1. ISyE 3103: Supply Chain Modeling

2. The Professor Dr. J. Vande Vate E-Mail: john.vandevate@isye.gatech.edu
Phone:
Office: 433
Office Hours: TTH

3. Gary Larson Look-Alike

4. May I be excused?
My brain is full

5. Course Organization
Grading:
Exams 65%
Group Projects 35%

6. Exams In-class, open-book, open-notes, Individual work
Drop Lowest Grade
September 27
November 8
December ?
NO MAKE UP EXAMS

7. Group Project
You form groups of 4 or 5
One Major Group Project

8. Your Responsibilities
Keep up with information posted on the class home page.
Form and manage your group.
Keep up with the assignments.
Prepare for and participate in class discussions.
Ask questions.

9. Syllabus Subject to change, so check frequently
Exam dates are fixed so you can plan around them.

10. Supply Chain Management
Getting the right goods and services to the right place at the right time while making the greatest contribution to the firm.
Also concerned with
Information
Payments
Marketing\Service

11. Management Component
Strategy
Marketing
Finance

12. Industrial Engineering Component
Design of the
Systems
Processes
Operations

13. Beyond Traditional Business Functions
Supply Chain involves
Purchasing
Transportation and Traffic
Manufacturing
Warehousing
Marketing
etc.

14. Beyond the Corporation
Sand to Sand
Includes
Services to support the product
Reverse channels to recover the product

15. 2001 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Compensation Survey
William M. Mercer, Inc. - HR Consulting
median total cash compensation for
Top Supply Chain Executive is: $195,700
Top Logistics Management Executive: $178,700
Top Purchasing Executive: $135,300
Top Distribution Executive: $130,000
Transportation Manager $ 74,500
Senior Buyer $ 60,800
Warehouse Manager $ 59,300
Quality Control Supervisor $ 55,000
Material Planner $ 44,300

16. Next Time Be prepared to discuss the HP Case Handout available on web
Purpose
Illustrate some of the topics we will focus on

17. The Course The Supply Chain at HP Forecasting Customer Service
Transportation Systems
Transportation Management
Total Cost  
Transportation Modeling

18. Course Cont’d Weight/Cube, Frequency and Schedule Driven Systems
Inventory and Load Driven Systems
Trailer Fill and Customer Service  
Location and Network Design
Routing    
Postponement  
International Logistics

19. Level of Interest Basic Terminology and Introduction Issues and Trends
Modeling Tools and Analyses
International Component

20. Special Circumstance Executive Director of EMIL
Executive Master’s in International Logistics
Take 25 execs to Asia in October
Manu Sharma will assist