Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form

Graduate Curriculum Committee

Course Proposal Form for

Courses Numbered 5000 and Higher

Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.

1. Course Prefix and Number: 2. Date:

3. Requested Action (check only one box):

x / New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from / # / to / #

4. Justification (assessment or accreditation based) for new course or course revision or course renumbering:

This course is part of proposed MBA certificate that concentrates in Supply Chain Management. Many MBA programs across the country now offer a concentration in Supply Chain Management. Our business advisory board has recommended that this course form part of that concentration. Two recent surveys of practicing supply management professionals in eastern North Carolina and of current ECU MBA students indicate strong demand for this certificate.

5. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:

6383. Supply Chain Systems (3) P: OMGT 6213. Application of technology to three key aspects of a supply chain’s competitive advantage: product design, product demand estimation, and supply chain systems analysis.

6. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:

7. Graduate Catalog Page Number from current Graduate catalog:

155


Course Credit:

Lecture Hours / 3 / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / 3 / s.h.
Lab / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Studio / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Practicum / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Internship / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Total Credit Hours / 3 / s.h.
20-30

9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:

10. Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:

Degree(s)/Course(s) / Current
Catalog Page / Changes in Degree Hours

11. Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:

Not Applicable
x / Notification & response from affected units is attached

12. Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting teacher education programs):

x / Not Applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.

13.  Statements of Support:

a. Staff

x / Current staff is adequate
Additional Staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):


b. Facilities

x / Current facilities are adequate
Additional Facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):

c. Library

x / Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):

d. Computer resources

x / Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
x / ITCS Resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached

14.  Course information: see Instructions for Completing the Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form for more detail

a.  TEXTBOOK(S): author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and city/state/country

Harvard Business Review on Supply Chain Management, Harvard Business School Press, 2006. Case Materials will be available from Harvard Business School Publishing web page. Other articles and notes will be available from our class Blackboard page.

b.  Course objectives student –centered behavioral objectives for the course –

At the conclusion of this course the student to be able to:

- analyze the system principles for the design of an effective supply chain

- evaluate systems principles

- analyze supply chain performance

- develop models of demand estimation matching supply with demand.

- describe new collaborative processes for development and introduction of new products.

- critically analyze and integrate course knowledge in several extensive case applications.

c.  A course content outline

UNIT / TOPIC / READING
1 / Supply Chain System Design and Analysis
Simulation and Outsourcing / Simulation: Principles of Scitor
“Lean Consumption”
“What is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product?”
“Eliminate the Middleman?”
“Smarter Outsourcing”
2 / Supply Chain System Design and Analysis
Process Analysis / “Is the process performing well?” “Fix the process, not the problem”
“Drive Complexity out of your Supply Chain
3 / Supply Chain System Design and Analysis
Lead Time and Efficiency / “Capacity analysis sample problems”
“Process fundamentals”
“Inventory Driven Costs”
“The Triple-A Supply Chain”
4 / Supply Chain System Design and Analysis
Case analysis / “Saturn Supply Chain”

“Types of Processes”

“Leading a Supply Chain Turnaround”
“Aligning Incentives in Supply Chains”
5 / Product Development in the Supply Chain
Technology / CAD, Virtual Reality, and Rapid Prototyping
“Supply Chain Experts Get Their Say on Product Design”
6 / Product Development in the Supply Chain
Process and Organizational Principles / “Customer driven product development” disk
“The NPD game” disk
“Innovating from the Outside In”
7 / Product Development in the Supply Chain
Class Case Presentations
Midsemester Exam / Informal Case“BMW Digital Auto Project”
The HBR List Breakthrough Ideas for @006
8 / Product Development in the Supply Chain
Outsourcing Design / Research Paper 1 DueRocket Design CompetitionIDEO Case Study
9 / Product Development in the Supply Chain
Technology
Case analysis / “Dell Online” Reprint“Power Virtual Integration, Michael Del Disk“Connect and Develop: Inside Proctor and Gambles New Model for Innovation”Informal Case: Dell Computer
10 / Supply Chain Demand Estimation and Management
Organization / “Rocket Science Retailing”“Zara Fast Fashion”“Creating Demand Responsive Supply Chains”
11 / Supply Chain Demand Estimation and Management
Quantitative models / Classical time series modelingSeasonal, trend, average, and cyclical componentsNeural Networks & Artificial Intelligence
12 / Supply Chain Demand Estimation and Management
Quantitative models / Excel and Regression Analysis“Forecasting with regression analysis” DiskDemand modeling with Crystal Ball“Choosing the right forecasting method” Disk
13 / Supply Chain Demand Estimation and Management
Cell Phone case analysis / Formal Case Due: Supply Chain
14 / Supply Chain Demand Estimation and Management
Case Analysis / “Rapid Fire Fulfillment”Project due
Final Exam

Position Papers and Cases: The purpose of the position papers and cases is for the student to explore in more depth important topics covered in this course. Possible subjects include customer satisfaction, new product development, fostering creativity and innovation, total quality management, etc. Specific requirements will be assigned during the semester.

d.  A list of course assignments and weighting of each assignment and the grading/evaluation system for determining a grade.

Grades will be determined as follows.

In Class Test / 20% / Face-to-face in a proctored setting
Final Exam / 25% / Face-to-face in a proctored setting
Supply Chain Simulator / 10% / Individualized online
Position Papers / 10% / Individualized online
Cases / 20% / Individualized by team & term
On-Line Discussion Assignments / 15% / Threaded discussion at Bb
Total / 100%
A / 90 - 100
B / 80 - 89.9
C / 70 - 79.9
F / 0 - 69.9

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