Course Textbook
Simchi-Levi, David, Xin Chen, and Julien Bramel. The Logic of Logistics: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications for Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2004. ISBN: 9780387221991.
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and overview | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Single-warehouse, single-product deterministic inventory models: Constant demand, infinite horizon | Chapter 6.1.1 |
| 3 | Single-warehouse, single-product deterministic inventory models: Constant demand, finite horizon | Chapter 6.1.2 |
| 4-5 | Single-warehouse, multi-product inventory model | Chapter 6.2 |
| 6-8 | Single-warehouse, multi-retailer models | Chapter 6.3 |
| 9 | Guest lecture | |
| 10-11 | Time-varying demand | Chapter 7 |
| 12 | Stochastic inventory models: Newsvendor models | Chapter 11.1 |
| 13-14 | Supply contracts | |
| 15-16 | Stochastic inventory models: Multi-period, finite horizon | Chapter 11.2 |
| 17-18 | Pricing models | |
| 19 | Guest lecture | |
| 20-21 | The bullwhip effect | |
| 22 | Guest lecture | |
| 23 | Green logistics | |
| 24 | Vendor-managed inventory | |
| 25 | Project presentations |