Supply Chain Management

Supply chain management plays a vital role in ensuring operational efficiency and business success. This course is designed for individuals new to supply chain management, including engineers, operations personnel, and supervisors. It provides foundational knowledge to help participants understand key supply chain principles and how they directly impact business performance.

Throughout this course, learners will explore how to align supply chain strategies with broader business objectives, ensuring operational efficiency and competitive advantage. They will also gain the skills to effectively balance trade-offs in capacity, inventory, and service levels, optimizing supply chain performance to meet customer demands.

Additionally, participants will learn to identify the bullwhip effect—an often-hidden challenge that disrupts supply chain stability. They will uncover strategies to mitigate its impact, ensuring smoother operations and better coordination across supply chain partners.

• Engineers
• Technicians
• Supply Chain Personnel
• Maintenance Personnel
• Operations Supervisors

1. Supply Chain Management Overview
2. Transportation Management
3. The Bullwhip Effect
4. Inventory Management & The Postponement Strategy

Pete Lukszys

Pete Lukszys teaches courses in supply chain management in the undergraduate, MS/MBA, and professional development programs at the Wisconsin School of Business. He is a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Operations & Information Management, and a faculty affiliate of the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management and the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems. He serves as the SAP Faculty Coordinator. He began teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004.

Pete is an educator, practitioner, and supply chain leader. His industry experience ranges from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He was founding CEO of Atrility Medical, a UW spin-off that developed and launched a product used to monitor arrhythmias which is being used in pediatric ICUs. Pete was head of corporate supply chain management and the US SAP implementation leader at EMD/Merck and held manufacturing management roles at Abbott Labs. He has served as a supply chain consultant and expert witness, advising organizations in the agriculture, automotive, biotech, defense, healthcare manufacturing, transportation, and wind energy industries.

Pete is APICS certified in production and inventory control. He received an MBA in supply chain management and a BS in industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.