Data Science Strategies in Supply Chain Management. Master data science skills to create a more agile supply chain.

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Paul Jan

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Leverage Data Science for a More Agile Supply Chain SpecializationUniversity of California, Irvine

What you will learn

Analyze historical data to determine inventory levels in steady and uncertain demand situations using Excel.
Set up and solve optimization problems in Excel.
Build a demand and inventory snapshot and run a Monte Carlo simulation to solve for a more agile supply chain.
Describe how demand planning, supply planning, and constrained forecast are associated with one another.

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About this Specialization

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Over the past two decades, the supply chain has become more complex. While advancing technology has allowed companies to capture this complexity within stores of ever accumulating data, companies have not kept up with how to analyze and derive insights from that data. This specialization uses hands-on activities to show how data science techniques can turn raw data into decision-makers for a more agile supply chain. Foundational techniques such as demand forecasting, inventory management with demand variability, and using the newsvendor model are covered, in addition to more advanced techniques such as how to optimize for capacity and resources as well as mitigate risks with the Monte Carlo simulation. By the end of this specialization, you will be able to: Describe how demand planning, supply planning, and constrained forecast are associated with one another. Use Excel to analyze historical data to quantify future needs. Analyze historical data to determine inventory levels in steady and uncertain demand situations using Excel. Manage inventory in an uncertain environment. Quantify the inventory needs for single-period items using the newsvendor model. Identify the components of capacity optimization, resource optimization, and Monte Carlo simulation. Set up and solve optimization problems in Excel. Build a demand and inventory snapshot and run a Monte Carlo simulation to solve for a more agile supply chain.

Applied Learning Project

Throughout the specialization, learners work with real-world supply chain data to analyze various supply chain scenarios. To close, learners apply concepts from all three courses to apply learned data science skills to improve the margins of a supply chain.

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Intermediate Level

Approximately 3 months to complete

Suggested pace of 2 hours/week

English

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There are 3 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Supply Chain Planning

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Supply chain planning is an important activity in any supply chain. This is where organizations get an idea of the upcoming demand, realize if they have the capacity to meet the demand, and determine how to realize these demands. In this course, we will explore how to use data science to conduct demand and supply planning, how to constrain the forecast, and how to measure the results. As we walk through this process, we will also explore how to use Excel to quantify each step.

Course2

Course 2

Inventory Management

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Inventory is a strategic asset for organizations. The effective management of inventory can minimize a company’s spending while dramatically increasing its profit. In this course, we will explore how to use data science to manage inventory in uncertain environments, how to set inventory levels based on customer service requirements, and how to calculate inventory for products that have short sales cycles.

Course3

Course 3

Supply Chain Optimization

Optimization is an important piece of an agile supply chain. In this course, we will explore the components of optimization and how to set up an optimization problem in Excel. We will also practice capacity and resource optimization and explore examples of both in the supply chain. Building off of our optimization practice, we will next learn how to use a Monte Carlo simulation to make the least risky decision in uncertain supply chain situations. Finally, we will combine our skills from this and the previous two courses to build a demand and inventory snapshot and optimize it, using a Monte Carlo simulation, to mitigate risks in the supply chain.

Instructor

Paul Jan

Supply Chain Thought-Leader and Educator

Division of Continuing Education

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University of California, Irvine

Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways.

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