Course Code & Number
BA 472
Course Title
Supply Chain Management
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: BA 305
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Supply chain concept. Planning and coordinating. Centralized and decentralized planning. Supply chain optimization. Managing and controlling. Inventories and logistics strategies. Life cycle costing.
Course Objectives
The main aim of this course is to introduce the components of a supply chain and principles of supply chain management. The students will learn to analyze the supply chain problems in a systematic perspective and experiment to use the mathematical and statistical tools they have learned to solve these problems. Many cases will be discussed and analyzed.
Software Usage
Students will experiment supply chain games and simulations.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Discover supply chain systems, its components, objectives and interests of all components and need for a customer oriented and systematic approach
2. Define the importance of information sharing and collaboration
3. Identify the managerial problems in a supply chain and importance of using analytical tools
4. Develop the ability to use to define, decompose, model, formulate and solve real life problems
5. Discuss the role of information systems for competitive advantage
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Inquiry
Collaborating
Think-Pair-Share
Predict-Observe-Explain
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Simulation & Games
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Recommended Reading
1. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation, S. Chopra and P. Meindl, Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, 2003.
2. Journal of Operations Management
Required Reading
1. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies and Case Studies, Simchi-Levi, David, Kamisnsky and Philip, 3th Edition, Irwin/McGraw Hill, 2008.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Student Workload:
| Workload |
Hrs |
| Case Study Analysis |
45 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:
