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The University of Texas at Dallas

School of Management

MAS 6V01 PJ1 Special Topics: Supply Chain Management, Part 1

Summary
Session Spring 2007, 3 Credits
Location SOM 2.801
Day and Time Thursday & Friday 9.00-5.30 pm (every second week)
Instructor Dr. Divakar Rajamani
Contact Information divakar@utdallas.edu ; Off 972 883 4843
Office Hours SOM 2.614; Tuesday 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Teaching Assistant
Contact Information
Office Hours

“Laptops and Cell Phones Off”

Course Objectives
In attending this course, the students will learn the following?
- What is a Supply Chain?
- How do you Design and Plan a Supply Chain?
- How do your measure the value delivered by supply chains?

Prerequisites: None

Course Outline
„ Introduction to Supply Chain Management
„ Information Distortion in Supply Chains - Bull Whip Effect
„ Industry Supply Chains - Case Studies: Cisco, Dell, Walmart
„ Improve your Supply Chain - Constraint Based Thinking
„ Supply Chain Strategy
„ Strategic Sourcing
„ Network Design
„ Improve your Supply Chain – Cycle Time Reduction
„ End to End Supply Chain Planning
„ Portfolio Planning
„ Demand Planning
„ Supply Planning
„ Inventory Planning

Course Materials
Text
No required Text

Lecture Notes
The lecture notes/presentations will be provided in class.

Assessment
Attendance

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The University of Texas at Dallas
School of Management

MAS 6V01 PJ1 Special Topics: Supply Chain Management, Part 1


It is expected that students will attend all classes.

Class Participation
While no grade is assigned to class participation, we encourage the students to participate in
class discussion.

Examinations
There will be six quizzes as a part of the course. The quizzes are held during class hours. All
quizzes are closed book & closed notes.

Grading:
100 % - six quizzes of equal weight

Although mark ranges for letter grades may be adjusted based on overall class performance and
instructor discretion, the typical scale is given below:

Mark Grade
Range Category
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
Below 60 F

Policy on Scholastic Dishonesty


The university has policies and procedures regarding scholastic dishonesty. Detailed information is
available at http://www.utdallas.edu/student/slife/dishonesty.html. All students are expected to maintain a
high level of responsibility with respect to academic honesty. Students who violate university rules on
scholastic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary penalties, including the possibility of failure in the course
and/or dismissal from the university. Since such dishonesty harms the individual, all students and the
integrity of the university, policies on scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced

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