Chapter 1
Understanding the Basics
Learn the fundamental building blocks of any supply chain network: the elements that every planning model is built from.
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Item
The products, materials, and SKUs that flow through your supply chain network.
3 min - 02
Item @ Location
How an item is represented at a specific node in the network, and what that means for planning.
3 min - 03
BOM (Bill of Material)
The Bill of Materials — how input items are consumed and output items are produced in a transformation process.
4 min - 04
BOM: Input & Output
What goes into a transformation process, what comes out, and the yield that connects the two.
4 min - 05
BOM: Lead time
The duration of a transformation process — from when it starts to when the output item is available.
3 min - 06
BOD (Bill of Distribution)
The Bill of Distribution — how items move between locations and what constraints govern each transport lane.
3 min - 07
BOD: Transport mode
The method of transport on a lane — truck, rail, sea, air — and how it affects cost and lead time.
3 min - 08
BOD: Transport lead time
The time an item spends in transit on a distribution lane, from departure at origin to arrival at destination.
3 min - 09
Resource
The machines, lines, and people whose capacity constrains how much you can produce.
3 min - 10
Resource Consumed
The link between transformation processes and resources — how much capacity each process uses.
3 min