ABOUT INSTRUCTOR :
Prof. Rajat Agrawal is a member of faculty (Associate Professor) at Department of Management
Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee. He is associate faculty member at
Center of Excellence for Disaster mitigation and Management and Center of Excellence for
Transportation Management, IIT Roorkee. He administers various initiatives of IIT Roorkee in
the field of IPR, incubation and entrepreneurship in different capacities. Dr. Rajat is a visiting
fellow to Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark. His area of interest is
Production and Operations Management including Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing
Strategy and World Class Manufacturing.
COURSE PLAN :
Week 1: Context of today’s supply chains (SC) analytics
Week 2: Supply chain analytics
Week 3: Foundation of Business Anlaytics (BA)
Week 4: A CASE STUDY OF SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYTICS
Week 5: Foundation of PRESCRIPTIVE ANALYTICS IN NETWORK PLANNING IN A SUPPLY CHAIN
Week 6: Foundation of Modeling Coordination Decisions in SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Week 7: Foundation of PERFORMACE MANAGEMENT IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Week 8: IT ENABLEMENT OF SUPPLY CHAINS

 

COURSE OUTLINE :-

 
In present time of intense global competition, customers are demanding more and more variety, with
better quality and service at lowest cost. This means that in order to be successful, firms need to
develop supply chain strategies and logistical capabilities that serve the needs of their customers whilst
maximizing overall profitability. All supply chains, in order to function properly, must focus on the huge
opportunity that exists in their analytics.
Specific objectives:
On successfully completing this course you will be able to:
• Understand the importance of the basics of Business Analytics and Optimization
• Understand the importance of the basics of Supply Chain Analytics and Optimization
• Analyze the level of uncertainty associated with the supply of products and services to targeted
customer segments and justify the choice of a supply chain strategy and its fit with competitive strategy.
• Explain the role and applications of Descriptive Analytics in a Supply Chain
• Explain the role and applications of Predictive Analytics in a Supply Chain
• Explain the role and applications of Prescriptive Analytics in a Supply Chain
• Learn the basics of Modeling through R Language