Project Instructions

for
Supply Chain Analytics

Important instructions and deadlines

(1) Project name/title and supply chain should be identified and communicated by 20
November 2019.
(2) Akanksha Sinha and Akash Kumar are requested to collect project title from each group
and send a document containing group number and project title to me.
(3) Project report around 10-15 pages should be submitted latest by 01 December 2019.
(4) Each group needs to present their project in the last class of the course.
(5) Completed project needs to be submitted by 26 December 2018.

Project instructions and guidelines

1. One project should be carried out by a group student.

2. Each team should select a supply chain problem and apply at least two modelling and
analytics techniques discussed in the class.
[Note: Predictive modelling (multiple regression, machine learning, neural network), multivariate
techniques, supply chain performance measurement are scheduled to be covered in the coming classes.]
3. For few sample problems, read Introduction and Problem Identification/
Description sections of articles entitled “Separating Inventory Flows in the Materials
Management Department of Hancock Medical Center” and “Supply-Chain Analysis at
Volkswagen of America”. Both the articles are attached with this document.
4. Selected supply chain for the project should be from the Gartner supply chain top 25
for 2018. An article entitled “Gartner Announces Rankings of the 2019 Supply Chain
Top 25” containing list of the Gartner’s top 25 supply chain and other information is
attached with this document.
[Note: In addition to this list, a team can consider supply chain of any company having arguably a good
brand and operating in India. For example, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra & Mahindra, Amul, Patanjali, Tata
Group, Asian Paints, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, JK Tyre, etc.]

Each team should do the followings

1. Select a supply chain from Gartner’s 2019 list and study them.

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2. They should get information mostly from academic/professional journals including
HBR, Sloan Management Review, Interfaces, for example. Every information source
must be referenced at the end of the project report and cited within the project report.
3. Draw a map of the selected supply chain, their partners, supply chain members from
raw material to finished goods, and find out how they measure their performance, and
identify few areas where you can apply your knowledge and skills to make the supply
chain more effective and profitable.
4. The project must apply at least two (type of) problems and techniques discussed in the
class.
5. Spreadsheet and other tools (to be discussed) should be used for analysis.
6. If any required data is difficult to get, use reasonable data/assumptions.
7. Analysis scenarios should be almost exhaustive.
8. Data/results should be presented in graphical form and its explanation should be lucid.
9. Every report should contain the following sections (with the same order):
a) Executive summary/Abstract
b) Introduction
c) Problem/objective/scopes
d) Methods
e) Managerial implications
f) Conclusions/recommendations/limitations
g) References
10. You should be prepared to present your work in the last class of the course. Each group
may be given 10 minutes to present their work.

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