Course Syllabus
BUS ADM 370 – Introduction to Supply Chain Management (Fall 2016)
Lubar School of Business, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 6, 2016 to December 21, 2016
LEC 001 30406 Lubar Hall N146 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
LEC 002 26878 Lubar Hall N146 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Instructor: Mr. Mark Kosfeld Office: Lubar Hall S490
Email: Phone: 414-229-2673
Office hours: Mondays 9am-noon, or by appointment.
Mailbox: Lubar Hall, 4th Floor
TA: Ivy Zhou Office: Lubar Hall S386
E-mail:
Office hours: Mondays 1pm-4pm, or by appointment.
Role of Students in Class:
Your questions during lectures are welcome. The lectures are intended to be a review of the reading material so students should complete the readings by the dates shown on the Weekly Reading List at the end of this syllabus. Classes will start and end on time, so make every effort to be here at the start of class.
You must verify the class schedule against your own schedule and make arrangements to attend each class. Attendance will not be taken, but students are expected to attend every class to achieve maximum performance on the graded items. Problems sets covered in class will be very similar to those that appear on the exams. Exam schedules are released at beginning of semester, and it is student’s responsibility to avoid any time conflict. No make-up exam will be given to any student except for reasons listed in the “Exam” section in this syllabus.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Supply Chain Management deals with the part of an enterprise that creates values for its customers and shareholders. It involves designing goods and services, producing goods and providing services, and the physical distribution of goods and services. As global competition in both goods and services increases, a firm's survival depends upon how well it integrates the supply chain function into the enterprise’s planning and strategy. Thus, it is essential for all business managers to acquire an understanding and appreciation of supply chain. This course will provide students with the following knowledge:
· The role of supply chain in supporting business strategy.
· The overall framework of supply chain management in an organization.
· Topics covered such as inventory, supply management, logistics, and supply chain performance.
Course Learning Objectives:
You will be provided with an understanding of supply chain and the roles that it plays in an organization. By the end of the course, you should appreciate the challenges in providing world-class products and services and you should be able to use some analytical tools and conceptual frameworks to guide your thinking about supply chain. In particular, you should leave this course with the ability to:
· Demonstrate knowledge of supply chain terms and concepts.
· Identify a company’s supply chain phases and recommend the design best suited for each.
· Select and use analytical tools to calculate many supply chain metrics and indicators of performance.
Textbook:
The textbook for the course is Pearson Custom Library BUS ADM 370 Introduction to Supply Chain Management available at the bookstore. Students may instead purchase a 6-month access to the eText version of this book through http://www.pearsoncustom.com/wi/uwm_business/. The textbook is a combination of two other texts and serves as the foundation of the material to be covered in this course and will be supplemented by outside readings when appropriate. Prerequisite: Soph St.; Bus Adm 210(C) or 211(C).
Exams:
There will be three examinations in this course. The examinations will be in multiple-choice format and will cover both quantitative and conceptual problems. All exams are closed notes, books, computers, smartphones etc., but you should bring a calculator for each exam. A cheat sheet will be provided in the exam with the necessary formulas. You have to bring and show your UWM ID in exams, otherwise you will not receive a grade.
Exam #1: Thursday 9/29/16 in class
Exam #2: Thursday 11/10/16 in class
Final Exam Section 001: Wednesday 12/21/16 10:00am-noon, room TBD
Final Exam Section 002: Friday 12/16/16 12:30pm-2:30pm, room TBD
There will be no make-up exam except for the following four reasons supported by medical or other appropriate documentation provided to the instructor in advance. You must inform the instructor at least two days before the exam, and provide the supporting document(s).
· Participation in an authorized University activity.
· Confinement due to illness, under a doctor’s care.
· Death in the immediate family.
· Participation in legal proceedings that requires your presence.
This policy will be strictly enforced - no exceptions. Anyone who doesn’t take the exam and has no valid reason listed above will receive zero on the exam.
Assignments:
Homework (Will be available to download from the D2L course website)
Homework submissions must be on time and uploaded to the D2L Dropbox before the deadline. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure the correct document uploads successfully to D2L. Email or hardcopy submissions are not accepted. Late submissions are not accepted. The homework should be your own work and not a copy of someone else’s work. Be sure to put your name on your homework. Any questions about the homework assignment should be forwarded to the teaching assistant.
Homework 1 (25 points): Due Friday, September 23 11:59pm
Homework 2 (25 points): Due Friday, October 21 11:59pm
Homework 3 (25 points): Due Friday, November 4 11:59pm
Homework 4 (25 points): Due Friday, December 2 11:59pm
Extra Credit:
You will have two opportunities to earn extra credit that can increase your overall percentage by up to 4%. More details will be made available throughout the semester.
Computer Access:
Power point slides, other course-related materials, and grades would be posted on D2L website: d2l.uwm.edu Use your pantherLINK username (without the “@uwm.edu” part) and password to login. Final letter grade will only be posted on PAWS.
Performance Evaluation:
The student’s course grade will be based on the following point allocation:
Exam #1 25 %
Exam #2 25 %
Final Exam 25 %
Homework (average of 4 homework scores) 25 %
Total 100 %
Final Letter Grades will be determined by the following table. The instructor reserves the right to adjust the scale depending on overall class performance.
Final Letter Grade / Final Course GradeA / >=94%
A- / >=90% but <94%
B+ / >=85% but <90%
B / >=80% but <85%
B- / >=75% but <80%
C+ / >=70% but <75%
C / >=65% but <70%
C- / >=60% but <65%
D / >=50% but <60%
F / 50%
Average Time Investment/Workload Policy Statement:
Expected Workload (hours)
Lecture 35.0
Required reading 64.0
4 homework assignments at 4 hours each 16.0
Studying for and taking exams 30.0
TOTAL hours 145.0
Weekly Reading Lists:
Complete By / Ch / Pages9-5 / 1 / Full chapter.
9-7 / 4 / Full chapter.
9-19 / 7 / Full chapter.
10-3 / 5
6
6 / Pages 93-96 (up to Six Sigma Methodology).
Pages 107-120 (up to Waiting Line Theory).
Pages 124-126 (starting from Little’s Law).
10-10 / 3
3
3 / Pages 39-48 (up to Exponential Smoothing).
Pages 52-57 (Linear Regression up to Multiple Regression).
Pages 62-64 (up to Computer-Based Forecasting Packages).
10-19 / 8 / Full chapter.
10-31 / 9
5
9 / Pages 175-188 (up to Acceptance Sampling).
Pages 96-105 (starting from The Six Sigma Methodology).
Pages 190-192 (starting from Taguchi’s Quality Loss Function).
11-14 / 10 / Full chapter.
11-30 / Supplement / Full Supplement.
11-30 / 2 / Full chapter.
12-5 / 11 / Full chapter.
12-7 / 12 / Full chapter.
Schedule of Topics:
Wk / Date / Ch / Topic(s)1 / 9-6 / 1 / Understanding the Supply Chain
1 / 9-8 / 1
4 / Understanding the Supply Chain
Process Choice and Layout Decisions
2 / 9-13 / 4 / Process Choice and Layout Decisions
2 / 9-15 / 4 / Process Choice and Layout Decisions
3 / 9-20 / 7 / Supply Management
3 / 9-22 / 7 / Supply Management
4 / 9-27 / 1, 4, 7 / Review for Exam #1
4 / 9-29 / 1, 4, 7 / Exam #1
5 / 10-4 / 5
6 / Business Processes
Managing Capacity
5 / 10-6 / 6 / Managing Capacity
6 / 10-11 / 3 / Forecasting
6 / 10-13 / 3 / Forecasting
7 / 10-18 / 3 / Forecasting
7 / 10-20 / 8 / Logistics
8 / 10-25 / 8 / Logistics
8 / 10-27 / 8 / Logistics
9 / 11-1 / 8
5, 9 / Logistics
Managing Quality
9 / 11-3 / 5, 9 / Managing Quality
10 / 11-8 / 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 / Review for Exam #2
10 / 11-10 / 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 / Exam #2
11 / 11-15 / 10 / Managing Inventory Throughout the Supply Chain
11 / 11-17 / 10 / Managing Inventory Throughout the Supply Chain
12 / 11-22 / 10 / Managing Inventory Throughout the Supply Chain
12 / 11-24 / Thanksgiving – No class
13 / 11-29 / 10 / Managing Inventory Throughout the Supply Chain
13 / 12-1 / Supplement
2 / Supply Chain Information Systems
Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
14 / 12-6 / 2
11 / Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
Designing Global Supply Chain Networks
14 / 12-8 / 11
12 / Designing Global Supply Chain Networks
Coordination in a Supply Chain
15 / 12-13 / 2, 10-12, Supplement / Review for Final Exam
16 / 12-16 / 2, 10-12, Supplement / Final Exam for Section 002 12:30pm-2:30pm, Room TBD
16 / 12-21 / 2, 10-12, Supplement / Final Exam for Section 001 10:00am-noon, Room TBD
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business
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