OPIM 4050 Supply Chain Management

Course syllabus

Office hours

Monday and Wednesday 3:30pm -- 5:00pm, room S410. Additional hours by appointment.

Final Exam

The final exam date is Saturday December 12, 7:30pm -- 10:00pm

Textbook

• Chopra, S. and P. Meindl, Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operations, Third Edition, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2004.

Slides

• August 25 -- Lecture 1.
• August 27 -- Lecture 2.
• September 1 -- Lecture 3.
• September 3 -- Lecture 4.
• September 8 -- Lecture 5.
• September 10 -- Lecture 6.
  • SolverExamples.xls
  • SolverExamplesSols.xls (Explanation.doc)
• September 15 -- Lecture 7.
  • SunOilExample.xls
  • SunOilExampleSols.xls
• September 17 -- Lecture 8.
• September 22 -- Lecture 9.
• September 24 -- Lecture 10.
  • TahoeSaltExample.xls
  • TahoeSaltExampleSols.xls
• September 28 -- Lecture 11.
• October 1 -- Lecture 12.
  • ABCCorpExample.xls
  • ABCCorpExampleSols.xls
  • Operation Stimulus Announcement
• October 6 -- Lecture 13.
  • RedTomatoTools.xls
  • RedTomatoToolsSols.xls
• October 8 -- Lecture 14.
• October 13 -- No class (network design assignment)
• October 15 -- Lecture 15.
• October 20 -- Midterm
• October 22 -- Lecture 16.
• October 27 -- Lecture 17.
  • Examples01.doc
• October 29 -- Lecture 18.
  • Examples02.doc
• November 3 -- Lecture 19.
  • Examples03.doc
• November 5 -- Lecture 20.
• November 10 -- Lecture 21.
• November 12 -- Lecture 22.
• November 17 -- Lecture 23.
• November 19 -- Guest lecture in Room S125
• December 10 -- Simulation game in Room 320
• December 12 -- Final. 7:30pm - 10:00pm
  • Formula sheet.

Homework assignments

Note: Each homework question is assigned 10 points. At the end of the course your homework grade is determined by your average score. The 2 homework questions with your lowest scores will not be included in your average score.

• Homework 1 (3 questions) -- Due Thursday September 10 before class
• Homework 2 (3 questions) -- Due Tuesday September 22 before class
  • SCConsulting.xls
  • SCConsultingSols.xls
• Homework 3 (Homework3Sols.doc) (3 questions) -- Due Thursday October 8 before class
  • SpecialtyPack.xls
  • SpecialtyPackSols.xls
• Homework 4 (Homework4Sols.doc) (2 questions) -- Due Friday October 16 by end of day
• Homework 5 (Homework5Sols.doc) (2 questions) -- Due Thursday November 5 before class
• Homework 6 (Homework6Sols.doc) (1 question) -- Due Thursday November 12 before class
• Homework 7 (2 questions) -- Due Thursday November 19 before class