Department of Management and Information Systems

Kent State University

 

 

 

Dr. Al Guiffrida

Office:               A-411 Business Administration Building

Office Hours:    Tuesday: 4-5 pm; Wednesday: 1-5 pm; and by appointment

Telephone:        (330) 672-1158

E-mail:              aguiffri@kent.edu

Note: When sending e-mail, please put MIS44062 in the subject line.

The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the basic analytical tools needed to coordinate business operations across the value 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.

 

After completing this course the student will be able to

 

i)     Understand the basics and goals of supply chain management

ii)    Identify and understand the major drivers of supply chain performance

iii)   Forecast and analyze supply chain demand needs

iv)   Manage materials in a supply chain environment

v)    Evaluate vendor performance and their impact on supply chain efficiency

vi)   Identify, design, and analyze supply chain distribution networks

vii)  Describe the impact of coordination (or lack thereof) on the supply chain

viii) Understand and identify factors that cause the bullwhip effect  

ix)   Understand the role of e-business on the supply chain

 

 

S. Chopra and P. Meindl, Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation, 2007, Third Edition, Pearson/Prentice-Hall, ISBN: 0-13-173042-8

Prerequisite: MIS 34060 Operations Management

 

Enrollment: Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class. Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Web for Students) during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until [date will be provided by the Undergraduate Office in advance] to correct the error with your advising office.  If registration errors are not corrected by this date 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.

 

For the Fall semester, the course withdrawal deadline is always the Sunday following the 10^th week of the semester.

 

                                      

            Evaluation                Weight               Date

            Exam I                        25%                 10/5/2006

            Exam II                       25%                 11/16/2006

            Final Exam                  25%                 Per University Schedule

            Homework                  25%                 See homework submission document      

 

Your overall score (OS) for the course is determined by the following equation:

OS = 0.25(Exam I score) + 0.25(Exam II score) +  0.25(Final exam score) + 

          0.25(homework score).

 

Your letter grade for the course will be assigned based on the following scale

 

            OS             Letter Grade           OS          Letter Grade

            93-100             A                     77-79           C+

            90-92               A-                    72-76           C

            87-89               B+                    68-71          C-

            83-86               B                      60-67           D

            80-82               B-                     0-59             F

           

Exams and homework assignments are scored on a 100 point basis. Exams I and II consist of an in-class portion and take-home portion (due the next class period).  Calculators are required for all exams. Students may not share calculators (or any other materials) during examinations.     

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, quizzes, papers, projects, homework assignments) so as to get undeserved credit. The use of intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offence. It is the University’s policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade (0 points) for the work or course. Repeat offences may result in dismissal from the University.

 

University policy 3342-3-18 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 the Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit http://www.registrars.kent.edu/disability/ for more information on registration procedures).

 

Course Topics (subject to revision)

 

Text Chapter                    Date

Ch   1         Introduction to Supply Chain Management              Week of Aug 31

Chs 2,3      Supply Chain Performance Drivers and Metrics       Week of Sept 7

Chs 4,5      Supply Chain Network Design                                  Weeks of Sept 14, 21

Ch 7           Demand Forecasting for Supply Chain Operations   Weeks of Sept 28, Oct 12  

Chs 8,9      Aggregate Planning for Supply Chain Operations     Week of Oct 19               

Chs 10-12  Managing Inventories in the Supply Chain                Weeks of Oct 26, Nov 2

Ch 13         Supply Chain Transportation Management               Week of Nov 9     

Ch 14         Supply Chain Sourcing Decisions                              Week of Nov 30

Ch 15         Pricing and Revenue Management                             Week of Dec 7    

 

Note: I will also supplement these chapters from the text with outside materials that will  

          be introduced during the lectures and via UBLearns.