SUPPLY CHAIN AND SIMULATION (3 Credits)

Learning Outcomes :

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: understand the foundational principles of supply chain management; explain discrete-event system simulation techniques, analyze case studies related to real-world supply chain challenges, and illustrate a simulation model.

Topics :

Introduction to Supply Chain, Supply Chain Performance, Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics, Designing Distribution Networks, Introduction to Simulation, Simulation of Queueing Systems, Discrete Event Simulation, Simulation Software, Statistical models in Simulation, Queueing Models, Random Number, Random Variate, Input Modelling, Verification & Validation of Simulation Models, Output Analysis for a Single Model, Case Study Discussion, Transportation in Supply Chain, Sourcing Decision, Final Presentation