• Summer 2017 - Thursday, 16:00-22:00 and Friday, 10:00-14:00.
  
• Syllabus.
• The course is taught by Prof. Fouad el Ouardighi of Essec Business School, Paris.

• Session 1: Supply chain inefficiencies and remedies - In this session, we identify the main supply chain’s inefficiencies and explain how the corporate performance may be improved by supply chain coordination initiatives.
• Session 2: Optimal level of product availability - In this session, we determine the optimal level of product availability in a supply chain. We also identify trade-offs that should be considered when dealing with product availability.
• Session 3: Transportation issues in the supply chain - In this session, we explain how transportation decision-making should take into account supply chain issues. We also provide with methodologies for routing in transportation networks.
  
• Session 4: The design of a supply chain network - In this session, we develop a framework for optimizing network design decisions. The framework will prove to be useful to solving various network issues as facility location and capacity allocation decision.
  
• Session 5: Case study - The Poseidon adventure - Small groups of students will be assigned the design of a supply chain policy project during the first part of the session. A brief presentation of the project to the class is scheduled for the second part of the session.

• Exercises for session 2
• Exercises for session 3
• Exercises for session 4

Grades will be based on the quality of the applications related to the second, third and fourth sessions (3 x 25%), and participation to the case study (25%). 

• Levi, D. S., Kaminsky, P., & Levi, E. S. (200). Designing and managing the supply chain: Concepts, strategies, and case studies (3rd ed.): McGraw-Hill.
• Chopra, S., & Meindl, P. (2004). Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operations (2nd ed.): Pearson.