The book’s strategic framework, built around the six drivers of facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, and pricing, provides a durable mental model that will serve you throughout your career. The 7th edition’s extensive case examples, quantitative problems, and clear exposition make complex concepts accessible without sacrificing analytical rigor.
Balancing holding costs against ordering costs.
When demand fluctuations are predictable (e.g., seasonal surges), firms can manage them using two primary levers:
Aggregate forecasts (e.g., total shoe sales across a region) are more accurate than disaggregate forecasts (e.g., sales of size 9 red running shoes at a specific store).
Appendix: chapter-to-slide mapping and timing guide (estimate for a semester course)
Chapter 18: Sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line in SCM Slide 11: Key Takeaways & Summary Slide 12: Q&A / Discussion Points
Choosing suppliers based on more than just the purchase price (lead times, reliability, flexibility). Slide 17: Pricing and Revenue Management (Chapter 16)
Each part contains multiple chapters, and the official PowerPoints follow this exact sequence, providing a slide for every key concept, learning objective, and case study example.
Cost ^ | / Total Cost | \ / | \_/ <-- Optimal Number of Facilities | / \__ Transportation Cost | /_______ Inventory & Facility Costs +-------------------------------------> Number of Facilities Global Supply Chain Network Design and Risk Management
Enhanced strategies for building resilient supply chains in the face of geopolitical shifts and pandemics. Complete PPT Slide Deck Structure (Chapter-by-Chapter)
7th edition of Sunil Chopra’s Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation
