SCM Tutorials

Jan 31, 2011

Organizational Implications: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR): A Tutorial

Organizational Implications Conventional Organizational Roles New Organizational Roles under CPFR Category Management Category Management – 5 Components 1. Pricing 2. New Product Launch 3. Category Dynamics 4. Competitive (Cross-Category) Analysis… 

Jan 31, 2011

CPFR Model: 4. Analysis – Performance Assessment and Collaboration: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting

CPFR Model: 4. Analysis – Performance Assessment and Collaboration Performance Assessment Overview Resolving the Exceptions May Require a Negotiation! How Collaboration Is Built into the Model CPFR Collaborative Roles h2.… 

Jan 30, 2011

REFERENCES: Inventory Management Models : A Tutorial

REFERENCES Most introductory textbooks in Operations and Supply Chain Management offer a good discussion of inventory systems. Inventory functions and drivers, independent demand models, and safety stock calculations are routinely… 

Jan 30, 2011

REORDER POINT FORMULA: Inventory Management Models : A Tutorial

REORDER POINT FORMULA The reorder point formula allows us to determine the safety stock (SS) needed to achieve a certain cycle service level. In general, the longer the lead times… 

Jan 30, 2011

CPFR Model: Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR): A Tutorial

CPFR Model As defined by Voluntary Inter-Industry Commerce Standards (VICS) Association Why the Need for a Standard Process Model? The CPFR Process Model CPFR: Key Tenets Why the Need for… 

Jan 28, 2011

SAFETY STOCK ANALYSIS: Inventory Management Models : A Tutorial

SAFETY STOCK ANALYSIS EOQ tells us HOW MUCH to order…but WHEN should we order? p. Safety StockWhat Happens when either Demand or Lead Time Varies?What is the Chance of a… 

Jan 28, 2011

PERPETUAL SYSTEM: Inventory Management Models : A Tutorial

PERPETUAL SYSTEM p. The two classic systems for managing independent demand inventory are periodic review and perpetual review systems. This section focuses on the Perpetual System. What is a Perpetual… 

Jan 28, 2011

ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY (EOQ) MODEL: Inventory Management Models : A Tutorial

ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY (EOQ) MODEL The economic order quantity (EOQ) is the order quantity that minimizes total holding and ordering costs for the year. Even if all the assumptions don’t… 

Jan 28, 2011

FUNCTIONS AND DRIVERS OF INVENTORY: Inventory Management Models : A Tutorial

FUNCTIONS AND DRIVERS OF INVENTORY Inventory serves a useful purpose in the supply chain. That said, firms can help minimize the need for inventory by carefully managing those factors that… 

Jan 28, 2011

Understanding Legistlation Related to Procurement: Procurement : A Tutorial

Understanding Legistlation Related to Procurement p. ContractsLaws of AgencyPersonal LiabilityInternational Laws Affecting Global PurchasingContracts vs AgreementsBetsy and Mimi’s Contrac – An EXAMPLE Contracts Contract “A promise or a set of…