ADK ADVISORY / EDUCATION

Sharing knowledge.
Building better supply chains.

Over the course of my career, I’ve developed and delivered training on warehouse engineering, network design, transportation, forecasting, advanced analytics and the economics of supply chain solutions. These learning areas bring together engineering fundamentals, quantitative analysis and lessons from real-world operations.

Learning areas

From supply chain fundamentals to advanced decision-making.

A selection of topics covered across professional training and education programs. The descriptions below are course overviews, not an offer of paid or on-demand classes.

01WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS

Warehouse Operations & Fundamentals

A practical foundation in warehouse operations, from the role of the distribution center to how storage, people, equipment and processes work together.

  • The role of warehousing within the supply chain
  • Storage systems, racking and material handling equipment
  • Receiving, putaway, picking, replenishment and shipping
  • Warehouse profiling, sizing, layout and operating costs
02AUTOMATION & DESIGN

Advanced Warehouse Design & Automation

Moving beyond fundamentals to compare warehouse design concepts and understand when advanced technology improves performance and financial returns.

  • Alternative picking and storage strategies
  • Advanced equipment and automation concepts
  • Warehouse throughput, capacity and productivity trade-offs
  • Evaluating capital investment and operational economics
03NETWORK OPTIMIZATION

Supply Chain Network Design

Developing distribution networks using facility-location analysis and quantitative modeling, with worked examples from parcel, aftermarket and global supply chains.

  • Distribution strategy and facility-location decisions
  • Network modeling, optimization and analytical methods
  • Parcel networks and fulfillment network design
  • Global networks and real-world case studies
04TRANSPORTATION

Transportation & Parcel Networks

Exploring how transportation networks are structured, modeled and evaluated, including parcel movements, service requirements and cost-to-serve.

  • Transportation network structure and service trade-offs
  • Parcel fulfillment and distribution flows
  • Transportation economics and cost modeling
  • Evaluating alternative network configurations
05PLANNING & FORECASTING

Forecasting & Demand Planning

Understanding how forecasting supports operating plans and supply chain decisions, including translating demand expectations into capacity and resource requirements.

  • Demand forecasting concepts and applications
  • Forecast assumptions and planning horizons
  • Turning forecast volumes into operating requirements
  • Using forecasts to support supply chain decisions
06DATA & ANALYTICS

Advanced Analytics & Operations Science

An applied introduction to turning operational data into better supply chain decisions using statistical methods, algorithms and machine learning.

  • Introduction to big data analytics and data cleaning
  • Algorithms and applied statistics
  • Machine learning concepts and examples
  • Operations science tools and demonstrations
07SOLUTION ECONOMICS

Supply Chain Cost Modeling & Commercial Economics

Building realistic warehouse and transportation budgets, analyzing investment returns and translating operating designs into commercially sound solutions.

  • Direct and indirect labor, facilities, equipment and startup costs
  • Capital, depreciation, cash flow and investment returns
  • Warehousing and transportation cost models
  • Open-book versus fixed/variable pricing and risk allocation
Learning & knowledge sharing

Interested in exploring a topic further?

I’m happy to share selected educational materials or point interested students and supply chain professionals toward useful learning resources, free of charge. Tell me which area interests you, and I’ll see what material is appropriate to share.

Materials are shared selectively. Some original training content was developed for internal corporate programs and is not available for public distribution.

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