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DISC 333 Course Outline Fall 2021
DISC 333 Course Outline Fall 2021
DISC 333 Course Outline Fall 2021
Lecture details: Approximately 90% of the lectures will be live, some parts will be recorded if deemed helpful for learning.
Course Basics
Credit Hours 3
Lecture(s) Nbr of Lec(s) Per 25 Duration 75 min
Week
Recitation/Lab (per week) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Duration
Week
Tutorial (per week) Nbr of Lec(s) Per Duration
Week
Course Distribution
Core
Elective Yes
Open for Student Category Undergraduate 3rd year, 4th year
Close for Student Category
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In today’s world of competitiveness supply-chains compete with supply-chains rather than individual organizations. Individual
organizations cannot survive by maximizing their local benefits rather they have to develop linkages and collaborate with others
in order to survive and get a bigger pie of the market share. Moreover, globalization brings its own challenges and opportunities
that impact the performance of each partner within a supply chain.
In the wake of these challenges, many local and multinational organizations in Pakistan and abroad have established their own
supply chain planning and execution functions. Whether that be manufacturing sector (FMCGs, Textiles, Engineering goods,
Defense etc.), services sector (Financial Services, Retailing, Food Industry etc.) or social development sector (natural disaster
management, social mobilization etc.), the need of supply chain management has become imperative.
COURSE PREREQUISITE(S)
DISC 230 Introduction to Business Process Modeling
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing this course student shall be able to:
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1 Demonstrate and articulate key concepts in supply chain management.
2 Understand the importance of supply chain function in any business environment.
3 Understand various conflicting objectives such as costs or profits and customer service for their role in supply
chain management
4
Analyze suitable supply chain strategies and critically analyze supply chain decision contexts.
5
Use analytical tools to analyze supply chain decision situations
Grade Participation
0 If student is absent from class
1 If student is present in class
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2 If student speaks anything during the class
3 If student gives some logical arguments
4 If student gives a statement that changes the course of discussion and contributes towards class learning
Homework
Different qualitative and quantitative exercises dealing with various supply chain related issues will be given to students. Students
are supposed to submit the complete solution to class instructor within the designated time. It will be an individual assignment.
The exercises shall be solved using Microsoft Word and Excel, which requires you to have access to and working knowledge of the
programs.
Course assignment
The class will be divided in groups of five students (max). Each group will be required to solve and submit a course assignment.
The assignment will be about saving matrix technique used for route planning. You will be provided with the assignment
questions and related reading material. Time to time feedback about solving the assignment will be provided only on occasional
basis. The assignment shall be submitted in form of a written report, detailing the proposed solution (1.5 line-spaces, 12 font size,
Times New Roman) accompanied with the model as an excel file by the last lecture.
Attendance Policy
Your class presence is required. By missing a class, you forfeit an opportunity to participate in class activities. A maximum of four
(4) absences are allowed. Student will be penalized by having 1% reduction in the attendance component for every class missed
after the 4 grace classes. The attendance will be marked during the class and no student will be entertained once the attendance
has been marked. For a missed component with a weight of more than 10 % respective student must have to submit an approved
petition from the OSA before he/she can be accommodated. Petitions should be submitted along with proper documentation
(e.g., a medical certificate certifying illnesses).
Further Instructions
1. Use of mobile phones in class is strictly prohibited. Students found using mobile phones during the class will be penalized
by grade reduction.
*The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the grading system and the syllabus as appropriate during the semester.
EXAMINATION DETAIL
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Midterm
Duration:
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Preferred Date:
Exam Specifications:
Yes/No: No
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Week/ Lecture/ Topics Recommended Objectives/
Module Readings Application
Module 1: Introduction and Supply Chain Networks
Lecture 1 Introduction to supply chain Lecture notes Chapter 1 (Chopra and Meindl) Understanding of supply
management (SCM), chain management
supply chain decisions, basics, Types of Supply
cycle and push/pull view of Chains.
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supply chain
Lecture 2 & 3 Types of supply chains, Fisher, M.L. (1997). What is right supply chain Concept of performance
supply chain performance, for your product. Harvard Business Review, in supply chain
achieving strategic fit March-April. management.
Lecture 4 (sub- Case study 1: Apple Inc.: Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case Responsive supply chain,
group A) Managing a global supply Before the Class Supply chain strategy
chain
Lecture 5 (sub- Case study 1: Apple Inc.: Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case Responsive supply chain,
group B) Managing a global supply Before the Class Supply chain strategy
chain
Lecture 6 (sub- Case study 2: Half a century of Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case Efficient supply chain,
group A) SCM at Walmart Before the Class supply chain strategy
Lecture 7 (sub- Case study 2: Half a century of Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case Efficient supply chain,
group B) SCM at Walmart Before the Class supply chain strategy
Lecture 8 & 9 Network design in the supply Lecture notes Chapter 5 & 6 (Chopra and Designing Supply Chain
chain Meindl) Network in certain and
Divergent and convergent uncertain environments.
supply chain networks
Module 2: Managing Supply Side in the Supply Chain
Lecture 10 Quiz 1 Lecture notes Chapter 1,2; 4,5; 11 (Monczka Procurement and
Factors driving modern supply et al.) supplier relationship
chains, purchasing and supplier management.
relationship management
Lecture 11 (sub- Article: The new e-commerce Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case Supplier Development,
group A) intermediaries Before the Class Evaluating Supplier
Lecture 12 (sub- Article: The new e-commerce Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case Performance
group B) intermediaries Before the Class Collaborative
Forecasting, Role of
Lecture 13 Managing inventories Lecture notes Chapter 16 (Monczka et al.)
Inventory Planning in
Supply Chains. Risk
Lecture 14 (sub- Case study 4: Fruitify Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case Pooling, Centralization vs.
group A) Southampton: A new Before the Class Decentralization of
paradigm of agile thinking Inventories.
Lecture 15 (sub- Case study 4: Fruitify Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case
group B) Southampton: A new Before the Class
paradigm of agile thinking
Module 3: Managing Demand Side in the Supply Chain
Lecture 16 Quiz 2 Lecture notes Chapter 5 (David Simchi Levi et Discussion on
Distribution strategies, al.); Chapter 4 (Chopra and Meindl) Distribution,
distribution network design. Warehousing and
Lecture 17 Case Study 5: Amazon.com’s Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case Transportation Issues in
European distribution strategy Before the Class Supply Chain.
Lecture 18 Transportation in Supply Chain Lecture notes Chapter 14 (Chopra and Distribution Network
Meindl) Design, Company Owned
Lecture 19 Exercise: Logistics dilemma Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case vs. Partnership Model.
Before the Class Lean vs. Agile Supply
Chain Networks.
Module 4: Special Topics in Supply Chain Management
Lecture 20 Quiz 3 Lecture notes Chapter 4 (David Simchi Levi et Lack of Coordination in
Bullwhip effect Class al.); Chapter 10 (Chopra and Meindl) Supply Chain: Bullwhip
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reading Lee, H.L., Padmanabhan, V. and Whang, S. Effect
(1997), “the bullwhip effect in supply chains”.
MIT Sloan Management Review, Vol. 38(3).
Lecture 21 (sub- Case Study 6: Dakota Industrial Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case
group A) Co. Ltd: Sustainable garment Before the Class
manufacturing in a fast-
fashion world
Lecture 22 (sub- Case Study 6: Dakota Industrial Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case
group B) Co. Ltd: Sustainable garment Before the Class
manufacturing in a fast-
fashion world
Lecture 23 Case study 7: Base of pyramid Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case
hub: Connecting solutions Before the Class
Lecture 24 Order Penetration Point Olhager, J. (2003), “Strategic positioning of the Impact of postponement
Postponement order penetration point”, International Journal and order penetration
of Production Economics, Vol. 85, pp. 319-329 point on supply chains.
Pagh, J. D. & Cooper, M. (1998), “Supply chain
postponement and speculation strategies: how
to choose the right strategy”, Journal of
Business Logistics, Vol. 19(2), pp. 13-33
Lecture 25 Supply chain resilience and Sheffi, Y. and Rice Jr., J.B. (2005), “a supply chain Supply chain risks
uncertainty Class reading view of the resilient enterprise”. MIT Sloan Resilience strategies
Management Review, Vol. 47(1).
Sheffi, Y. (2015), “The Power of Resilience: How
the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected”,
The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sheffi, Y. and Rice Jr., J.B. (2005), “A supply
chain view of the resilient enterprise”, MIT
sloan Management Review, Vol. 47(01).
Lecture 26 Case Study 8: Nissan – Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case
Recovering supply chain Before the Class
operations
Lecture 27 Case Study 9: Carestream Students Are Expected to Prepare the Case
Health Inc.: When disruption Before the Class
hits a lean supply chain
Lecture 28
FINAL EXAM
Textbook(s)/Supplementary Readings
Textbook: None (i.e. Course Pack-Updated)
Supplementary Readings:
Simchi-Levi, D., et al., 2003. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain. 2e, McGraw Hill Irwin, 0-07-249256-9.
Chopra, S., and Meindl, P., 2004. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation. 2e, Pearson Education, ISBN: 81-
297-0172-3.
Bowersox, D.J., Closs, D.J., and Cooper, M.B., 2002, Supply Chain Logistics Management, McGraw Hill Higher Education, ISBN: 0-
07-235100-4.
Monczka, R.M., Handfield, R.B., Giunipero, L.C. and Patterson, J.L, 2016 Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Cengage
Learning, Boston, USA