Supply chain includes all the parties involved in the production of goods and/or services including suppliers, distributors, and customers. Supply chain management emphasizes the importance of coordination between these different partners in a supply chain. This course introduces the concepts and methods for successful supply chain management. Activies such as demand forecasting, production and inventory planning; purchasing and distribution planning are covered. The importance of coordination is demonstrated through case studies and simulations.
Supply Chain Management (OPIM 532)
2021 Spring
Sabancı Business School
Opera.&Info. Syst. Man.(OPIM)
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6
Füsun Ülengin fulengin@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Doctoral, Master
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Formal lecture
Interactive,Discussion based learning,Case Study
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| Programs\Type | Required | Core Elective | Area Elective |
| Leaders for Industry Industrial Engineering - Non Thesis | * | ||
| Management Ph.D. - With Bachelor's Degree | * | ||
| MBA - Non Thesis | * | ||
| MBA - Non Thesis | * |
CONTENT
OBJECTIVE
Supply Chain Management is about the planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient flow of material and information in multi-stage production-distribution systems. Driven by fierce global competition and enabled by advanced information technology, many companies have taken initiatives to reduces costs and at the same to increase responsiveness to changes in the marketplace.
Supply chain management activities include demand forecasting, inventory control, material handling, order processing, parts and service support, plant and warehouse site selection, procurement, return goods handling, traffic and transportation, warehousing and storage, information management, e-commerce design, contracting, and customer service. This course will provide students with the knowledge and the tools necessary to develop, implement, and sustain strategies for managing supply chains. It will emphasize on real-life applications as well as conceptual developments and basic analytical methods that provide basic insights for effective management of supply chains.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to: 1. Describe important components of supply chains and decision processes in managing supply chains. 2. Use basic analytical methods to develop usable techniques in real life problems. 3. Asses suitability of certain supply chain practices or structures for the supply and demand environments in which the firms operate. 4. Interpret results of basic theories from inventory, pricing and distribution and transportation planning that would be instrumental in managing real-life supply chains. 5. Distinguish between challenges in managing a national supply chain versus a global supply chain. 6. Discuss the significance of supply chain management and in and its relation to other business disciplines such as operations, marketing, finance, etc.
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
1. Develop and deepen the current and advanced knowledge in the field with original thought and/or research and come up with innovative definitions based on Master's degree qualifications
2. Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with ; come up with original solutions by using knowledge requiring proficiency on analysis, synthesis and assessment of new and complex ideas.
3. Evaluate and use new information within the field in a systematic approach.
4. Develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject.
5. Critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation of new and complex ideas.
6. Gain advanced level skills in the use of research methods in the field of study.
7. Contribute the progression in the field by producing an innovative idea, skill, design and/or practice or by adapting an already known idea, skill, design, and/or practice to a different field independently.
8. Broaden the borders of the knowledge in the field by producing or interpreting an original work or publishing at least one scientific paper in the field in national and/or international refereed journals.
9. Demonstrate leadership in contexts requiring innovative and interdisciplinary problem solving.
10. Develop new ideas and methods in the field by using high level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
11. Investigate and improve social connections and their conducting norms and manage the actions to change them when necessary.
12. Defend original views when exchanging ideas in the field with professionals and communicate effectively by showing competence in the field.
13. Ability to communicate and discuss orally, in written and visually with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio C1 General Level.
14. Contribute to the transition of the community to an information society and its sustainability process by introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural improvements.
15. Demonstrate functional interaction by using strategic decision making processes in solving problems encountered in the field.
16. Contribute to the solution finding process regarding social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems in the field and support the development of these values.
1. Develop the ability to use critical, analytical, and reflective thinking and reasoning
2. Reflect on social and ethical responsibilities in his/her professional life.
3. Gain experience and confidence in the dissemination of project/research outputs
4. Work responsibly and creatively as an individual or as a member or leader of a team and in multidisciplinary environments.
5. Communicate effectively by oral, written, graphical and technological means and have competency in English.
6. Independently reach and acquire information, and develop appreciation of the need for continuously learning and updating.
1. Develop, interpret and use statistical analyses in decision making.
1. Demonstrate an understanding of main functional areas of management.
2. Develop the ability to integrate and apply business knowledge in novel situations.
3. Understand the global and local business context and incorporate cultural context and complexities into their managerial practice.
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ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA
| Percentage (%) | |
| Midterm | 60 |
| Participation | 15 |
| Group Project | 25 |
RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS
| Textbook |
D. Simchi-Levi, P. Kaminsky and E. Simchi-Levi, Designing and Managing the Supply Chain, Third Edition, Irwin McGraw Hill, 2008. |