MA4850 TEACHING PLAN

Subject: Supply Chain and Logistics Management Coordinator: R Piplani

Subject code: MA4850 Lecturers: R Piplani (RP)
Session: 2021/2022 (Semester I)

Week of/# Topics Lecturer Chapter

August 10 1 Introduction to SCM: Introduction RP SL1, SL2
Bull-whip effect, Supply chain challenges
August 17 2 Beer game (Online): Value of information RP SL A
Group formation, trial round, final round of game play SL5
August 24 3 Barilla Case Study RP SL8
Case discussion; Vendor-managed inventory;
CA1: Case Study Assignment (Optional)
August 31 4 Demand forecasting RP Assigned
reading
Time series and causal models
Sep 7 5 Inventory control models RP Assigned
reading
EOQ and Newsvendor models
Sep 14 6 Inventory control policies RP Assigned
reading
(Q, R) and Base-stock policies
Sep 21 7 Inventory accounting and strategies: Inventory RP Assigned
turns, make-to-order, make-to-stock, JIT reading
CA2: QUIZ 1
Sep 28 Mid Semester Recess
Oct 5 8 Warehousing RP Assigned
reading
Warehousing, packaging and material handling
Oct 12 9 Transportation RP Assigned
reading
Transportation modes and costs
Oct 19 10 Logistics Network Design RP CM14
Transport-Inventory trade-off
Oct 26 11 Supply Chain Strategies; Integrated product and RP SL11
supply chain design
Postponement
Nov 2 12 IT in SCM; SC performance measurement RP Assigned
reading
SC Key performance indicators
Nov 9 13 Final review; CA 3: Quiz 2 RP
TBD FINAL EXAM