantanu Biswas
Integration of Emerging Information Technology Article: Supply Chain Analytics
with Supply Chain Management for Model
Building
Optimization Models for Supply Chain using
Case: To be distributed before session
Linear and Integer Programming
Supplier Selection, Supply Decisions, and Network HBS Case: DHL Supply Chain
Planning
Supply Chain Network Optimization
Case: Strategic Planning at Ajax (To be distributed before the session)
Demand Forecasting (Descriptive and Time Series
Lecture
Methods)
Demand Forecasting (Other Analytical Methods)
HBS Case: LL Bean
Supplier Order Planning in Supply Chain
Case: To be distributed before session

NIL

Production Planning and Inventory Management

Production Planning and Inventory Management

NIL
NIL

Pricing Analytics at Retail Store

HBS Case: Supply Chain Optimization at Madurai Aavin Milk Dairy

HBS Case: Recipes for Success-Innovating Production and Inventory
Management of Pepper Oleoresin at Synthite
Case: To be distributed before session

Cost Modeling in Supply Chain

Modeling for Supply Chain Decision Making under
Uncertainty
Project Presentation and Discussion
Project Presentation and Discussion

HBS Case: Whirlpool Corporation Global Procurement

HBS Case: Delivering Doors in a Window: Supply Chain Management at
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Group of 3 (5 Presentations)
Group of 3 (5 Presentations)

NIL

NIL
Project Proposal
Submission
NIL
Strategic Planning at
Ajax Model
NIL
NIL

Project Report MidSubmission

NIL
Project Report Final
Submission
NIL
NIL

Case and Article References

Product Number

Product Title

Author(s)

Cases
W12888-PDF-ENG

DHL Supply Chain

Singfat Chu, David

Ringrose

LL Bean
BH627-PDF-ENG

Supply Chain Analytics

SMR120-PDF-ENG

How to do
Planning

IMB341-PDF-ENG

Supply Chain Optimization at Madurai

Aavin Milk Dairy

UV0341-PDF-ENG

Whirlpool
Corporation
Global
Procurement
Delivering Doors in a Window: Supply
Chain
Management
at
Hindustan
Aeronautics Ltd.

IMB305-PDF-ENG

ISB011-PDF-ENG

W11600-PDF-ENG

BEP160-PDF-ENG

BEP161-PDF-ENG

BEP162-PDF-ENG

BEP163-PDF-ENG

BEP164-PDF-ENG

BEP165-PDF-ENG

Strategic

Gilvan C. Souza
Supply

Chain

Recipes
for
Success-Innovating
Production and Inventory Management of
Pepper Oleoresin at Synthite
DD Traders: Sourcing for DEMDACO
Text Book
Supply
Chain
Planning:
Practical
Framework for Superior Performance: 1:
Introduction
Supply
Chain
Planning:
Practical
Framework for Superior Performance: 2:
Supply Chain Strategic Planning
Supply
Chain
Planning:
Practical
Framework for Superior Performance: 3:
Hierarchical Supply Chain Planning and
Scheduling Frameworks
Supply
Chain
Planning:
Practical
Framework for Superior Performance: 4:
Decision Support Frameworks and
Methods for Effective Supply Chain
Management
Supply
Chain
Planning:
Practical
Framework for Superior Performance: 5:
Frameworks
for
Supply
Chain
Management Performance
Supply
Chain
Planning:
Practical
Framework for Superior Performance: 6:
Conclusion

Manmohan S. Sodhi
Unnikrishnan Dinesh
Kumar; P. Arun Pandian;
Nachiappan SP
Timothy M. Laseter
Unnikrishnan Dinesh
Kumar; Arun Manohar; G.
N. Sripriya
Sunil Chopra, Arun Saxena

Peter C. Bell; Carolyn

Glasow; Julia Ho
Matthew J Libaratore, Tan
Miller
Matthew J Libaratore, Tan
Miller
Matthew J Libaratore, Tan
Miller

Matthew J Libaratore, Tan

Miller

Matthew J Libaratore, Tan

Miller

Matthew J Libaratore, Tan

Miller