The team began by:

Long-term decisions regarding plant locations, warehouse capacities, and production technologies. These require capital investment and are difficult to alter quickly.

A pragmatic planner named Mira studied the river like a scientist. She mapped upstream farms, mills, roads, storage sheds, and marketplaces. She discovered bottlenecks: a bridge that failed in storms, warehouses that held perishable food too long, and market stalls that ordered blindly. Mira proposed a new system: diverse water channels (multiple supply sources), reservoirs (inventory buffers), better communication between farmers and markets (information flow), flexible routes for carts and boats (transportation options), and local processing centers (reducing lead times).

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Instructor PowerPoint Slides / Lecture Presentations Author: Sunil Chopra & Peter Meindl Edition: 7th Edition Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Defining supply chain, historical evolution, and strategic fit cycles. Designing the Network

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What sets the 7th edition PPT modules apart from older iterations is the integration of modern digital ecosystems. Expect comprehensive slide sections covering:

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| Chapter | Title | PPT Link(s) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | Understanding the Supply Chain | SlideShare: Chapter 1 | | 2 | Achieving Strategic Fit in a Supply Chain | SlideShare: Chapter 2 | | 3 | Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics | Not found in search results | | 4 | Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to Omni-Channel Retailing | CliffsNotes: Chapter 4 | | 5 | Network Design in the Supply Chain | Not found in search results | | 6 | Designing Global Supply Chain Networks | CliffsNotes: Chapter 6 | | 7 | Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain | Not found in search results | | 8 | Aggregate Planning in the Supply Chain | Not found in search results | | 9 | Sales and Operations Planning in a Supply Chain | Not found in search results | | 10 | Coordination in a Supply Chain | Not found in search results | | 11 | Managing Economies of Scale in the Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory | Not found in search results | | 12 | Managing Uncertainty in the Supply Chain: Safety Inventory | Not found in search results | | 13 | Determining the Optimal Level of Product Availability | Not found in search results | | 14 | Transportation in the Supply Chain | Not found in search results | | 15 | Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain | Not found in search results | | 16 | Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain | Not found in search results | | 17 | Sustainability and the Supply Chain | Not found in search results |