Varun Gupta
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Prof. Varun Gupta, |
Current Courses
SCM 301 - Supply Chain Management (In-residence, offered Fall and Spring, maybe Summer)
SCM 301 is an introductory course that provides an overview of key logistics and supply chain management processes, concepts, and methodologies. Emphasis is given to the framework for supply chain management, the analysis of logistics cost, and service trade-offs among inventory, transportation, and warehousing activities, the strategic role of information technology in supply chains, the use of third-party logistics providers, and the methods of measuring the value of logistics performance. Instruction is based on problem-based learning pedagogy.
Syllabus SCM 301 [PDF]
Two most recent course evaluations - Instructor: 7.0/7.0 and Course Quality: 6.4/7.0
SCM 340 - Introduction to Supply Chain Analytics (In-residence, offered Fall)
Supply Chain Analytics studies key decision areas in supply chain design and operation using data driven methodologies. The course introduces students to strategic, tactical and operational supply chain problems including demand forecasting, risk analysis, revenue management, distribution and facility location. Through this course, data visualization and communicating data insights will be discussed. Finally, through the analysis and discussion of data students will learn to obtain useful insights on how to optimize the value of supply chain processes and operations and present these findings in the most relevant way.
SCM 455 - Logistics System Analysis and Design (In-residence, offered Fall and Spring)
Customer service, inventory management, transportation, warehousing, purchasing, international logistics, site location planning and analysis, and total cost analysis.
Syllabus SCM 455 [PDF]
Two most recent course evaluations - Instructor: 5.6/7.0 and Course Quality: 5.2/7.0
SCM 460 - Purchasing and Supply Management (Online, offered Fall and Spring)
Purchasing policies, procedures, order specifications and agreements, supplier selection, and the role of purchasing in production planning and inventory management.
Syllabus SCM 460 [PDF]
Two most recent course evaluations - Instructor: 6.1/7.0 and Course Quality: 5.9/7.0
BADM 513 - Quantitative Methods for Business (Hybrid, offered every Fall)
Quantitative methods include linear programming, decision analysis, inventory models, forecasting, simulation and queuing models.
Syllabus BADM 513 [PDF]
Two most recent course evaluations - Instructor: 7.0/7.0 and Course Quality: 6.0/7.0
Supply Chain Teaching Tools
Proficient in using SAP and currently teaching a course (SCM 460) with multiple exercises and projects in SAP.
Certified teacher for The Fresh Connection: a web-based supply chain simulation game to enhance learning by doing.
Other Advising Roles
Supervised undergraduate honors thesis and a summer research project.
Supervised undergraduate students for multiple ITC (Innovation-through-collaboration) projects at the Black School of Business.
Club co-advisor, Project & Supply Chain Management student club, Black school of Business.
Trustee, Millcreek Education Foundation, 2018-19.