Production and Supply Chain Management (Logistics)

This lesson focuses on the quantitative analysis of the problems involved during the management of a supply chain from the sourcing of raw-materials and other resources, to the creation of the final products and their distribution to the customers. Developing and maintaining effective supply chains has been today a key element in the creation of competitive advantage around the world. Many critical decisions need to be made: Where should we locate facilities? What type of facilities should we develop? How to organize our distribution network? How many people should we hire? How to deliver our products? How to manage our fleet of vehicles? How to control the inventory? How to schedule the customers’ orders?

The topics covered in this particular lesson (try to answer to the above questions) are the following: Understanding supply chain. Decisions in a supply chain. Transportation decisions and networks design. Facility location decisions. Vehicles routing and scheduling. Aggregate planning. Inventory control. Materials requirement planning (MRP). Integrated logistics information systems (MRPII, ERP). Operations Scheduling.

Recommended reading

In Greek:

  1. ΝεÜρχου ΑνδρÝας, Χρονικüς προγραμματισμüς στη βιομηχανßα και τις υπηρεσßες, εκδ. Broken-Hill publishers, 2017.
  2. Jacobs F.R, Chase R.B, Διοßκηση Λειτουργιþν & ΕφοδιαστικÞς Αλυσßδας, (1η ΕλληνικÞ Ýκδοση) Εκδüσεις Π.Χ. Πασχαλßδης, 2013.

In English:

  1. Chopra and Meindl P.,Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation, 6th Edition, Pearson, 2016.
  2. Ballou R.H., Business Logistics/Supply Chain Management, International edition, Prentice-hall, 2004.