Content

Supply Chain Dynamics

Introduction to supply chain dynamics (a brief introduction to the field)
History of supply chain dynamics [planned]

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Performance Priorities – an approach to discuss trade-offs and define which performance attributes are the most important

Variability

Introduction to variability [planned]
What Every Manager Should Know about Process Flows (insights about the relationship between cycle time, variability and capacity utilisation)
Process Flow Formulas. Formulas for estimating cycle time from process time variability, arrival variability and utilisation in a simple workflow.

Book reviews

James P. Ignizio: “Optimizing Factory Performance”, McGraw-Hill, 2009
Melanie Mitchell: “Complexity – A Guided Tour”, Oxford University Press, 2009