International Islamic University

Faculty of Management Sciences

Supply Chain Management
MS
Course Profile

Course Code:
Educational Level: MS
Credit Hours: 03
Total Marks: 100 (Distribution given at the end)

Instructor's Profile

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Course Overview & Objectives

The Course examines supply chain management (SCM), and discusses its importance and
benefits to the overall strategy and competitiveness of firms of all sizes. The course
explores key elements that comprise supply management, operations, logistics &
integration. The course will enhance students understanding for building supplier
relationships, forming alliance, strategic resourcing, ERP, Network design,
transportation, service management according to key performance indicators. The course
will specifically look into current research in supply chain management and opportunities
for developing new models in supply chain management.

Following are the objectives of this course:

 Describe current research and practice in supply chain management.

 To identify an area/topic in the field of supply chain management and develop
research model in the light of theory and research in this area. 

Learning Outcomes

On the completion of this unit, students will be able to:

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 1. Demonstrate operational purchasing methods and techniques on supplier
management and supply in specific business contexts.
2. Explain the strategic importance of logistic elements and describe how they affect
supply chain management.
3. Advice management on the organization of E-commerce, logistics, import taxes,
risk, customs and legal aspects of global trading.
4. Analyze the creation of new value in the supply chain for customers, society and
the environment.
5. Understand issues and Analyze data in a supply chain.

Course Execution Methodology

The instructor will facilitate student learning in discussion based class sessions every
week. The students will be given research articles for self study and contemplation. Every
student is expected to read the assigned articles critically and discuss their understanding
and perspective in the class. The class discussion would be analytical on the basis of
theoretical foundation, research methodology and academic & research significance of
article.

Every student is expected to develop a new research idea, elaborated by a model based
upon established theories to justify the validity, hypotheses, & research methodology.
Hence in the first half semester students will develop a research proposal and in the
second half of semester they will collect data, analyze and provide the results by building
arguments in the light of existing literature, thus completing a research paper.

Suggested Text Books and Resources:

The course requires textbook and supplement readings which will be provided by the
instructor from time to time.

 Wisner, J. D., Tan, K. C., & Leong, G. K. (2019). Principles of supply chain
management: A balanced approach (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
ISBN 978-1-337-40649-9

Note: For every session 4-5 research articles will be provided as mandatory readings by
the course instructor.

Top Journal List in Supply Chain Management

A list of major journals in the field of Supply Chain Management is given below. The
articles may aid and supplement in enhancing student’s understanding in the field.

 Journal of Supply Chain Management

 Journal of Business Logistics

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  International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
 International Journal of Operations & Production Management
 Production and Operations Management
 Supply Chain Management

Course Assessment

Marks Distribution
Mid Term Exam (Research proposal defense) 20
Class Presentations and Participation 10
Research Paper 20
Final Exam 50

Week Wise Schedule

Week Topics Sub Topics

 Course Overview,
 Course Content Discussion
Introduction to Supply Chain
1  Introduction to supply chain
Management
 Course Execution and Course
Evaluation
 Managing & Contracting employees
Purchasing and Supply
2  Procurement
Management
 Supply of Materials
 Key strategies to build effective
Creating and Managing Supplier supplier relationships
3
Relationships

Strategic Ethical and Sustainable  Sustainable sourcing

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Sourcing  Ethics theories and implications
 Business planning
5 Demand Forecasting  Marketing Planning
 Strategic Planning
 Enterprise Resource Planning Theory
6 Resource Planning Systems  Technology & Development of ERP
Systems
 Just in Time
 Lean Systems
7 Inventory Management
 TQM

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 MID TERM EXAM
Process Management: Lean and  Lean Six Sigma
9 Six Sigma Quality in Supply Chain  Improving Efficiency
Management
 Distribution Networks
Domestic and International
10  Global Logistics
Logistics
 Transportation Networks
 Analyzing and managing customer
Customer Relationship
11 interactions
Management
 Customer retention strategies
 Quantitative analysis in location
12 Global Location Decisions
choice
 Service strategy development
13 Service Response Logistics
 Challenges in service productivity
 Use of integrated Supply Chain
14 Supply Chain Process Integration
Management Applications
Final Submission of Research paper and
15 & 16 Semester Wrap up
Research paper viva/presentations