Supply Chain Network Design & Footprint Decisions is a structured track of 12 lessons that build a complete, interview-ready understanding of the topic. Work through them in order, then use the quiz and flashcards in each lesson to revise.
What this course covers
- What Network Design Decides and Why It Is Strategic - Decisions that lock in cost and service for years, and their reversal cost.
- Facility Location: Factors, Methods & Trade-Offs - The factors that decide a site, and the methods used to compare options.
- Centralised versus Decentralised Distribution - The inventory-versus-transport trade-off, quantified with the square root rule.
- Number of Nodes, Echelons & Service Coverage - How node count drives cost and next-day coverage, with a worked curve.
- Cost to Serve Analysis by Customer and Region - Allocating true cost to customers, and finding the ones losing money.
- Network Optimisation Modelling Basics - What an optimisation model does, the inputs it needs and how to read output.
- Manufacturing Footprint and Plant Loading Decisions - Deciding what each plant makes, and loading capacity across a network.
- Near-Shoring, Diversification & Supply Base Relocation - Why firms are relocating capacity, and what India gains and must fix.
- Tax, Duty & Regulatory Factors in Indian Network Design - How indirect tax and duty structures shape where facilities are placed.
- Redesigning a Network After Demand Shifts - Re-optimising an existing footprint when demand geography moves.
- Using AI and Optimisation Tools in Network Design - Scenario generation with AI-assisted models, and validating the recommendation.
- Applied: Choosing Warehouse Locations for National Coverage - A location decision made with real distances, demand and cost data.