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BA 510

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

SPRING SEMESTER 2004

Instructor: Terry P. Harrison
Phone: 863-3357 / E-mail:
Office: 509L BAB / Office hours: MW 1:30pm-3pm
Section 1: MW 8:00am-10:00am / 211 Keller / Other times are available by appointment
Section 2: MW 10:15am-12:15am / 210 Keller

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Supply Chain Management (SCM) deals with the efficient and effective flow of goods, services, information and financial resources through a network of suppliers, transformation facilities, distribution sites and customers. SCM spans many functional areas of business, however, we will focus key components of the Supply Chain Operating Reference (SCOR) model—plan, source, make, deliver and return.

GRADING

Grades will be based on the following four components.

Quizzes / 20%
Final Exam / 50%
Case studies / 30%

The quizzes will be given in class. The quiz dates are:

Day / Date
Monday / 26 January
Monday / 2 February
Monday / 9 February
Monday / 16 February


The case studies will be prepared in groups. Every group is required to submit a written case report for three out of the final four cases. (The first case, Benihanna, will not count for a grade, but you may optionally submit a written report for practice and feedback.) I will use your best three case scores to determine your average for the case portion of your final grade. Case reports are due in class the day the case is scheduled for discussion.

A case report should be no more than three double-spaced typewritten pages plus appendices, charts, and graphs. Do not exceed this page limit. Your report should contain: 1) an executive summary outlining the key problems and recommendations, and 2) a brief discussion of the analysis upon which the recommendations are based. The case facts should not be restated. Key grading criteria are the clarity of exposition, rigor of the analysis, and creativity of approach. Please see the “Case Grading Guidelines” document at the BA 510 website for further details.

In addition to the cases and readings, I will occasionally make homework assignments. You will find the assignments to be a useful aid in evaluating your understanding of the material. The homework assignments are not directly factored into the final course grade; however they provide excellent preparation for the examination and quizzes. If you wish, homework assignments may be turned in for review. Some of the problems will be covered in class and in weekly review sessions.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Penn State's position on academic integrity is stated in the University Handbook as:

Academic integrity is the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud and deception and is an educational objective of this institution. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, fabrication of information or citations, facilitating acts of academic dishonesty by others, unauthorized prior possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students.

I view violations of academic integrity as very serious offenses and will prosecute them vigorously. If you have questions about a particular situation, please discuss it with me. It is your responsibility to obtain my opinion regarding ambiguous situations. In particular, it is a violation of academic integrity to seek out and/or use quizzes or case reports from prior classes.

TEXT MATERIALS

·  Operations Management: Strategy and Analysis. Lee Krajewski and Larry Ritzman, Addison-Wesley (Sixth Edition) 2002.

·  Case Packet (available at the Student Book Store, 330 E. College Ave.)

LECTURE NOTES

I will make materials available on the course web page for BA 510. To reach the page directly, use the URL http://xyzzy. My lectures (along with other materials such as this syllabus) will be placed there. Most documents will be in portable document format (PDF), which requires the use of Adobe Acrobat.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT

The graduate assistant for BA510 is Sanjay R Sisodiya (). He is located in 330 Beam and his office phone is 865-0603. Sanjay’s office hours are MW 12:30PM-2PM, and other times by appointment.

REVIEW SESSIONS

There will be optional weekly review sessions held every Sunday evening from 6:30pm-8:00pm at 210 Keller. These will start on 25 January and continue throughout the semester. Sanjay Sisodiya, the BA510 graduate assistant, will conduct the sessions. He will begin each session by reviewing the material from the prior week. There will also be time dedicated to working problems. If you have specific problems or questions you wish to have covered, send e-mail in advance to Mr. Sisodiya, but please also send a copy to me.

AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT

The Smeal College of Business Administration welcomes persons with disabilities to all of its classes, programs, and events. If you need accommodations, or have questions about access to buildings where Smeal College activities are held, please contact us in advance of your participation or visit. If you need assistance during a class, program, or event, please contact the member of our staff or faculty in charge. Access to MBA Supply Chain and Information Systems courses should be arranged by contacting the MBA office.


CLASS SCHEDULE

Here is a list of lecture topics. The specific assignments will be updated each class in the lecture notes.

Session / Day / Date / Topic / Reading
1 / M / 12-Jan / Introduction to supply chain management, Au Bon Pain video / Chapter 1
2 / W / 14-Jan / Online beer game exercise / Handout
3 / M / 19-Jan / Total Quality Management, Benihana case, ParkRoyal video / Chapter 6, Benihana case
4 / W / 21-Jan / Statistical Process Control / Chapter 7
5 / M / 26-Jan / Statistical Process Control, Quiz1 / “Six Sigma: What It Is and How to Use It” paper
6 / W / 28-Jan / Inventory management, inventory video / Chapter 13, "Control your inventory in a world of lean retailing" paper
7 / M / 2-Feb / Inventory management, computerized newsboy exercise, Quiz 2 / "Critical fractile method" paper
8 / W / 4-Feb / Materials Requirements Planning, Sport Obermeyer case / Chapter 15, "Making supply meet demand in an uncertain world" paper, Sport Obermeyer case
9 / M / 9-Feb / Just-in-Time production, “Cups” video, Quiz 3 / Chapter 16
10 / W / 11-Feb / Supply chain strategy, supply chain simulation / Chapter 2, “What is the right supply chain for your product?”, Benetton case
11 / M / 16-Feb / Supply chain optimization, Quiz 4 / Chapter 11
12 / W / 18-Feb / Logistics management / Polaroid case
13 / M / 23-Feb / Reverse logistics, course review / HP Product Returns case
T / 24-Feb / Final Exam

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