Review: Supply Chain Management — Sunil Chopra (7th Edition) — PPT-style Summary

Overview

• Slides: list of drivers (facilities, inventory, transportation, information, sourcing, pricing); how each affects responsiveness vs. efficiency.
• Visuals: driver-impact matrix; trade-off curves; KPI dashboard mockup.
• Equations: basic service level, fill rate definitions, inventory turnover.
• Activity: case-driven trade-off exercise: choose design choices for a perishable product.

Pitfall #2: Ignoring the Notes Section The real gold is in the Presenter Notes (View > Notes Page). In the official PPT, Chopra’s co-authors add slide-specific insights, potential discussion questions, and even video links that never appear in the printed book.

Slide 10: Case Studies

• Comprehensive coverage across strategy, planning, and operations.
• Clear structure linking high-level strategy with quantitative models (e.g., network design, forecasting, inventory).
• Practical managerial emphasis with real-world examples and case studies.
• Updated content reflecting digital supply chain trends (analytics, omnichannel, sustainability) — useful in current practice.
• Balanced mix of intuition, formulas, and worked numerical examples for classroom use.
• Good pedagogical features: chapter summaries, discussion questions, end-of-chapter problems.

Slide 7: Supply Chain Sustainability

Coordination: Discussions on the Bullwhip Effect and practical approaches like Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR) are central to the coordination chapters. Locating PPT Resources