Supply Chain Analytics
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Supply Chain Analytics
This course is part of Supply Chain Analytics Specialization
Instructor: Yao Zhao
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What you'll learn
Use data analytics to assess the impact of various strategies on all aspects of a supply chain.
One size does not fit all - customize supply chain strategies by product.
Conduct a competitive analysis and benchmarking to assess competitive environment and identify business opportunities.
Obtain hands-on experience on the application and financial impact of analytics in integrated supply chain and logistics planning.
Skills you'll gain
- Supply Chain Systems
- Supply Chain Management
- Inventory Control
- Data Analysis
- Cost Estimation
- Financial Data
- Supply Chain Planning
- Market Opportunities
- Customer Analysis
- Customer experience strategy (CX)
- Customer experience improvement
- Financial Analysis
- Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics
- Market Share
- Analytics
- Benchmarking
- Inventory and Warehousing
- Competitive Analysis
- Supply Chain
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There are 4 modules in this course
Welcome to Supply Chain Analytics - the art and science of applying data analytics to assess and improve supply chain performance!
A supply chain is a complex system with conflicting objectives of cost efficiency and customer satisfaction. Supply chain management is becoming increasingly data driven. Through the real-life story and data of a major US telecommunication company, you will learn the analytics tools / skills to diagnose and optimize a supply chain. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to 1. Use data analytics to assess the impact of various strategies on all aspects of a supply chain, from inventory, shipping, to warehouse order fulfillment, store operations and customer satisfaction. 2. Customize the supply chain strategy by product to improve the overall cost efficiency without sacrificing customer service. 3. Obtain hands-on experience on the application and financial impact of analytics in integrated supply chain and logistics planning. VASTA (name disguised) is a major wireless carrier in the US selling cell phones through a national network of retail stores. Recently, it wrote off a huge amount of obsolete inventory each year and was suffering a significant cost inefficiency in an increasingly stagnant market. VASTA must assess the competitive environment, and renovate its supply chain to stay competitive. At the end of this course, you will help VASTA save $billions on supply chain cost and retain its leadership in a stagnant and saturated market. I hope you enjoy the course!
Welcome to Supply Chain Analytics! In this week, I shall first tell you the story of VASTA and the challenge it faces, then provide an overview of the course, learning outcomes and weekly topics. You will then learn competitive analysis and benchmarking to assess a firm’s competitive environment and identify the business opportunity.
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
4 videos•Total 22 minutes
- The Story of VASTA•6 minutes
- Course Overview•5 minutes
- Weekly Preview•5 minutes
- Competitive Analysis and Benchmarking•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
- Is This Course Right For Me?•30 minutes
- A Mini-Case of Supply Chain Benchmarking•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 40 minutes
- Week 1 Quiz (Multiple Answers)•40 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Introduction•30 minutes
In Week 2, you will understand the general principles of supply chain planning, and develop intuitions on the benefits and concerns of the push / pull strategies. The intuitions and insights will guide you in the quantitative supply chain analysis in Week 3.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 assignments
2 videos•Total 13 minutes
- Drivers and Trade-offs in Supply Chain Planning•7 minutes
- Intuition of Pull vs Push Strategies•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 60 minutes
- The Shipping vs. Inventory Trade-off in Supply Chain Planning•60 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- General Principles of Supply Chain Planning•30 minutes
- Intuition of Pull vs Push Strategies•30 minutes
In Week 3, you will learn what data to collect, how to estimate various types of costs, and how to use data analysis to assess the impact of various strategies on different aspects of a supply chain.
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 assignment
4 videos•Total 20 minutes
- Inventory & Shipping Cost Estimates•5 minutes
- Warehouse Pick / Pack Cost Estimate, Sales and Inventory Data•3 minutes
- Supply Chain Analytics I: Hot-Smart & Hot-Feature•6 minutes
- Supply Chain Analytics II: Cold-Smart, Cold-Feature & Net Impact•6 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
- Cost Estimation Formulas and Data Excel File•30 minutes
- Analytics Calculation Formulas and Excel File•30 minutes
1 assignment•Total 40 minutes
- Week 3 Quiz•40 minutes
In Week 4, you will learn how to assess the impact of the strategies on customer experience. You will get hands-on experience on the implementation and financial impact of supply chain analytics in a real-life example. You will complete this course by conducting a project to analyze the geographic difference for the strategies.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt
3 videos•Total 10 minutes
- Store Operations, Customer Experience & Shipping•4 minutes
- Implementation and Epilogue•4 minutes
- Project Description•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 20 minutes
- Project Description and Data•20 minutes
1 peer review•Total 90 minutes
- Supply Chain Analytics Project•90 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Store vs Showroom Models•30 minutes
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Reviewed on Apr 9, 2020
A fantastic course wherein there is a right blend of conceptual clarity and numerical rigor to understand the classic trade-off between supply chain costs and customer order service-levels.
Reviewed on Jun 7, 2020
An excellent course in supply chain management domain giving an overview about various factors affected in supply chain which leads toward implement a successful supply chain in an organization.
Reviewed on May 23, 2020
The course was excellently delivered with practical examples to make one understand the role of analytics in Supply chain management.
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