ISEN 6906 - Supply Chain Engineering
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 44202,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Seok Gi Lee
Email: slee10@ysu.edu
Course Description
6906. Supply Chain Engineering. In an expanding global economy, efficient and responsive supply chains are critical to business success. This course explores key aspects of supply chain engineering with an emphasis on mathematical approaches to supply chain analysis. Topics include demand forecasting, inventory modeling and control, facility location, capacity planning, transportation, warehousing, scheduling, material requirements planning and procurement. Prereq.: ISEN 3710/ISEN 6921 and consent of instructor. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optional | Production and Operations Analytics | Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen | 1478639261 |
| Optional | Service Systems Engineering and Management | by A. Ravi Ravindran, Paul M. Griffin, Vittaldas V. Prabhu | 1498723063 |
All course content will be summarized in PowerPoint slides and uploaded to Blackboard.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Course schedule (subject to change depending on the progress of the lecture)edule
| Week of | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Supply chain decisions and design metrics Supply chain efficiency |
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| 8/31 | Supply chain network design and distribution | |
| 9/7 | Location-distribution problem Supply chain network design |
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| 9/14 | Outsourcing decisions and supplier selection | |
| 9/21 | Scaling criterial values | |
| 9/28 | Inventory control subject to known demand | |
| 10/5 | Adding finite lead time Economic production quantity |
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| 10/12 | Alternatives when demand cannot be met Quantity discount models |
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| 10/19 | Constraints in inventory control Inventory control subject to unknown demand |
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| 10/26 | Stochastic demand – discrete demand with shortage (q, r) policy |
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| 11/2 | Service level in (q, r) policy | |
| 11/9 | Role of demand forecasting Forecasting with random demand |
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| 11/16 | Simple linear trend model | |
| 11/23 | Seasonality in forecasting Thanksgiving holiday |
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| 11/30 | Forecasting errors Incorporating seasonality and trend in forecasting |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.