SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
LGMT683- January 2011
Syllabus
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Schedule
Text
Description
Grading
Assignments
Honesty and Integrity
Attendance
Preparation and participation
Schedule
Group Project
Student Essays
Schedule
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Wednesday from 6:15 until 11:00pm (Eastern)
Last class: March 9, 2011
Class conflict: March 9, 2011… like to do it on
March 11, 2011 (if everyone is available)
Text
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Chopra, S. & Meindal, P. (2010). Supply Chain
Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation (4nd
Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN13: 987-0-13-608040-4.
Description
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The focus of this course is on supply chain management.
Topics include the evolution and objective of supply chain
management; the major stages and processes involved in
planning and managing supply chains; and why the concept
of strategic fit is so important to supply chain managers.
Successful students will also understand the major drivers of
supply chain performance; key metrics for managing
performance; and how to plan and forecast demand under
conditions of uncertainty to meet desired customer service
levels. This course also addresses the purpose and content of
the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) Model.
Case studies and problems are used throughout the course
to highlight important principles and best practices in supply
chain management.
Grading
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Class Participation and Involvement
Group Project
Paper
Individual Presentation
Homework
Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
Total
10 %
10 %
10%
5%
15 %
25 %
25 %
100%
Assignments
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All assignments will be completed in a professional
manner and on time, unless prior arrangements have
been made with the professor.
Honesty and Integrity
1. Plagiarism: Presenting as one’s own the ideas, words, or products of another.
Plagiarism includes use of any source to complete academic assignments without
proper acknowledgement of the source. All papers submitted for grading in this
course may be submitted to Turnitin.com where the text of the paper is compared
against information contained in the Turnitin.com database. Papers submitted will
also be included in the Turnitin.com database and become source documents for the
purpose of detecting plagiarism.
2. Cheating: A broad term that includes the following:
a. Giving or receiving help from unauthorized persons or materials during
examinations.
b. The unauthorized communication of examination questions prior to, during, or
following administration of the examination.
c. Collaboration on examinations or assignments expected to be individual work.
d. Fraud and deceit, that include knowingly furnishing false or misleading
information or failing to furnish appropriate information when requested, such as
when applying for admission to the University.
Attendance
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All absences, regardless of reason, require a makeup assignment, mutually arranged between the
instructor and the student.
If an absence is anticipated, the student should
notify the instructor, preferably in advance.
Watching the recording does not count towards
attendance.
Preparation and participation
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As a MINIMUM, all students are EXPECTED to have
READ and thought about the information provided
in the assigned chapters BEFORE class commences.
This is a professional responsibility to yourself and
your classmates.
Active participation in class discussions is an
important element of a collegiate program; it is
evaluated by instructors and is reflected in the
assignment of course grades.
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One chapter a week.
Weekly homework assignment (very math based).
Two exams (week 5 and 9).
Group Project
The group project will give you the opportunity to
examine current research in the area of global
logistics. Each group will be given a chapter that
they will need to present to the class. Additionally,
they will need to give additional information from a
scholarly article.
30 minute PowerPoint presentation (Turned in at
least 24 hours before your presentation).
Student Essays
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The topic of the student essay is "The Future of Supply Chain Management."
Appropriate essays could be a general summary of the future of Supply
Chain Management or an in-depth examination of an aspect of Supply
Chain Management (such as forecasting, supply chain networks, or ebusiness.) The requirements of the essay include:
Formatted in APA.
Minimum of 7 pages. The 7 pages includes: 1 cover page, 1 abstract
page, 4 essay pages, and 1 reference page.
Minimum of 3 references. Two of the references must be scholarly articles
published after 2005.
PowerPoint presentation. The last day of class you will present your essay
to the class. The PowerPoint presentation needs to be turned in to me at
least 24 hours prior to the presentation date. Note: the presentation will not
just be the reading of your essay.
Introductions
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Name
Where do you live?
What do you do for a living?
What was your undergraduate degree?
How long have you been working on your ERAU
graduate degree?
What degree are you working towards?
What is your logistics experience?
Groups
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