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INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
2018-2019	EnIESEG School of Management ( IÉSEG )
Class code :	1819-IÉSEG-M1S1-OPS-MA-EI45UE	OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Level	Year	Period	Language of instruction
Master	1	S1	EnEnglish

Academic responsibility	L.ZHANG
Lecturer(s)	Linda ZHANG

IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 1 > 2,00 ECTS

Prerequisites

Statistics & Probability distributions. Note: if you do not have sufficient knowledge on Statistics and Probability distributions, attending this course is not suitable for you.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, the students are able to
- understand the types and functions of inventories;
- describe the impact of demand forecasting and aggregate planning on inventory management;
- apply demand forecasting and aggregate planning methods in different problem contexts;
- comprehend a number of inventory models;
- identify and apply appropriate inventory models to solve specific problems;
- comprehend JIT inventory systems and VMI;
- describe the essential elements contributing to successful JIT inventory systems and VMI.

Course description

• Demand forecasting
• Aggregate planning
• Inventory models
• JIT inventory systems
• VMI

Class type

Class structure

Type of course	Numbers of hours	Comments
Independent study
Estimated personal workload	4,00
Group Project	4,00
Independent work
Reference manual 's readings	8,00	Students need to read the teaching materials on demand forecasting, JIT inventory systems, and VMI.
Face to face
Interactive class	16,00	Lecturing, watching video clips, in class exercises
Total student workload	32,00