Economic Order Quantity models- sensitivity, non-instantaneous lead me, quantity discounts, concept of back orders
Single period inventory models – critical rao, expected profit, expected units short
Continuous review policy(S,Q) model & Periodic review policy (R,S) model using performance metrics (cycle service level and item fill rate) and stockout cost metrics (cost per stockout event and cost per item short)
Special issues- exchange curves, grouping like items, local on pooling
Aggregating multiple products in a single order
Managing multiechelon Cycle Inventory
Short term discounting
Concept of Safety Inventory
Factors affecting the level of safety inventory
To determine the appropriate level of safety inventory
Impact of supply uncertainty on safety inventory
The importance of the level of product availability
Factors affecting the optimal level of product availability
Seeing product availability for multiple products under capacity constraints
Optimizing availability of MRO inventories
Calculations related to expected profit from an order, expected overstock from an order, expected understock from an order
Simulation using spreadsheets
Mode of transportation and their performance characteristics
Trade-off in transportation design
Transportation infrastructure and policies
Tailored transportation
Role of IT in transportation
Design options for a transportation network
Role of sourcing in a supply chain
Supplier selection- auctions and negotiations
In House or outsourced?
Sharing risk and reward in the supply Chain
3pl
Impact of incentives in outsourcing
Total cost of ownership
Designing a sourcing portfolio
Role of pricing and revenue management in a supply chain
Pricing and revenue management for multiple customer segments
Pricing and revenue management for seasonal demand
Pricing and revenue management for bulk and spot contracts