An Interactive Introduction to Supply Chain Management

Every product we use, whether delivered to our door, stocked on a store shelf, or assembled on a factory floor, moves through a hidden system of decisions about routes, timing, and resources. These decisions form the backbone of supply chain management, a field concerned with how goods move efficiently through networks. At its core, supply chain management is about structured problem-solving, deciding what goes where, when, and how, under real-world constraints.

This book invites you to explore that world through interaction rather than passive reading. You will solve routing puzzles, choose facility locations, balance inventory, and design network flows using hands-on games and visual tools. By experimenting with decisions and immediately seeing their consequences, abstract ideas become intuitive and memorable.

Rather than focusing on complex mathematical derivations, the book emphasizes algorithms, logic, and decision-making principles that underpin supply chain systems. From the Traveling Salesman Problem to vehicle routing, facility location, and forecasting, each chapter breaks problems down into clear steps and strategies that mirror how practitioners think. You learn by doing, testing ideas, refining solutions, and building insight through exploration.

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