GRADUATE SCHOOL Adamson University San Marcelino, Ermita Metro Manila Syllabus

Course Number Course Title School year and Semester Number of Credit Units Number of Sessions Contact Hours Faculty Course Prerequisites Course Description BA 608 Supply Chain Management First Semester 2011-2012 3 18 54 Carl Mark B. Miniano, Ph.D. The course places the participant into the holistic perspective of the dynamic nature of a product or service as it flows from its point of origin as a raw material up to the point of consumption or use. The course also develops a solid grounding in the theory of supply chain design, which includes strategies for customer service, quality, logistics, inventory management, and integrated supply chain management. Related supply chain activities such as forecasting, postponement, sourcing, network design, and use of different technologies are also covered. It also presents to the participants the essential factors that must be appropriately considered in making supply chain decisions. Cognitive: 1. Synthesize the fundamental strategies involved in managing supply chains. 2. Develop problem-solving skills related to supply chain 3. Analyze the processes, methodologies and strategies involved in managing global sourcing 4. Gain knowledge about the usual problems that may be encountered in the different levels of the supply chain. 5. Determine the new trends and development in the field of supply chain that may affect how business organizations are being run globally. Affective: 1. 2. To demonstrate an appreciation of the distribution networks. Internalize the value of ethicalities in performing supply chain strategies and social responsibility in formulating business decisions. Create an attitude of acceptance on the role of Supply Chain in the companys over-all growth Respect Information sources for Supply

Course Objectives: At the end of the semester, the graduate students shall have been able to:

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Practice critical thinking and problem solving skills in dealing with hypothetical global supply chain situations Be able to make plans, evaluate alternatives and carry out sound international business decisions. Write critical analyses and reflections for researches conducted in the field of Supply Chain Management. Perform research based reporting sessions simulating an actual business setting.

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The course format for instruction is anchored in four prongs: Direct teaching will cover paper presentations and lecture notes showing the wide research / readings on the topic by quoting varied authors. Interactive learning on different Supply Chain cases Experiential learning in supply chain researches and presentation sessions simulating an actual professional business setting. Independent learning on the assigned text readings

Special Topics (Invited Guest Leturers) Symposia / Field Trips / Seminar Workshops Application for the Topics under Contact Sessions:

1. Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope. 2. Designing Distribution Networks 3. Network Design in the Supply Chain 4. Designing Global Supply Chain Networks 5. Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain 6. Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain 7. Managing Economies of Scale in a Supply Chain; Cycle Inventory. 8. Transportation in a Supply Chain 9. Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain 1. Determining the Optimal Level of Product Availability

Portfolio 1: Research based talk on a chosen topic Portfolio 2: Videotaped Interview of a Logistics Manager or Supervisor (Questions must focus on how he/she performs her/his functions, challenges faced, coping with challenges, etc.)

Portfolio 3: From the suggested readings, choose three (3) research articles and write a critique paper about it. Minimum of three hundred words each. Portfolio 4: Analyze three (3) business cases in the field of supply chain. Portfolio 5: A Supply Chain Audit of an existing company in the Philippines. Evaluation of Topics under Contact sessions: Topics for Independent Study (Via the LMS) Application Examinations 1. Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain 2. Information Technology in a Supply Chain 3. Coordination in a Supply Chain 4. Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain: Safety Inventory Reflection Papers / Examinations

Evaluation for the Topics under Independent Study Experiential learning Grading system

Class Participation 40% Class Portfolio 50% Examination 10% 6:00 -8:00pm Monday ck_miniano@yahoo.com

Consultation time (face to face) Contact details for econsultation

CARL MARK B. MINIANO, Ph.D. Professor

Main Text Supply Chain Management, 4th edition, Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl (2010), Prentice Hall References: Strategic supply chain alignment: best practice in supply chain management, John Gattorna (1998), Gower Publishing Limited Strategic supply chain management: the five disciplines for top performance, Shoshanah Cohen, Joseph Roussel (2005), McGraw-Hill Essentials of Supply Chain Management, Michael H. Hugos (2003), John Wiley and Sons Supply Chain Management: Best Practices, David Blanchard (2007), Wiley and Sons Supply Chain Management: Concepts, Techniques, and Practices Enhancing the Value through Collaboration, Ling Li (2007), World Scientific

Supply Chain Management: Issues on the new era of Collaboration and Competition, William Y.C. Wang, Michael S.H. Heng, Patrick Y.C. Chau (2007), Idea Group Incorporated Supply Chain Management: Processes, Partnership, Performance, Douglas M. Lambert (2008), Supply Chain Management Institute Supply Chain Management: In Theory and Practice, Birgit Dam Jespersen, Tage Skjott-Larsen (2005), Copenhagen Business School press, DK Managing the Global Supply Chain, Tage Skjott-Larsen, Philip B. Schary (2007), Copenhagen Business School press, DK Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies and case Studies, David SimchiLevi, Philip Kaminsky, Edith Simchi-Levi (2003), McGraw-Hill Professional The Practice of Supply Chain Management: Where Theory and Application Converge, Terry P. Harrison, Hau Leung Lee, John J. Neale (2005), Springer Supply Chain Management: Models, Applications, and Research Directions, Joseph Geunes, Panos M. Pardalos, H. Edwin Romeijn (2003), Springer Modeling the Supply Chain, Jeremy F. Shapiro (2007), Cengage Learning Supply Chain Management and Reverse Logistics, Harald Dyckhoff, Richard Lackes, Joachim Reese (2004), Springer

Suggested Readings
Development of a Simultaneous Design for Supply Chain Process for the Optimization of the Product Design and Supply Chain Configuration Problem, Gokhan, Nuri Mehmet; Needy, Kim LaScola; Norman, Bryan A.. Engineering Management Journal, Dec2010, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p20-30 An Exploration of Fisher's Framework for the Alignment of Supply Chain Strategy With Product Characteristics, Harris, Gregory A.; Componation, Paul J.; Farrington, Phillip A.. Engineering Management Journal, Dec2010, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p31-42 An exploratory study of long supply chain competition: selected cases in the south african aerospace sector. Richardson, L. J.; Snaddon, D. R.. South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, May2011, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p155-165 Qualitative phase space reconstruction analysis of supply-chain inventory time series, Chenxi Shao; Lizhong Wang; Lipeng Xiao; Jinliang Wu. South African Journal of Science, Nov/Dec2010, Vol. 106 Issue 11/12, p59-65 Optimum coverage of uncertainties in a supply chain with an order size constraint, Chaharsooghi, S. kamal; Heydari, Jafar. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, May2010, Vol. 47 Issue 1-4, p283-293 Evaluating the Economic Impact of Demand, Supply and Process Uncertainty in a Retail Supply Chain, Chiadamrong, Navee. Suranaree Journal of Science & Technology, Jul-Sep2010, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p225-23

Internet Resources
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