BUSML 3380 Logistics Management
FISHER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
Semester/Term:
Summer 2014
Course Title:
BUS M&L 3380, Logistics Management
Course Location/
Time:
Mon/Wed/Fri – Schoenbaum Rm #105, 8am-8:55am
Catalog
Description:
Instructor:
Prerequisites: Econ 2001.01 (200), or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 780.
Concepts and methods used to plan and manage logistics activities in a business
environment. Understanding of the components of logistics management and tradeoffs
required to manage the integrated flow of goods through the supply chain.
David Widdifield
Yasi(Rebecca) Meng
Fisher Hall, Room #510
(614) 292-2757 (office)
Email: widdifield.2@osu.edu
Class Website: https://carmen.osu.edu
Fisher Hall, Room 500
(614) 292-8808
meng.143@osu.edu
Office Hours:
Office Hours: Monday 9am to 11am
Required Text:
Contemporary Logistics Management, 10th Edition, Murphy and Wood, (Prentice Hall,
2010); ISBN 13 9780136110774, Retail $93.35 - $233.40 (OSU Bookstore;
www.ohiostate.bkstore.com), $183.23 to $60 (Amazon; www.amazon.com)
Course Lecture
Materials:
Course
Objective:
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Course lecture materials will include PowerPoint slides, industry journal articles, and
text questions. Class materials will be made available on Carmen for downloading prior
to class.
To provide an understanding of the key logistics concepts and the issues affecting the
movement and storage of goods. Particular emphasis will be placed on providing a
broad and general exposure to business logistics. This will include the development of a
basic understanding of the concepts and techniques important to analyzing business
logistics problems. The course will also examine how the various logistics activities are
related to each other and other functional areas within a business. Finally, the course
strives to develop management and control techniques/skills that are critical in the area
of logistics.
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Course
Format:
Class Point Total:
This course will be conducted using a combination of class lecture, and text quizzes.
The lecture will cover the assigned text chapter, including a comparison of text material
to current trends in the industry. This class consists of 7 weeks, meetings 3 times per
week. Attendance and having read the assigned text readings and accompanying slide
decks are crucial to success on the quizzes as well as the final exam. Based on this,
attendance is mandatory for all students. While this is a large class section, students are
encouraged to actively participate in our class discussions as this assists in the material
comprehension and retention process.
Grades will be based upon performance on the following:
Assignment
Class Guest Speaker Attendance
Final Exam
Learning Quizzes
Midterm Exam
TOTAL
Points
60
150
60
100
370
Percentage
16%
41%
16%
27%
100%
Assignment
Details:
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1.
Class Guest Speaker Attendance. During the course, we will have the opportunity to
host 2 senior level supply chain managers from leading companies in the Columbus
area. They will provide critical insights to the importance of logistics from a
corporate perspective as well as current or emerging industry trends in business,
employment, and technology. The objective of these events is to provide the
student with a practitioner’s perspective of logistics within her/his business,
customers, and market. Attendance is mandatory for all students as these events
provide timely and unique information about how logistics impacts consumers, the
economy, and industry. Due to this, there is no make-up assignment for students
missing a guest speaker. On days we host a guest speaker, students will sign-in for
attendance points via Carmen at the beginning of the class attendance points. The
Carmen window will be opened from 8am to 8:10am, no late attendance
submissions will be accepted after past 8:10am. Guest speaker attendance will
account for 60 points towards your final grade.
2.
Final Exam. A final comprehensive exam will be given during the course consisting
of 50 multiple choice questions drawn from the text readings covered in the
course. Questions will contain text material which may or may not have been
discussed in our class meetings but are important to understanding logistics/supply
chain operations. To assist in exam preparation, I will distribute a pre-exam
review/study guide sheet to the class one week prior to the final exam date (8/4);
this sheet will be posted to Carmen for downloading. We will have an optional inclass final review session on 8/1 to review any outstanding questions from the text
material or study guide prior to the final exam. Any student failing to take the final
exam on the scheduled date will not be able to make-up the exam except for
extraordinary situations. Student minor illnesses, schedule conflicts, tardiness,
unscheduled vacations do not constitute extraordinary situations to be considered
for final exam make-up.
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Assignment
Details (cont’d):
Final Exam (cont’d) If you feel there is a need to take the final exam early or
immediately following the scheduled date, please notify Yasi Meng and I via email
by 7/28 @ 3pm. On the final exam session students will receive the final exam and
accompanying Scantron sheet to complete for the final exam. All exams and
accompanying Scantron sheets will need to be returned to the instructors at the
conclusion of the final exam or class period. Any Scantron sheet submitted without
a student exam will automatically receive a grade of “0”. The final exam will
account for 150 points towards your final grade.
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3.
Learning Quizzes. During the semester students will take 3 short online quizzes on
the selected logistics topic/text consisting of 10 multiple choice questions from our
assigned chapters. These quizzes are to be completed without notes, slides, or the
textbook. Quizzes will be available for students to complete online on the Carmen
website by 8am of their assigned date. Students will have the entire day to
complete and submit their quiz; at the expiration of the quiz activation period
(11:59pm), quizzes will no longer be active in Carmen. Students will have 10
minutes to complete and submit the quiz in Carmen. Following your quiz
submission, you will receive your overall grade on the quiz as well as feedback on
questions answered correctly or incorrectly. Students failing to take the quiz during
the assigned day and timeframe (8am to 11:59pm) will automatically receive a
grade of “0”. Students unable to take a topic/text quiz on the scheduled date/time
will not be able to make-up the quiz unless approved by the instructor at least 24
hours prior to the quiz date or in the event of extraordinary situations. Student
minor illnesses, schedule conflicts, tardiness, unscheduled vacations do not
constitute extraordinary situations to be considered for making up the quiz. If you
feel there is a need to take a learning quiz early or on the next class session, please
notify Yasi Meng and I via email by 24 hours prior to the quiz date. Quizzes will
count for 60 points toward your final grade.
4.
Midterm Exam. A comprehensive exam will be given during the course consisting of
40 multiple choice questions drawn from the text readings. Questions will contain
text material from select chapters which may not have been discussed in our class
meetings but are important to understanding logistics/supply chain operations. To
assist in exam preparation, I will distribute a pre-exam review/study guide sheet to
the class one week prior to the midterm exam date (7/11); this sheet will be posted
to Carmen for downloading on 7/2. Any student failing to take the midterm exam
on the scheduled date will not be able to make-up the exam except for
extraordinary situations. Student minor illnesses, schedule conflicts, tardiness,
unscheduled vacations do not constitute extraordinary situations to be considered
for final exam make-up. If you feel there is a need to take the midterm exam early
or immediately following the scheduled date, please notify Yasi Meng and I via
email no later than 7/2 @ 3pm. On the exam day students will receive the midterm
exam and accompanying Scantron sheet, all exams and Scantron sheets will need to
be returned to the instructors at the conclusion of the exam or the class period. Any
Scantron sheet submitted without a student exam will automatically receive a
grade of “0”. The midterm exam will account for 100 points towards your final
grade.
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General
Classroom
Instructions:
You are expected to approach this course with the same level of professionalism you
would be required exhibit in the workforce. To ensure success in the classroom for our
guest speakers, instructors, and students, there are 3 general classroom instructions we
must all follow;
1.
Class Arrival Procedure – it is important that you arrive at least 5 minutes prior
to the start of class to allow time needed to get seated and prepare for the
session, this is especially important on the days we host a guest speaker or
administer an exam. Additionally, electronic devices (cell phones, laptops PCs,
net/notebook PCs, etc.) will need to be turned off during class period (see
Electronic Device policy).
2. In climate Weather – In the event we experience severe weather, the university
will announce class delays or cancellations on the local news channels as well
as through Buckeye Alert Text Messaging System.
3.
Grading
Scale:
Required Lecture Materials – ensure that you have a copy of the lecture
presentation slides printed from our Carmen site and the required textbook
with you for each class session.
The grading scale is guaranteed. You will receive no less than the letter grade
listed within the appropriate class point total ranges.
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DE
Numeric Range
344-370 points
333-343 points
322-332 points
307-321 points
296-306 points
285-295 points
270-284 points
259-269 points
248-258 points
222-247 points
219-221 points
0-218 points
Quality Points
4
3.7
3.3
3
2.7
2.3
2
1.7
1.3
1
.9
0
Source: http://odee.osu.edu/resourcecenter/carmen/gradebook-using-grade-schemes
Revised on: 5/29/2016
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Academic
Integrity:
All tests, written exercises, and papers are to be your own work. 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
(http://oaa.osu.edu/coam.html)
 Ten Suggestions for Preserving Academic Integrity
(http://oaa.osu.edu/coamtensuggestions.html)
 Eight Cardinal Rules of Academic Integrity
(http://www.northwestern.edu/provost/students/integrity/rules.html)
Americans with
Disabilities
Act (ADA):
Course
Disclaimer:
Recordings:
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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.
The schedule, policies, and assignments contained in this course syllabus or on the course
website are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, class progress,
or by mutual agreement between the instructor and the students.
Recording of the lecture or presentations is not authorized without the instructors’
approval.
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Use of Electronic
Devices:
The use of electronic devices (cell phones, digital recorders, laptops, tablet PC, or other
similar device) is prohibited during class discussion, lectures, or presentations. Use of
these devices during class periods creates a disorderly or distracted environment taking
away from the course content, goals, or information (see OSU Code of Student Conduct,
§ 3335-23-04 Prohibited Conduct Policy, http://trustees.osu.edu/rules/code-of-studentconduct/3335-23-04.html).
All electronic devices are to be powered down, set to vibrate and stowed during to the
class period; students using these devices during class will be asked to put these away.
Failure to comply with this request may result in the student’s dismissal from the class
and loss of any in-class points (including and not limited to exams, presentations, etc.).
Additionally, if you do need to electronically record any portion of the discussion, lecture,
or presentation you will need to obtain the instructor’s authorization 24 hours prior to
the event and use of recording device.
Extra Credit:
During the term, you will have the opportunity to earn 5 extra credit points and expand
your industry knowledge. To earn these points, you will need to subscribe to 1 of the
trade journals listed on page 9 of this syllabus. Visit the webpages of select journals you
are interested and then email Yasi Meng and I your subscription confirmation message
from the journal you have chosen. When sending the confirmation email messages, be
sure to enter in the subject line “ML 3380 Extra Credit Subscription”. All extra credit is
due by July 21 no exceptions.
Class Schedule:
Note: I may revise this schedule based on my work schedule, to accommodate class progress, provide a more indepth focus, or to take advantage of guest speakers should the opportunity arise. We will attempt to stay as close
to the below schedule as possible, quiz/final exam dates will not be altered.
Week
Date
Day
Topic
Text
1
6/16/14
Mon
Course Overview and
Expectations
Class Introductions
1
6/18/14
Wed
Overview of Logistics
(pt.1)
1
6/20/14
Fri
Overview of Logistics
(pt.1)
2
6/23/14
Mon
Supply Chain
Management (pt. 1)
2
6/25/14
Wed
Supply Chain
Management (pt. 2)
2
6/27/14
Fri
No Formal Class
Learning Quiz 1 - online
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None
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
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Chapter
Materials and Notes
None
Carmen: Course Syllabus
1
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
1
None
5
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
5
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
1&5
None
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Class Schedule (cont’d):
Week
Date
Day
Topic
3
6/30/14
Mon
Procurement (pt1)
3
7/2/14
Wed
Procurement (pt2)
Midterm review
3
7/4/14
Fri
4
4
7/7/14
7/9/14
Mon
Wed
Independence Day –
No class
Demand Management,
Order Management
and Customer Service
(pt. 1)
Demand Management,
Order Management
and Customer Service
(pt. 2)
DC/Whse/Plant
Location & Warehouse
Management (pt. 2)
Guest Speaker 2: TBA
Learning Quiz 3 –
online
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Mon
Inventory Management
(pt.1)
5
6
7/16/14
7/18/14
7/21/14
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
Mon
7/14/14
Wed
6
7/23/14
Wed
6
7/25/14
Fri
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Inventory Management
(pt.2)
6
7
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
5
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
None
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
DC/Whse/Plant
Location & Warehouse
Management (pt. 1)
All Extra Credit Due
Midterm
6
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
Fri
Fri
6
Materials and Notes
7
Guest Speaker 1: TBA
Learning Quiz 2 –
online
7/11/14
Chapter
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
4
5
Text
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
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1, 5, 6, & 7
None
8
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
8
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
8
None
9 & 10
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
9 & 10
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
9 & 10
None
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Class Schedule (cont’d):
Finals
7
7/28/14
Mon
7
7/30/14
Wed
Transportation &
International Logistics
(pt.1)
Final Review Session
Transportation &
International Logistics
(pt.2)
7
8/1/14
Fri
Review Study Session
(Optional)
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
Thurs
Final Exam
SB 105 8:00am to
9:45am
Murphy and Wood, (2011)
“Contemporary Logistics”
ISBN 978-0-13-611077-4
8/4/14
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12 & 14
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
Final Review Sheet posted to
Carmen
12 & 14
Carmen: Slide Deck and
Accompanying articles
None
All
None
Per OSU Registrar’s Office
Summer 2014 Final Exam
Schedule;
http://registrar.osu.edu/sche
duling/finals/finals.asp
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Industry Journal Websites for Logistics & Supply Chain Management Interest
Source
Type
Website
American Shipper
Trade Journal
http://www.americanshipper.com/asdaily
Chain Store Age
Trade Journal
http://www.chainstoreage.com
DC Velocity
Trade Journal
http://www.dcvelocity.com
eMarketer
Trade Journal
http://www.emarketer.com
Inbound Logistics
Trade Journal
www.inboundlogistics.com
Industry Week
Trade Journal
http://industryweek.com
Internet Retailer
Trade Journal
http://www.internetretailer.com/home
Logistics Management
Trade Journal
http://www.logisticsmgmt.com
Material Handling and Logistics
Trade Journal
http://mhlnews.com
NRF SmartBrief
&
Shop.org SmartBrief
Retailing Today
Trade Journal
https://www2.smartbrief.com/signupSyste
m/subscribe.action?pageSequence=1&brief
Name=nrf
http://www.retailingtoday.com
Supply Chain Brain
Trade Journal
Supply Chain Management Review
Trade Journal
http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content
/index.php
http://www.scmr.com
Supply Chain Digest
Trade Journal
http://www.scdigest.com/index.php
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Trade Journal
http://www.sdcexec.com
Transport Topics
Trade Journal
www.transporttopics.com
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Trade Journal
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