IE518 QUANTITATIVE MODELS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
| Course Code: | 5680518 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. SEÇİL SAVAŞANERİL TÜFEKCİ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the students will be able to
1- comprehend the strategic issues in design, planning and operation of the supply chains.
2- understand the concepts and tools for design of supply chain networks.
3- get acquainted with the models that are used for inventory planning problems in supply chains.
Course Content
Decision-making and information management issues in supply chains with emphasis on integrating procurement, operations, and logistics; stages from raw materials to customer demand, with emphasis on quantitative models of supply chain.
Course Learning Outcomes
1.1 Describe the basic factors that affect the supply chain design
1.2 Describe how a company achieves strategic fit between supply chain and competitive strategies
1.3 Define the key supply chain perfomance measures and relate the design decisions to the measures
2.1 Construct mathematical models for network design considering the factors influencing the decisions
2.2 Identify the relevant issues in design of public sector supply chain networks
2.3 Develop an understanding of solution methods for supply chain network design problems
3.1 Identify the components of and assumptions in supply chain inventory planning
3.2 Construct mathematical models for single and multi-echelon inventory planning problems
3.3 Construct mathematical models for inventory problems in centralized and decentralized systems
4.1 Model and analyze the factors contributing the bullwhip effect and identify the remedies
4.2 Identify the major conflicting objectives among the supply chain actors
4.3 Define common supply contracts
4.4 Formulate the interrelated decisions made by different actors under a contract
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Specialize with advanced knowledge in selected areas of Industrial Engineering; such as Production and Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics and Information Systems, Decision Sciences and Operational Research, Quality Management, Human Factors and Ergonomics, and Strategy and Industrial Economics. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Have advanced ability to formulate and solve industrial engineering problems. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Be able to systematically acquire new scientific knowledge to design and improve socio-technical systems. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Be able to conduct scientific research in industrial engineering. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Be able to apply critical reasoning in their professional careers. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Appreciate the academics ethics. | ✔ | |||