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Software Applications in Supply Chain Management
Winter 2002: BA 420 - Seminar in Business AdministrationSoftware Applications in Supply Chain Management
In Future: BA 5332/408E - Logistics and Supply Chain Modeling
Course Home Page: www.umsl.edu/~campbell/5332/syllabus.htm
James Campbell’s home page: www.umsl.edu/~campbell
Outline
Syllabus
Definitions
Strategic Distribution System Design
Vehicle Routing & Scheduling
Software
Contact Information
Lead Instructor:Dr. James Campbell Office: 208 CCB Email: [email protected] Phone: office: (314) 516-6125 fax: (314) 516-6827 Office Hours: TR 10:00-10:45, TR 3:00-3:45 and by appointment
Other Instructors: Dr. David Ronen Dr. Ray Mundy Dr. Don Sweeney
Industry Speakers
Class Dates Topic Instructor 1 1/15 Introduction Campbell 2,3 1/17,22 Supply Chain Network Design Ronen 4-7 1/24-2/5 SAILS Mundy 8-11 2/7-2/19 Manugistics Network Strategy Sweeney 12 2/21 Supply Chain Applications Noce 13 2/26 Intro. to Midterm & Final Project Campbell14,15 2/28,3/5 Vehicle Routing & Scheduling Campbell 16 3/7 Midterm Project Presentations17-20 3/12-21 CAPS RoutePro Campbell 21 4/2 CAPS RoutePro Campbell 22 4/4 Vehicle Routing Applications 23-27 4/9-23 ArcLogistics Route Campbell28,29 4/25,30 Final Project Work 30 5/2 Summary & Final Project Work
5/14 Final Project Presentations
Course outline
Grading
Assignments 12% Quizzes 6% Article Review 14% Midterm Project 30% Final Project 33% Class Participation 5%
Course Work
Assignments: 3 assignments, with SAILS, CAPS, ArcLogistics Route
Quizzes: over readings and materials presented in class
Article Review:
Midterm & Final Projects: Midtem: Groups of 2 students using SAILS Final: Groups of 3 or 4 students using SAILS, CAPS or
ArcLogistics Route Written and oral presentation
Readings
Readings page linked to syllabus
Some articles on-line linked from Readings page
Other articles available in class or from Center for Transportation Studies
Article Review
Critical review of an application-oriented article on modeling, optimization or decision support systems in the supply chain.
Non-technical executive summary Concise and carefully edited; <= four pages Clearly present:
problem addressed, solution approach or methodology, any commercial software or consultants used results.
Address: key assumptions limitations of the solution approach or results applicability of the ideas to similar problems (in other firms)
Include a brief critique that identifies strengths and weaknesses of the article
Definitions
Supply Chain Management - the systemic, strategic coordination of the traditional business functions and the tactics across these business functions within a particular company and across businesses within the supply chain for the purposes of improving the long-term performance of the individual companies and the supply chain as a whole. (CLM)
Logistics - Logistics is that part of the supply chain process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements. (CLM)
Logistics - Science of managing (controlling) the movement and storage of goods (or people) from acquisition to consumption.
52 Retail Outlets in USA...
Retail Outlets
...served by 5 Warehouses
Retail Outlets
Warehouses
Single stop and multi-stop routesSEA
LA
NY
ATL
CHI
2 Plants, 5 Warehouses
Plants
Warehouses
P1
P2
SEA
LA
NY
ATL
CHI
Outbound Distribution System
Retail Outlets
Plants
Warehouses
2 plants, 5 warehouses, 52 retail outlets
P1
P2
SEA
LA
NY
ATL
CHI
Inbound Distribution System
Plants
Warehouses
Plants
Supply Points
Sub-assembly plants
9 suppliers, 3 sub-assembly plants, 2 plants
P1
P2
LA
Total Distribution System
Retail Outlets
Plants
Warehouses
Supply Points
Sub-assembly plants
9 suppliers, 3 sub-assembly plants, 2 plants, 5 warehouses, 52 retail outlets
P1
P2
SEA
LA
NY
ATL
CHI
Total Distribution System
9 suppliers, 3 sub-assembly plants, 2 plants, 5 warehouses, 52 retail outlets
CUSTOMERS
P1
P2
SEA
LA
NY
ATL
CHI
Supply Chain Software
Strategic Distribution System (Supply Chain) Design SAILS Manugistics Network Strategy
Vehicle Routing and Scheduling CAPS RoutePro ArcLogistics Route
Strategic Distribution System Design Software
Determine the best number, size, and location of raw material suppliers, plants, production lines, and DCs (distribution centers)
Assign customers to DCs
Evaluate ownership options (owned, leased, public)
Evaluate cost vs. service level tradeoffs
SAILS - www.insight-mss.com
Manugistics Network Strategy - www.manugistics.com
Vehicle Routing and Scheduling Software
Detemine the best routes and schedules to serve a set of orders for delivery and/or pickup
Assign customers (orders) to routes (dynamically)
Assign routes to vehicles and drivers to vehicles
Evaluate cost vs. service level tradeoffs
CAPS RoutePro - www.capslogistics.com
ArcLogistics Route - www.esri.com/software/arclogistics
Commercial Software
Capable of solving large and complex problems.
Used in practice by many major public and private organizations.
Large, complex and hard to master.
Not designed for academic use!
Readings for next classes
Optimization, Heuristics and Simulation "Optimization Models for Logistics Decisions", Journal of Business
Logistics 10(1) 1989, 106-121. "Heuristics: Rules of Thumb for Logistics Decision Making", Journal
of Business Logistics 10(1) 1989, 122-132. "Simulation in Logistics: A Review of Present practice and a look to
the Future", Journal of Business Logistics 10(1) 1989, 133-148.
Distribution System Design "Twenty years of strategic distribution system design: an
evolutionary perspective", Interfaces 25(5) Sep 1995, 105-127.
Facility Location Software Survey "Facility Location Commercial Software Survey", Journal of
Business Logistics 20(1) 1999, 215-233.
