Miragliotta Giovanni
giovanni.miragliotta@polimi.it
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To hide problems
Setup time
Alti tempi di setup
Difettosit
Defects
del prodotto o
del processo Fornitori
Unbalanced flow
Flusso non ben bilanciato Unreliable
inaffidabili
Requirements based:
Replenishment (t) = f (inventory (t), consumption (t)), where t>t
Stock management:
Replenishment (t) = f (inventory (t) )
Yes
No
Replenishment based (push) Stock management (pull)
Forecast driven: Demand driven:
Cycle stock = f (planning frequency, Cycle stock = f (demand, del. Lead
demand, del. Lead Time) Time)
Safety stock = g (forecast accuracy) Safety stock = g (demand variability)
1. Products categorization
Not just demand and product features, but every feature influencing
the selection of the management model (see step 2) should be
considered, e.g.
Trade channel features which may influence the customer reaction, e.g.
in large POS vs. small POS
1. Products categorization
Total costs
Warehousing
Inventories
Stock-out
Transportation
N opt # of echelons
Available models:
Traditional models
Innovative models
Newsvendor (cf. Luxury game)
Advanced contracts
Sales protection
Profit sharing
Cf. Cachon, 2000
1. Products categorization
1. Products categorization
4. Everyday management:
Data collection (e.g. actual sales vs. forecast)
Stock priority and assignment
Continuous category updating procedure
demand forecasting
Inventories / order management (front, back)
inventory management approach
Flow mngmt stock sizing (cycle, transit, safety)
stock positioning (centralized /
Stock allocation
decentralized)
(to channel / to customer / to store)
1. Products categorization
4. Everyday management:
Data collection (e.g. actual sales vs. forecast)
Stock priority and assignment
Continuous category updating procedure
NB: this one is
maybe the most
important task of all
Advanced Supply Chain Planning Lab
Giovanni Miragliotta
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