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15.762J -- Supply Chain Planning
Course Description: Focuses on effective supply chain strategies for companies that operate globally, with emphasis on how to plan and integrate supply chain components into a coordinated system. Students are exposed to concepts and models important in supply chain planning with emphasis on key tradeoffs and phenomena. Introduces and utilizes key tactics such as risk pooling and inventory placement, integrated planning and collaboration, and information sharing. Lectures, computer exercises, and case discussions introduce various models and methods for supply chain analysis and optimization. Recommended for Operations Management concentrators. First half-term subject.
This class is at the Graduate level
This course is also known as: 1.273J, ESD.267J
Instructor: S. C. Graves, D. Simchi-Levi
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Prerequisites: 1.260J, 15.760, or 15.761
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Course Description: Focuses on effective supply chain strategies for companies that operate globally, with emphasis on how to plan and integrate supply chain components into a coordinated system. Students are exposed to concepts and models important in supply chain planning with emphasis on key tradeoffs and phenomena. Introduces and utilizes key tactics such as risk pooling and inventory placement, integrated planning and collaboration, and information sharing. Lectures, computer exercises, and case discussions introduce various models and methods for supply chain analysis and optimization. Recommended for Operations Management concentrators. First half-term subject.
This class is at the Graduate level
This course is also known as: 1.273J, ESD.267J
Instructor: S. C. Graves, D. Simchi-Levi
Open Courseware Website
Prerequisites: 1.260J, 15.760, or 15.761
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