Global Supply Chain Management MBA@UNC Lead Professor Professor Jayashankar M. Swaminathan Course Description and Objectives Advances in information and communication technology and the reduction in economic barriers have made the world of business increasingly global and competitive. Effective supply chain management is one of the key determinants of success in such a global environment, and it has become the focus of attention of senior management in the industry. This course focuses on analysis, management, and improvement of global supply chain processes. In this course you will learn tools and strategies that enable firms to coordinate, configure, and customize their global supply chains in an ever-changing ecosystem. The course focuses on both traditional supply chain concepts and how they need to be adapted in a global context. Analytical and simulation approaches utilized in industry will also be introduced. At the end of the course a student will have the necessary knowledge and tools to evaluate a current global supply chain and recommend strategic changes to the supply chain processes. Course Materials Course Pack: The course will be taught using material from the course reader and occasional handouts that will be provided digitally. Textbook: There is no required textbook for the course. Supplemental Books You May Find Helpful: In Handfield and Nichols, Introduction to Supply Chain Management, Prentice Hall. Chopra and Mendl, Supply Chain Management, Prentice Hall. Simchi-Levi, Kaminsky, and Simchi-Levi, Designing and Managing the Supply Chain, McGraw Hill. Chase, Aquilano, and Jacobs, Operations Management for Competitive Advantage, Irwin. Honor Code Integrity is one of UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School’s core values. According to our statement of core values “we hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards.” Violations of the honor code are totally inconsistent with this core value and are simply unacceptable in any form. Any violation of the honor code will result in an F in the course, regardless of any other grades received for the module. In this class, an honor code violation would occur if you gave or received help on the individual assignments—the take-home problem set or take-home final exam. An honor code violation would also occur if any assignment contained plagiarism. According to the university honor code, plagiarism is defined as “the intentional representation of another person’s words, thoughts, or ideas as one’s own.” To avoid plagiarism, make sure you put in quotes and reference any direct copying of another individual’s work. Also give credit and references for any “words, thoughts, or ideas” that you paraphrase in your assignments. Each assignment should contain all relevant footnotes and a bibliography of all sources used in the assignment. Finally, for assignments that are completed in groups, “unauthorized collaboration” is defined as getting help from someone outside your group. If any part of this honor code statement is not clear, contact your instructor for clarification. Grading and Evaluation Assignment Due GSCM simulation write-up (100 points) Week 2 Individual Prior to the start of the Live Session 10% Hamptonshire Express case (90 points) Week 3 Individual Prior to the start of the Live Session 10% Problem set (90 points) Week 5 Team Prior to the start of the Live Session 20% GSCM simulation final score (100 points) Week 5 Individual Prior to the start of the Live Session 10% Quizzes (2 @ 10 points each) See below for more details Individual 20% Individual 30% Class Contribution (100 pts) Type Weight All deliverables should be submitted in PDF format. (Excel spreadsheets can be submitted as supplements but not as a final deliverable.) Detailed information about the simulations and problem set is provided in separate documents on the online platform under Toolbox. The two quizzes are password protected. You will receive the password from your instructor on the course wall when the quiz is open. You will have 30 minutes to complete each quiz. Quiz 1 is due prior to the start of live session 4. Quiz 2 is due by the end of Week 4 (11:59 EST Sunday of Week 4) Preparation and Participation In a typical class session, one or more students will be asked to begin discussion of a selected topic. As a result, we expect you to be thoroughly prepared before coming to the class. Questions provided for the case studies will guide your thinking about the readings and cases. During case discussions, we will build a complete analysis of the case situation and address the problems and issues it presents. Students will be asked to make recommendations and will discuss the implementation of those recommendations. Frequently, the final portion of the class will be a lecture/discussion of concepts and techniques brought out in the case or reading but useful in a much broader range of situations. The classroom is a laboratory in which you (students) can test your ability to present your analyses and recommendations clearly, to convince your peers of the correctness of your approach to complex problems, and to illustrate your ability to achieve the desired results through the implementation of that approach. Some of the criteria that we will use to judge effective class participation for grading purposes include • Is the participant a good listener? • Are points made relevant to the current discussion? Are they linked to the comments of others? • Do the comments show clear evidence of appropriate and insightful analysis of the case data? • Is there a willingness to participate? • Is there a willingness to test new ideas, or are all comments “safe”? • Do comments clarify and highlight the important aspects of earlier comments and lead to a clearer statement of the concepts being covered? The process of teaching and learning is a two-way street. It requires full participation and effort from both the instructor and the students. Your instructors will be prepared to the best of their abilities for each class, and we expect the same from each one of you. If you are not prepared for any reason, please inform them before the beginning of the class. Cases to Be Prepared, and Required and Supplemental Readings for Each Live Session Live Session Case 1 7-Eleven Japan 2 Scientific Glass Hamptonshire Express; 1800 3 Flowers.com Required Reading(s) Triple-A Supply Chain The Store Is Dead; Long Live the Store Building a Transparent Supply Chain Supplemental Reading(s) 4 VF Corp 5 AGCO A More Sustainable Supply Chain Enabling Customization Using Standard Operations When Supply Chains Save Lives Note that the case preparation questions for each of these cases are provided as part of the asynchronous material where the lead Professor introduces the case. Please think through each of the questions carefully, and conduct any analysis required before the live session. We ask that you try to submit your answers at least an hour before the live session.
