Week Date Day Unit Subunit Activities Deadlines

Introduction to Forecasting and Course policies and details.

02-oct-23 L Lecture
Inventory Management Course Introduction to demand forecasting
1

04-oct-23 M 1. Demand forecasting Introduction to demand forecasting Lecture / Workshop1

09-oct-23 L Holiday
2
11-oct-23 M Time series basics Lecture

Categorization of demand patterns: Time series decomposition, removing trends and

16-oct-23 L Lecture Workshop 1 deadline
seasonality.
3
Categorization of demand patterns: Time series decomposition, removing trends and
18-oct-23 M Lecture/Hw 1 release
seasonality.
Adaptive Forecasting Methods Based on Time Series. Forecasting: Exponential
23-oct-23 L Lecture. Forecasting Workshop Hw 1 deadline
4 smoothing, Holt,Holt-Winters method.

25-oct-23 M Lesson Lesson - Q&A

1. Demand forecasting
Adaptive Forecasting Methods Based on Time Series. Forecasting: Exponential
30-oct-23 L Lecture / Forecasting Workshop/ Hw 2 release
smoothing, Holt,Holt-Winters method.
5
01-nov-23 M Forecasting techniques based on linear regression (simple/multiple) Lecture

06-nov-23 L Forecasting techniques based on linear regression (simple/multiple) Lecture

6
08-nov-23 M Selection of forecasting techniques based on performance metrics Lecture

13-nov-23 L Workshop Workshop 2 Forecasting workshop Deadline/Hw2 deadline

7
15-nov-23 M Lesson Lesson - Q&A
23-nov-22 1st. Exam
27-nov-23 L 2.1 Introduction to inventory management: decision levels, costs y objectives. Lecture / Workshop
8
29-nov-23 M 1. Demand forecasting 2.2. Selective stock management using ABC and VED classifications. Lecture Project guideline release
2.3. Basic Approach to Identifying the Right Inventory Model: Internal and External
04-dic-23 L Lecture
Influencing Factors on Sourcing.
9
06-dic-23 M 2.4. Economic order quantity model: Basic EOQ. Lecture

2. Inventory management 2.5. Economic Order Quantity Model Extensions: Discounted EOQ and Independent
11-dic-23 L Lecture Deadline Hw 3
fundamentals Multiple Product EOQ
10
13-dic-23 M Lesson 3

18-dic-23 L 3.1. Inventory models for approximately constant demand over time. Lecture
3. Inventory replenishment
11 3.2. Product availability metrics: cycle service level, fill rate, out-of-stock cost per
20-dic-23 M policy design Lecture Workshop in class
occasion
25-dic-23 L Holiday
27-dic-23 M Holiday
01-ene-24 L Holiday

12 3.3. Practical cases of determination of safety stock in the face of uncertain demand and
Lecture
03-ene-24 M supply Hw4 release
3.4. Impact of Replenishment Time Uncertainty on Safety Inventory Lecture
3.5. Inventory model for a single replenishment period: perishable items Lecture
08-ene-24 L 3. Inventory replenishment 3.6. Inventory models for changing demand over time: periodic EOQ, lot-by-lot, Silver-
Lecture
13 policy design Meal, Wagner-Whitin.
3.6. Inventory models for changing demand over time: periodic EOQ, lot-by-lot, Silver-
10-ene-24 M Lecture/ Worskshop
Meal, Wagner-Whitin. Hw4 deadline Thursday
15-ene-24 L Lesson 4 /Q &A session
14
17-ene-24 M Project presentation Project deadline
25-ene-23 Final Exam
08-feb-23 3rd. Exam

Note: Both the dates of lectures and the topics to be evaluated in written lessons/exams are referential and can be modified by the lecturer.