Supply Chain Management

  1. Inventory Management
    1. Inventory Fundamentals
      1. Types of Inventory
        1. Raw Materials
          1. Work-in-Process
            1. Finished Goods
              1. Maintenance Repair Operations
              2. Inventory Functions
                1. Decoupling
                  1. Cycle Stock
                    1. Safety Stock
                      1. Anticipation Stock
                      2. Inventory Costs
                        1. Holding Costs
                          1. Storage Costs
                            1. Capital Costs
                              1. Insurance and Taxes
                                1. Obsolescence Risk
                                2. Ordering Costs
                                  1. Order Processing
                                    1. Transportation
                                      1. Receiving and Inspection
                                      2. Shortage Costs
                                        1. Lost Sales
                                          1. Backorder Costs
                                            1. Customer Dissatisfaction
                                        2. Inventory Control Models
                                          1. Economic Order Quantity
                                            1. Basic EOQ Model
                                              1. EOQ with Quantity Discounts
                                                1. EOQ Assumptions and Limitations
                                                2. Reorder Point Systems
                                                  1. Fixed Order Quantity
                                                    1. Lead Time Considerations
                                                      1. Service Level Determination
                                                      2. Safety Stock Management
                                                        1. Safety Stock Calculation Methods
                                                          1. Service Level Concepts
                                                            1. Demand and Lead Time Variability
                                                            2. Periodic Review Systems
                                                              1. Fixed Order Interval
                                                                1. Order-Up-To Level
                                                                  1. Comparison with Continuous Review
                                                                2. Inventory Classification and Control
                                                                  1. ABC Analysis
                                                                    1. Classification Criteria
                                                                      1. Inventory Policies by Class
                                                                        1. Multi-Criteria Classification
                                                                        2. VED Analysis
                                                                          1. FSN Analysis
                                                                            1. Inventory Control Policies
                                                                            2. Advanced Inventory Concepts
                                                                              1. Multi-Echelon Inventory
                                                                                1. Vendor Managed Inventory
                                                                                  1. Consignment Inventory
                                                                                    1. Postponement Strategies
                                                                                    2. Bullwhip Effect
                                                                                      1. Causes of Bullwhip Effect
                                                                                        1. Demand Signal Processing
                                                                                          1. Order Batching
                                                                                            1. Price Fluctuations
                                                                                              1. Rationing and Gaming
                                                                                              2. Measuring Bullwhip Effect
                                                                                                1. Mitigation Strategies
                                                                                                  1. Information Sharing
                                                                                                    1. Channel Alignment
                                                                                                      1. Operational Efficiency

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