Supply Chain Planning

Rutgers University via Coursera

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Overview

Supply Chain Planning is a practical course designed to provide learners with essential knowledge and skills to efficiently manage and optimize supply chain operations. The course focuses on the strategic and tactical aspects of planning, including demand forecasting, inventory management, production scheduling, and distribution coordination. Participants will explore how to align supply chain activities with business goals to improve customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and enhance overall operational efficiency. Key concepts such as sales and operations planning (S&OP), capacity planning, and collaborative...

Syllabus

Simple Forecasting Methods, Naive Forecast and Cumulative Mean

Welcome to the exciting world of planning! This module introduces you to the professor who is teaching the courses in the Supply Chain Management Specialization. You will also construct forecasting models that enable you to predict future demand. By the end of this short module, you'll know what to expect in the course and hopefully be as excited to learn about Supply Chain Planning as I will be to teach you. In this module, learners will review two simple forecasting methods, the naive method, and the cumulative mean. Finally, you will create forecasts of your own based on a data set and provide the correct answers in the quiz.

Forecast Accuracy and Moving Average

In this module, learners will cover two more sophisticated forecasting methods, the moving average and exponential smoothing.

Exponential Smoothing and Forecast Selection

In this module, you will master one more forecasting method - exponential smoothing. In addition, you will learn how to pick the best forecasting approach and what to do with the forecast once it is implemented.

Supply Chain Planning

In this module you will put your new forecasting skills to the test. You will analyze a real-life dataset and make recommendations on the different forecasting methods.