Marketing & Logistics 4385
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
TERM:
Fall 2015
COURSE TITLE:
BUS M&L 4385, Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
COURSE TIME/
PLACE:
Tuesday – Schoenbaum Hall Rm #209, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Term: 1st (August 25 – October 12, 2015)
DESCRIPTION:
Focuses on understanding how to measure and impact the long-term sustainability of a company's supply
chain; learn practices for reducing carbon footprints and creating a more resilient supply chain, while
meeting financial goals.
COURSE BREAKS:
N/A
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
To provide an overview of the concept of sustainability as it relates to supply chain management. A
background on supply chain sustainability y will be provided, as well as a focus on two core approaches to
sustainability in business: Sustainable Product Design and In-Chain Sustainability.
INSTRUCTOR:
Jim Hendrickson,
Fisher Hall, 3rd Floor, Room 344
E-mail: Hendrickson.1129@osu.edu
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1197266&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
OFFICE HOURS:
Office hours: Monday / Wednesday, 3:00 – 4:00 pm, and Tuesday, 4:00 – 5:15 PM, or by appointment
REQUIRED TEXT:
None
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COURSE LECTURE
MATERIALS:
Course lecture materials include business cases, PowerPoint slides, industry journal articles, and questions
from the text. All class materials used for the lecture will be available on our Carmen website for
downloading prior to lecture.
COURSE
FORMAT:
This course will consist of instructor and class led discussions, topic lecture, hands-on workshops,
guest speakers and case exercises. You are expected to attend all classes and to be prepared to discuss
and/or apply assigned readings to the class discussion. Students will take an active role in participation in
team settings to accomplish he hands-on workshops and cases. This will include class preparation of cases
and presentation to the class in a “board room” format.
CLASS POINT TOTAL:
Grades will be based upon performance on the following:
Assignment
Group Exercise / Presentation – Exercise 1
Group Exercise / Presentation – Exercise 2
Group Participation and Individual Participation
Sustainability Policy
Total
Percentage
31.25%
31.25%
18.75%
18.75%
100%
Points
50
50
30
30
160
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS:
1. Group Exercise / Presentation. This is a unique course that combines theory and practice. In the first
few sessions, students will provided with tools to analyze for sustainability, to develop sustainable
initiatives and communication and project techniques on how to “sell” these initiatives to senior
management. Students will then be tasked to complete two exercises: A Product Design for Sustainably
Initiative, and an In-Chain Sustainability Initiative. Each of these initiatives will be developed IN-CLASS,
with a team that will analyze a case or set of circumstances and then will apply the material learned in
class to create a specific initiative. These initiatives will then be presented to a corporate-like board for
evaluation and approval. Each initiative will span a two week period, i.e. two class sessions, or about 6
total hours of in-class time. Students will be graded using a rubric that will evaluate the quality of the
exercise done by the group and the ultimate outcome. (Rubric is provided at the end of the syllabus).
2. Group Participation / Individual Participation: As mentioned in item 1 above, a major portion of the
class will be engaged in team participation based hands-on learning. As part of this, teams will be
developed for each exercise and the members of each team will evaluate the others based on a standard
evaluation provided to each student. A portion of the student’s grade will be based on this evaluation.
This class is also an intensive hands-on immersion based learning experience that is completed over a
relatively short 8 week period. In addition, 50% of the class will be spent working, during class period, in
teams on hands-on exercises. As a result, there is a high expectation of individual participation in the
class as both a team member and individual participant. Individual participation will be measured based
on attendance, active participation in class beyond just team membership, and total contribution of the
individual. As there will be little outside work, class attendance and active participation is a must.
Participation will be graded as a combination of group and individual participation.
4. Sustainability Policy. For a final project which will be done in lieu of a final exam, the student will be
required to create a sustainability policy for the target corporation, Yorge and Devor, that will be used in
class exercises. The details of this assignment will be discussed in class. In addition, there is a detailed
exercise sheet that provides all the necessary information for the student to complete the Corporate
Sustainability Policy.
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ASSIGNMENTS
AND DUE DATES
You are expected to approach each assignment with the professionalism required in business today.
This is particularly relevant for your interactions with teams and the “board meetings” as part of fulfilling
the requirements of this course. All assignments, unless otherwise specified, are due on the day of class
during the class period. In rare instances, the instructor may allow a team to turn in an assignment after
the end of the class period. If done, this will be done for all teams with a firm date and no penalties will
be assessed provided the assignment is delivered by that time. Correct spelling, grammar, and
punctuation are expected and will be considered in the grading of all assignments.
GRADING SCALE:
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
E
ATTENDANCE
AND TARDINESS:
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Numeric Range
94%
90%
87%
84%
80%
77%
74%
70%
67%
64%
0-60%
Quality Points
4
3.7
3.3
3
2.7
2.3
2
1.7
1.3
1
0
Fisher College of Business strongly enforces University attendance policies. As per University rule 3335-833, any student may be dis-enrolled from a course for failure to attend by the first Friday of the term, or
by the 3rd instructional day of the term, or by the second class meeting, whichever occurs first.
In-class exercises cannot be made up if missed without a valid medical excuse or bona fide family
emergency.
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All tests, written exercises, and papers are to be your own work.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Academic integrity is essential to maintaining an environment that fosters excellence in teaching,
research, and other educational and scholarly activities. Thus, the Ohio State University and the
Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM) expect that all students have read and understand the
University’s Code of Student Conduct, and that all students will complete all academic and scholarly
assignments with fairness and honesty. Students must recognize that failure to follow the rules and
guidelines established in the University’s Code of Student Conduct and this syllabus may constitute
“Academic Misconduct.”
The Ohio State University’s Code of Student Conduct (Section 3335-23-04) defines academic misconduct
as: “Any activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the University, or subvert the
educational process.” Examples of academic misconduct include (but are not limited to) plagiarism,
collusion (unauthorized collaboration), copying the work of another student, and possession of
unauthorized materials during an examination. Ignorance of the University’s Code of Student Conduct is
never considered an “excuse” for academic misconduct, so I recommend that you review the Code of
Student Conduct and, specifically, the sections dealing with academic misconduct. If I suspect that a
student has committed academic misconduct in this course, I am obligated by University Rules to report
my suspicions to the Committee on Academic Misconduct. If COAM determines that you have violated the
University’s Code of Student Conduct (i.e., committed academic misconduct), the sanctions for the
misconduct could include a failing grade in this course and suspension or dismissal from the University.
If you have any questions about the above policy or what constitutes academic misconduct in this course,
please contact me. Other sources of information on academic misconduct (integrity) to which you can
refer include:
 The Committee on Academic Misconduct web pages (oaa.osu.edu/coam/home.html)
 Ten Suggestions for Preserving Academic Integrity (oaa.osu.edu/coam/ten-suggestions.html)
 Eight Cardinal Rules of Academic Integrity (www.northwestern.edu/uacc/8cards.html)
AMERICANS
WITH
DISABILITIES
ACT:
If you have a disability, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA), which requires classroom accommodation or auxiliary aids, please
inform me of your needs during the first week of class so that I can take
appropriate action.
COURSE
DISCLAIMER:
The schedule, policies, and assignments contained in this course syllabus or on my website are subject
to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, class progress, or by mutual agreement between the
instructor and the students.
OTHER:
All cellular phones, pagers and other electronic communication devices are to be turned off during class.
Any electronic recording of the lecture or presentations is not authorized. The only exceptions will be
those authorized in writing by the Office of Disability Services.
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CLASS SCHEDULE:
Note: I may need to revise the schedule to accommodate class progress, provide a more in-depth focus, or to take advantage of additional guest
speakers should the opportunity arise. Because this once a week format is a challenge, I may alter the schedule to make it better if the need arises.
Class
1
Date
8/25
Day
Tuesday
2
9/1
Tuesday
3
9/8
4
Topic
Reading
Class Introduction
Syllabus Review, Course Format, Exercise
Reviews and Teaming discussion
Introduction to Supply Chain Mgmt
Introduction to Sustainability
How to Build a Sustainable Supply Chain
Course Syllabus
1 – Supply Chain Management L1
F2015.pptx in the Course Material Folder
Tuesday
Getting Management Approval
The Business Case
The Sustainability Policy
Exercise 1 Introduction and Breakout Sessions
3 – Selling Management – Policy L3
F2015.pptx
“Exercise 1” Content in Exercise 1 Folder
9/15
Tuesday
“Exercise 1” Content in Exercise 1 Folder
5
9/22
Tuesday
6
9/29
Tuesday
7
10/6
Tuesday
Exercise 1: Design for Sustainability
Breakout Sessions
Exercise 1: Team Presentations
Team Setup for Exercise 2
Exercise 2: In-Chain Sustainability
Breakout Sessions
Sustainability Policy Assignment
Exercise 2: Team Presentations
10/12
Monday
Sustainability Policy Due
Policy is due before Midnight on 10/12
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2 – How to Build a Sustainable Supply
Chain L2 F2015.pptx
“Exercise 1” Content in Exercise 1 Folder
“Exercise 2” Content in Exercise 2 Folder
Sustainability Policy Exercise
“Exercise 2” Content in Exercise 2 Folder
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