Chapter 4 – Designing Distribution Networks
Slide topics: Factors influencing distribution (customer density, product value), drop-shipping vs. in-store pickup, omni-channel models.
Chapter 5 – Network Design in the Supply Chain
Slide topics: Gravity location models, grid methods, factoring tariffs and taxes (new in 7e).
Chapter 6 – Designing Global Supply Chain Networks
Slide topics: Offshoring, total landed cost, exchange rate risk, nearshoring trends. supply chain management sunil chopra 7th edition ppt link
Chapter 7 – Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain
Slide topics: Time series, causal methods, components of demand (trend, seasonality, randomness). Quantitative examples with Excel.
Chapter 8 – Aggregate Planning
Slide topics: Level vs. chase strategy, linear programming, using spreadsheets for planning. Chapter 4 – Designing Distribution Networks Slide topics:
Chapter 9 – Managing Supply and Demand: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
Slide topics: S&OP process, yield management for perishable assets.
Chapter 10 – Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory
Slide topics: Basic EOQ model, quantity discounts, trade promotions, lot sizing. Chapter 6 – Designing Global Supply Chain Networks
Older editions (5th or 6th) sometimes include a CD-ROM with PPTs. Search eBay or AbeBooks for “Chopra Supply Chain Management instructor’s edition.” You may get a 7th edition CD if you are lucky – but no guarantee.
| If you are… | Your best action | |--------------|------------------| | A current student | Ask your professor or check LMS. Success rate: 90% | | An instructor | Register on Pearson Instructor Resource Center. | | A self-learner | Don’t waste time hunting “free links.” Use MIT OCW + Chapter summaries + YouTube lectures. | | A professional studying for certs (CSCP, CPSM) | Buy the book (used $20–30) and create your own slides from key terms. |
Short answer to the missing direct link: There is no publicly accessible, legal direct download of the full PowerPoint deck for Chopra’s 7th edition. Anyone offering a “free ppt link” is either pirating, scamming, or distributing malware.
One crucial question for students: Do you specifically need the 7th edition slides, or will the 6th do?