MIS 44062 Summer I 2012 A.Smith

MIS 44062

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Undergraduate Syllabus

Summer 2012 Online Version

Course Title: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Instructor:  Alan D. Smith, Ph.D., University Professor of Operations Management

Office: Graduate Office, MIS, 434A, Kent State University

Office Hours: hours by appointment

Telephone: 330-206-3557 (cell)

E-mail: smitha@rmu.edu and adsmith3.kent.edu
Meeting times and place: Online.

NO CLASS JULY 4 FOR HOLIDAY.

A.    COURSE DESCRIPTION

The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the basic analytical tools needed to coordinate business operations across the supply chain. The course involves hands-on coverage of supply chain management with emphasis on supplier partnering and development, customer relations management, strategic sourcing and pricing, e-business, measuring supply chain performance, mass customization, planning supply and demand, and coordinating supply chain operations.

B.     COURSE OBJECTIVES

1.      Students will know the major activities that are part of supply chain management, and will be able to identify and understand the significance of common issues and challenges associated with each activity.

2.      Students will appreciate the importance of supply chain management to the overall success of a business.

3.      Students will be able to use knowledge and techniques learned in the course to diagnose and analyze problems and recommend solutions related to a variety of challenges that occur in supply chains

C.    RESOURCES/MATERIALS

Textbook: 

ISBN is 053847548X

Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach. Joel D. Wisner, Keah-Choon Tan, G. Keong Leong, 3rd edition

This textbook has relatively balanced and comprehensive coverage of supply chain issues, and include a variety of cases, avoiding the need for a separate course packet of cases.

Suggested supplemental journals:

Harvard Business Review

Industrial Management

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Journal of Quality and Technology

Journal of Operations Management

Suggested Software:

MS Word for written assignments, PowerPoint for presentations, and MS-Excel, QM for Windows, Management Scientist or any other recommended by the instructor for quantitative assignments.

Additional required readings may be distributed in class and/or posted on Blackboard. Suggested additional readings include articles from current business publications that illustrate course topics in the context of real business organizations.

Students are required to have access to a computer with word processing software, spreadsheet software, and a printer. Class announcements and other communications will be through Blackboard to your Kent State University e-mail account.  You should monitor both this account and the class website on a regular basis for course announcements.

D.    COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

The primary teaching/learning methodologies in this course include a combination of classroom lectures, discussions/activities, and case analyses. The case analyses will include written and/or oral presentations, as well as class discussion via an online format.

The learning process is a joint responsibility between the instructor and students. The instructor is responsible for providing and facilitating an environment in which each student can learn the course content through a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, exercises and opportunities to apply the concepts to real situations.  Each student is also accountable and responsible for their learning. For example, the student is responsible for reading assignments prior to class and adequately preparing for each case discussion. Moreover, students are responsible for material covered and assignments if absent. During class, the instructor will pose questions to students that will require them to apply the material from the reading assignment due for that class. (Note: The student’s ability to respond to the questions will have a direct bearing on the class participation grade.).

The course design allows the student to practice the common characteristics that businesses expect in their top employees.  This course requires the application of “book learning” to solving real business problems.  This is challenging and hard work.  Where the design of this course is an intentional transition from concept to application, it is also a transition from the college environment to the world of business. Therefore, the course has a defined schedule with firm deadlines.  All assignments are due at the end of the week that it is assigned. 

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS AND GRADING SCALE   

Your grade in this course will be determined by your performance on the exams and assignments described in the table below:

Your final grade in the course will be assigned according to the following table:

E. GENERAL UNIVERSITY POLICIES: 

Academic Integrity:

We will follow the University Policy on Academic Integrity.  Academic honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit.   In addition, it is considered to be cheating when one cooperates with another in any such misrepresentation.  The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense.  It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the work or course.  Repeat offenses may result in dismissal from the University.

Course Withdrawal:

For the Summer I Semester 2012, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, June 24, 2012.  Withdrawal before the deadline results in a “W” on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

Students with disabilities:

University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit http://www.registrars.kent.edu/disability/ for more information on registration procedures).

Enrollment/official registration:

Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you need to correct the error with your advising office no later than Tuesday, May 15, 2012 for Intersession 2012 – Thursday, June 7 for Summer I – Sunday, June 10 for Summer II - and Thursday, July 12 for Summer III.  If registration errors are not corrected by these dates and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.

Graduation Information for Seniors:

It is your responsibility to apply for graduation before the set deadline. If you apply after the deadline you will be assessed a $200 late fee. Please see your academic advisor as soon as possible if you are uncertain as to your progress toward graduation.  The graduation application deadlines are follows:

May Graduation: Apply before September 15^th

August Graduation: Apply before December 15^th

December Graduation: Apply before March 15^th

To apply for graduation complete the following steps:

Log onto your Flashline account

1. Click on the Student Tools tab
2. Look in the Graduation Planning Tool Box
3. Click on Application for Graduation

**If an error message appears, you must contact your advisor.

F. SCHEDULE OF TOPICS