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Multi-echelon inventory management

1CM100

About this course

  1. Basics of inventory management: Quantitative analysis of single item, single echelon models
  2. Basics of supply chain management
  3. Analysis of serial supply chains
  4. Analysis of distribution systems
  5. Analysis of assembly systems
  6. Transshipments

Learning outcomes

  1. Student knows the basic supply chain structures
  2. Student is able to evaluate a given inventory policy for the basic supply chains
  3. Student understands the complexity of inventory optimization of the general supply chains
  4. Student is able to use well-known heuristics for inventory optimization
  5. Student knows the various managerial insights related to inventory control of supply chains

Prior knowledge

You must meet one of the following collections of requirements

  • Collection 1
  • Completed Final examination Bsc program
  • Collection 2
  • Completed Pre-Master

Resources

  • Lecture Notes
  • Scientific Papers

Additional information

  • Credits
    ECTS 5
  • Level
    master
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Offering(s)

  • Start date

    3 February 2025

    • Ends
      6 April 2025
    • Term *
      Block GS3
    • Location
      Eindhoven
    • Instruction language
      English
    • Register between
      15 Nov, 00:00 - 5 Jan 2025
    Enrolment starts in 41 days
These offerings are valid for students of Utrecht University