DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF BAHRIA
GENERAL INFORMATION
Course Title SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT(SCM)
Course ID SCM 360: BBA Semester: Fall Year: 2019
Course Pre-requisite
Course Schedule Wednesday 8:30 to 11:30 am
INSTRUCTOR’s INFORMATION Shoaibpasha1980@gmail.com
Name Muhammad Shoaib Pasha Phone
Office Address
Consultation Timing
UNIVERSITY POLICY OF FAIRNESS
Bahria University follows strict policy of fairness in examinations, assignments, other academic activities
and conduct. The University appreciates decent behavior, acceptable moral norms and respectful display
of attitude towards others in the campus. Details of expected behavior and conduct are covered in
students’ handbook which is available on university website. It also covers in detail plagiarism and its
consequent disadvantages to the students as per HEC policies / rules.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course basically provides understanding of Supply Chain and focuses on management and
improvement of supply chain processes & performance. It is valuable for students who want a career in
operations of marketing, finance, production, or warehousing in a manufacturing or distribution firm.
The course explores important supply chain areas that are pivotal to effective and efficient supply chain
management. We will also investigate topics such as global supply chain design, logistics, outsourcing,
and several other recent supply chain innovations.
Course Learning Outcomes
COURSE OBJECTIVE
1. To develop attitude and type of thinking involved in organizational development and
change.
2. To help students to understand organizations’ dynamics and their influencing forces.
3. To provide students with the skills required for organizational diagnosis.
4. To enable students to understand the organizational change and development process.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After having completed this course successfully, participants will be able to:
1. Develop an understanding and importance of key drivers of Supply Chains.
2. Impart problem solving skill for a variety of Supply Chain problems.
3. Understand the importance and complexity of inter & intra-firm coordination.
4. Develop and integrate effective logistics & Cross-functional systems in Supply Chains.
5. Identify and exploit opportunities that exist externally & internally in Supply Chains.
WEEK Wise COURSE DISTRIBUTION
Week Topics Activities
1. Understanding Supply Chain Management (Part 1 of 2) Discussion/Lecture
The Basic Concept of Supply Chain
Objectives of Supply Chain Short Movie
2. Understanding Supply Chain Management (part 2 of 2) Discussion/Lectures
Decision Phase in Supply Chain
Process Views of Supply Chain
Supply Chain Macro Processes
3. Supply Chain Performance and Drivers (Part 1 of 2) Discussion/Lectures
Competitive Advantage & Strategy
SCOR – Supply Chain Operations Review Short Movie
Strategic Fit.
4. Supply Chain Performance and Drivers (Part 2 of 2) (Quiz-1) Discussion/Lectures
• Achieving Strategic Fit
• Issues in Strategic Fit
• SC Strategy and Product Life Cycle
• Drivers of Supply Chain Performance
5. Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Discussion/Lectures
• What is Forecasting?
• Characteristics of Forecast Article Reading
• Forecasting Components
• Forecasting Methods
6. Demand Forecasting in Supply Chain Discussion/Lectures
• Characteristics of Demand
• Demand Forecasting & Management Assignment
• Role of IT in Forecasting
• Forecasting in Practice
7. Aggregate Planning in Supply Chain (Quiz-2) Discussion/Lectures
• Role of aggregate planning in SC
• Aggregate Planning Strategies
• Forecast Errors in Aggregate Plans
• Implementing Aggregate Planning in Practice
8. S&OP: Planning Supply & Demand in SC Discussion/Lectures
• Responding to Predictable Variability
• Managing Supply
• Managing Demand
• Implementing S&OP in Practice
9. Designing Distribution Network in SC Discussion/Lectures
• Distribution and its Role in Supply Chain
• Factors Influencing Distribution Design Short Video
• Changing Distribution Design
• E-Business and Distribution Network
• Impact of E-Business on Cost & Inventory
10. The Network Designs in SC (Quiz-3) Discussion/Lectures
• Role of Network Design & Decisions
• Factors Influencing Network Design Decisions
• Framework for Network Design Decision
11. Planning and Managing Inventory Article reading & discussion
• Inventory and its types
• Costs Influenced by Lot Size
• Inventory Ordering & Holding Cost
• Measuring Product Availability
• Role of IT in Inventory Management
• Two-Bin Inventory Management System
• ABC Inventory Management System
12. Just-In-Time Manufacturing Discussion/Lectures
• JIT VS Traditional System
• TPS – Toyota Production System Short Video
• JIT Environment
• KAIZEN & KANBAN
• Waste Management
• MUDA MURI MURA
• TOC – Theory of Constraints
13. Supply Chain Movie & Presentations ( Quiz-4) Article reading & discussion
14. Presentations Article reading & discussion
15. Final Course Review Open Discussion & Comments
16. Final Examination Descriptive
LEARNING METHODOLOGY
Mixed methodologies shall be put in practice for comprehensive learning. It includes pedagogy and
andragogy. For this purpose, students shall be involved in discussions, presentations, group activities
and reference studies. Student shall be distributed into groups for mutual discussions; learn how to
share works, prepare team based solution to problems and develop arguments for presentation cum
thesis. Developing arguments shall be taken as core activities of the course on multiple topics for
conclusive literature reviews.
COURSE REFERENCE MATERIAL
Text Book:
1. Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl and D.V. Kalra, 2015, “Supply Chain Management: Strategy,
Planning, and Operation”, 5th Edn., Pearson, New York.
2. J. R. Tony Arnold, Stephen N. Chapman, Lloyd M. Clive, 2012, “Introduction to Materials
Management”, 7th Edn., Prentice Hall, New Jersey.
Reference Book:
1. Martin Christopher, 1999,” Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Strategies for Reducing
Costs and Improving Services”, 2nd Edn., Prentice Hall / Financial Times.
ASSESSMENT PLAN
Marks Frequency Marks Total Marks
Individual Assignment 1 1 5 05
Quizzes 4 20 (N-1) 15
Mid Term 1 25 25
Final Project 1 10 10
Final Project Presentation 1 05 05
Final Paper 1 40 40
Total 100
