Supply Chain Ideas — complete course outline
499 estimated hours of study and practice; not video runtime. Estimates are unvalidated planning budgets, not promises of completion time.
Demand Planning · 100 hours
Demand signals and trustworthy data · 20 hours
- Define demand before forecasting · 8 hours
- Build an auditable demand table · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Patterns and simple baselines · 20 hours
- Recognize level, trend, and seasonality · 8 hours
- Build three transparent baselines · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Events, sparse demand, and totals · 20 hours
- Separate uplift from coincidence · 8 hours
- Handle sparse demand and coherent totals · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Accuracy and honest validation · 20 hours
- Measure magnitude and direction · 8 hours
- Test with the future hidden · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Consensus and supply handoff · 20 hours
- Run an evidence-based demand review · 8 hours
- Hand demand to supply with a complete bridge · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Supply Planning · 100 hours
Netting and time · 20 hours
- Count each demand once · 8 hours
- Time the receipts, then carry the balance · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Lead times and replenishment policies · 20 hours
- Plan backward from usable receipt · 8 hours
- Choose continuous or periodic review · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Safety stock and service · 20 hours
- Size a buffer with explicit units · 8 hours
- Measure service without changing the denominator · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Supplier recovery and allocation · 20 hours
- Convert a supplier shortfall into dated options · 8 hours
- Allocate scarce supply by a stated rule · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Inventory economics and integrated handoff · 20 hours
- Compare inventory economics with consistent periods · 8 hours
- Turn requirements into an honest operating handoff · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Constraint Planning · 100 hours
Time, calendars, and units · 20 hours
- Resource time and unit conversions · 8 hours
- Calendars, starts, and expected good output · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Bottleneck flow and product mix · 20 hours
- Bottleneck flow across the route · 8 hours
- Product mix and changing resource pressure · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Labor, materials, and transport · 20 hours
- Finite capacity with labor and materials · 8 hours
- Transport, cutoffs, and coupled availability · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Allocation and transparent optimization · 20 hours
- Allocation tradeoffs and service rules · 8 hours
- A small linear model you can check by hand · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Recovery, uncertainty, and handoff · 20 hours
- Recovery scenarios and uncertainty · 8 hours
- Decision handoff and trigger control · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Manufacturing Planning · 100 hours
BOMs, shared parts, and valid quantities · 20 hours
- Read a BOM before multiplying · 8 hours
- Aggregate shared parts and control versions · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Gross and net requirements across time · 20 hours
- Net demand without hiding backlog · 8 hours
- Build a time-phased MRP table · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Yield, scrap, and unfinished supply · 20 hours
- Plan starts using yield and scrap · 8 hours
- Count WIP once and only when usable · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
MPS, setup, and capacity · 20 hours
- Set an MPS that can be explained · 8 hours
- Include setup and usable shift time · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Release gates, exceptions, and change control · 20 hours
- Release only a feasible and owned plan · 8 hours
- Manage exceptions and close the planning loop · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Production Scheduling · 99 hours
Jobs, resources, and time · 20 hours
- Name the work and put it on one clock · 8 hours
- Respect routes and resource calendars · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Sequencing and performance · 20 hours
- Compare due-date and short-job rules · 8 hours
- Read the whole scorecard · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Setups and resource conflicts · 20 hours
- Make setup families visible · 8 hours
- Audit no-overlap across shared resources · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
Disruption, freeze, and stability · 20 hours
- Repair a disrupted schedule · 8 hours
- Balance service with schedule stability · 8 hours
Synthesis 3 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.
The five-track operating capstone · 19 hours
- Join five planning tracks into one release · 8 hours
- Run the end-to-end operating review · 8 hours
Synthesis 2 hours; quiz and review 1 hour.