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Analysis & Design of Logistics Systems - Winter '09

This document provides information about the M&L 881: Analysis & Design of Logistics Systems course offered in Winter 2009 at Ohio State University. The course will be taught by Professor John Saldanha and will cover modeling approaches for solving logistics issues. It will include modules on forecasting, routing and scheduling, facility location, and network design. Students will learn modeling techniques like heuristics, optimization, and simulation. The grade will be based on 4 projects, a midterm, and a final exam. The schedule provides the lecture topics and assigned readings for each class.

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Analysis & Design of Logistics Systems - Winter '09

This document provides information about the M&L 881: Analysis & Design of Logistics Systems course offered in Winter 2009 at Ohio State University. The course will be taught by Professor John Saldanha and will cover modeling approaches for solving logistics issues. It will include modules on forecasting, routing and scheduling, facility location, and network design. Students will learn modeling techniques like heuristics, optimization, and simulation. The grade will be based on 4 projects, a midterm, and a final exam. The schedule provides the lecture topics and assigned readings for each class.

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M&L 881: Analysis & Design of Logistics Systems - Winter 09

The Professor: J ohn Saldanha Phone: 247-8003


524 Fisher Hall [email protected]
The Classes: Classes will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30-3:18 pm GE 305.
Office Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 am 1:00 pm 524 Fisher.
The Course: 881 can be described as a modeling course in logistics. We will cover a variety of logistics
issues and discuss modeling approaches for solving them. The course is organized into four
application modules (Forecasting, Routing & Scheduling, Facility Location, and Network
Design) and one methods module (Modeling). Each application module will consist of a
series of lectures on modeling and solution approaches to a class of problems, followed by a
special lecture on case-studies and/or implementation issues.
By the end of the course, you will:
be familiar with several modeling problems commonly faced in logistics,
understand the uses of, and the appropriateness of solving problems with, heuristics,
optimization and simulation,
be able to solve many of these problems using efficient heuristics (i.e. methods for
finding good solutions to a problem) or optimization techniques (i.e. methods for finding
the best solution),
understand how companies address these problems in the real world.
Course Packet: There is no course packet for this course. Additional readings that will supplement some of
the lectures are listed on page 4. The relevant books are on a two hour reserve at the front desk of the business
library. All required readings are available on-line through the course web-site on Carmen or through Business
Source Premier (see required reading list on page 3).
The Grade: The final grade will be determined by the weighted average of the following:
Projects (4) 10% each
Mid-term 30%
Final 30%
There will be 4 small projects assigned. These can be worked on in teams of three. Each assignment will have
a due-date. Late assignments will be accepted with 20% deducted off the total score for each day late.
Exams will be closed-book and closed-notes. You will be provided a formula sheet with all the required
formulas on it for the first exam. The exams are not cumulative although some materials will carry-over.
Should you be sick on an exam day, you must contact the professor more than 8 hours before the exam and
schedule a make-up exam that must be taken within 2 days. You will also need to provide a doctors note.
I take academic misconduct very seriously. Never represent someone elses work as your own. If I
suspect any violation of the Code of Student Conduct, I will bring it to the attention of the Committee on
Academic Misconduct who will determine and impose an appropriate sanction. This can range from a
formal reprimand to dismissal. Trust me, Im good at catching misconduct and cheating isnt worth the
risk.
BUS M&L 881 Winter '09 Schedule


Date Lecture Subject Readings Due
J an 5

Course Overview and Intro to Forecasting


J an 7 Intro to Time Series Approaches


J an 12 Dealing with Trend & Seasonality


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Forecasting in Practice / Demand Management #1, #2
J an 19 MLK Day Holiday
J an 21 Modeling Solution Methods - Heuristics, Optimization & Simulation #3, #4, #5
Project
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J an 26 Optimization: Formulating and Solving Integer Programs


J an 28
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Simulation: Concepts and Software (Demo)


Feb 2

EXAM 1 1:30-3:18 PM @ 305 GERLACH

Feb 4 Building Blocks


Feb 9 Vehicle Routing (issues, using the sweep and savings methods)
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Guest Lecture Topic TBA
Project
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Feb 16 Facility Location (issues, grid methods, median problem)
Feb 18 The Next Step: Intro to Network Design
Feb 21 Guest Lecture from Logictools (To be confirmed)
Project
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Feb 25 Lab @ Mason 345

Feb 27 Lab @ Mason 345


Mar 2 Open Lab @ Mason 345, 3:30-5:30 PM


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Mar 9


Discuss Readings
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Mar 11

Course Review
Mar 16

FINAL EXAM TBA
# Required Readings (see list on p. 3)






BUS M&L 881 Course Readings

Forecasting #1 Demand Forecasting: Reality vs. Theory Steve Robeano Carmen
#2 The Demand Management Process Croxton, Lambert, Garcia
and Rogers
Carmen
Intro to
Modeling
#3 Heuristics: Rules of Thumb for Logistics Decision Making Ballou J BL, Vol. 10, #1
#4 Simulation in Logistics: A Review of Present Practice and a Look to the
Future
Bowersox & Closs J BL, Vol. 10, #1
#5 Optimization Models for Logistics Decisions Powers J BL, Vol. 10, #1
Network
Modeling
#6 Designing an Integrated Distribution System at DowBrands, Inc. Robinson, Gao &
Muggenborg
Interfaces, Vol. 23,
#3
#7 Strategic Service Network Design for DHL Hong Kong Cheung, Leung & Wong Interfaces, Vol. 31,
#4
#8 Global Supply Chain Management at Digital Equipment Corporation Arntzen et al Interfaces, Vol. 25,
#1
Note: J BL is the J ournal of Business Logistics

All articles (except #1, #2) can be found in the library or on-line. To find them on-line, go to the course web-site on Carmen at
http://carmen.osu.edu. If you choose to access the articles through Business Source Complete go to http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/ and
click on "Research Databases", go to "B" and click on "Business Source Premier." From there you can conduct a search using any
combination of the author, the article title, or the journal title. Once you find the article, you should be able to click on "PDF Full Text" to
download the article in PDF format.
BUS M&L 881 Optional Readings
(On reserve in the Business Library)
Makridakis, Spyros G.; Wheelwright, Steven C.; and, Hyndman, Rob J . (1998), Forecasting Methods and
Applications, 3
rd
ed., J ohn Wiley and Sons: New York, NY.
1. Chapter 2
Section 2/4: Measuring Forecast Error
Section 2/5: Prediction Intervals
Section 2/6: Least Square Estimates
Section 2/7 : Transformations and Adjustments
Appendix 2-A: Notation for Quantitative Forecasting
Appendix 2-B: Summation Sign some rules.
2. Chapter 4 Exponential smoothing methods
Section 4/1: The Forecasting Scenario
Section 4/2: Averaging Methods
Section 4/3: Exponential Smoothing
Section 4/4: A Comparison of Methods
Section 4/5: General Aspects of Smoothing Methods
Ballou, Ronald H. (1992), Business Logistics Management, 3
rd
ed., Prentice Hall Inc.: NJ .
3. Classic Time-Series Decomposition (pp. 125-130)
Lawrence, J ohn A. J r.; Pasternack, Barry A. (1998), Applied Management Science A Computer-Integrated
Approach for Decision Making, J ohn Wiley and Sons: New York, NY.
4. Chapter 9: Forecasting
5. Chapter 3: Linear Programming
6. Chapter 4: Linear Programming Applications
7. Chapter 5: Integer Linear Programming
8. Chapter 6: Network Models
Section 6.4: The Traveling Salesman Problem
Section 6.5: The Shortest Path Problem
Section 6.6: The Minimal Spanning Tree Problem

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