SUKKUR IBA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Managing Agricultural Supply Chain (BAB -408)
Course Outline
1. Course Identification and General Information
Program and Class: Managing Agricultural Supply Chain Semester: Fall 2023
- BBA-VIII (Agri Business)
Instructor: Dr. Syed Aamir Ali Shah Credit Hours: 03
Email: aamir.syed@iba-suk.edu.pk
Room: R#316, Academic Block – II, Main Campus,
Sukkur IBA University
Counseling Hours: By Appointment Pre-requisite Course: None

2. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students during the Semester

S. No. Assessment Task (e.g., essay, test, Week Due Proportion of Final
group project, examination etc.) Assessment/Marks
1 Assignments + Case Study Analysis - 5

Quizzes (Announced and

2 Every Week 7
Unannounced)
3 Class Participation Every Class 3
Interim Evaluation
Field Project (Report and Week 10
4 10
Presentation) Final Evaluation
Week 14

5 Midterm Examination Week 8 25

6 Final Examination Week 16 50

3. Learning Resources
I- Recommended Books:
1. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation by Sunil Chopra &
Dharam Vir Kalra, 7th Edition - CK
 2. Agribusiness Supply Chain Management by N. Chandrasekaran and G. Raghuram,
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group – CR
3. Food Supply Chain Management: Building a Sustainable Future by Madeleine
Pullman, Zhaohui Wu – Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group – 2nd Edition - MW
4. Operations Management by William J Stevenson – McGraw-Hill - 14th Edition - OMS
II- Reference Books/ Material
1. Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management: Module 1, Version 3.3, 2015 for CSCP
by APICS

4. Course Description
In today’s world of competitiveness, supply chains compete with supply chains rather than
individual entities. Individuals or individual entities 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 departments. Whether that be the 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. Along these
lines, the management of agricultural supply chains is important to ensure a sustainable and
efficient food system that is beneficial to all the supply chain stakeholders. With a general
management perspective, the course develops the understanding of the linkages among the
procurement-production-distribution-consumption configurations within the scope of agricultural
supply chains.

5. Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

S. CLOs Course Teaching Assessment Methods
No: Strategies

1 Students will be able to describe the Lectures Quizzes

overall supply chain management Readings
processes and understand its function Class discussions
and relationship to other internal Articles/scenarios
functional areas of agricultural
businesses.

2 Students will apply appropriate Readings Assignments and Exams

quantitative techniques for decision- Class discussions
making in a variety of supply chain Case-studies
management issues in the context of Group tasks
agricultural settings e.g., forecasting,
procurement, warehousing, logistics,
 inventory management, risk
management, etc.

3 Students will be able to critically Lectures Quizzes, Assignments

analyze and investigate various Readings and Exams
supply chain management issues Class discussions
within forecasting, procurement, and participation
warehousing, logistics, inventory
management, risk management, etc.,
in the agricultural context.
4 Students will be able to evaluate and Lectures Quizzes, Assignments
synthesize various supply chain Reading and Exams
management techniques, practices,
theories, and models in agricultural
settings.
5 Students will be able to apply Lectures Class discussions and
ethical dimension in a variety of Readings Quiz
agricultural supply chain management Case-studies
contexts such as forecasting,
procurement, warehousing, logistics,
inventory management, and quality
management.
6 Students will be able to report and Class Discussions Project and CP
present various business issues from Readings
agricultural supply chain management
perspective.

6. Assessment Task Description

a) Quizzes
Quizzes will be based on theoretical concepts and their applications within agricultural supply
chain management context. Both announced and unannounced quizzes will be conducted.

b) Assignments
Students will be given three-five assignments including the case assignments.

c) Project
Students will be required to work on a project in groups of two-three where they will apply supply
chain management knowledge and theories to develop a supply chain management strategy in
alignment with the overall business strategy for their selected firm/industry. Each project report
must be typed (1.5 spaced – Times New Roman), and professionally presented to the class. The
project report should be around 3500-5000 words excluding the references and appendices.

7. Other (Please Specify)

Course contents and assessment categories may be adjusted given the pace and mode of the
course and students’ developmental needs during the semester.
6. Lesson Plan & week-wise Schedule
Week No: Discussion Themes
Understanding Supply Chain
Week 1:
Management &
Sessions 1 and 2
Nature of Agribusiness Supply Chain
Food Supply Chain Management
• Animal Protein Supply Chains
• Seafood Supply Chains
• Crop-based Supply Chains
Week 2:
• Fruit & Vegetable Supply Chains
Sessions 3 and 4
• Restaurant & Hospitality Industry
• Food Retailing & Wholesaling
• Beverage Supply Chain
Management
Supply Chain Strategy and Achieving
Week 3: Strategic Fit with Business Strategy
Session 5
Week 3 and 4:
Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain
Sessions 6,7 and 8
Week 5 and 6:
Sourcing and Procurement
Sessions 9, 10 and 11
Assignments Suggested Readings - OMS
/Quizzes
• Chapter No: 1 – CR
• HBSP Reading - Supply Chain Management
by Vishal Gaur
• Qingmin Yuan and Peng Chen, "Research on
the agricultural supply chain management and
its strategies," 2010 IEEE International
Conference on Emergency Management and
Management Sciences, 2010, pp. 173-176,
doi: 10.1109/ICEMMS.2010.5563475.
• Food Supply Chain Management: Building a
Sustainable Future by Madeleine Pullman,
Group
Zhaohui Wu – Routledge, Taylor and Francis
Presentations
Group – 2nd Edition - MW
• Chapter No: 2 – CR
• HBSP Reading - Introduction to Supply
Chain Management by Gal Raz
• Chapter No: 3 – OMS
• Chapter No. 7 – CK
• Chapter No: 15 – OMS
 • Core Reading - Strategic Sourcing - Harvard
Business School Publishing
Week 6 and 7: Network Design in Supply Chain • Chapter No: 5 - CK
Sessions 12, 13 and 14
Week 8 Location Planning and Analysis • Chapter No: 8 – OMS
Sessions 15 and 16
Midterm Examination
Week 9-10 Inventory Management • Chapter No: 12- OMS
Sessions 17, 18, 19 and
20
Logistics and Transportation • Chapter No: 14 – CK
Week 11
Management • Chapter No: 15 - OMS
Week 12-13 Warehouse Management • Chapter on Warehouse Management
Supply Chain Risk Management and • Reading from HBSP
Week 14
Resilience
Recent Developments in the Supply
Week 15
Chain Management (tentative)
Final
Research
Week 16 Research Project Presentations
Report
Submission
Final Term Examination