COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Title: MAN 2571 Operations Management (Supply Chain Operations)

Course Number: MAN 2571
Online Instruction

View the Syllabus Addendum which provides the most current version of fluid
information, such as the academic calendar.

WELCOME
This course examines the systematic approaches to managing all activities involved in
moving materials, products, service, and information from point of origin, to point of use.
Students will learn to make improved business logistics and supply chain management
decisions through the practical application of multiple analytic techniques used by
managers in the field. Emphasis is placed on transportation systems, inventory analysis
and management, and warehouse management.

INSTRUCTOR
Name: Serge Lacerte

Email: lacerte.serge@spcollege.edu, (Please email me through MyCourses.)

Phone: To be provided

Office and Online Chat Hours: By Appointment

Office Location: Online

Instructor Web Page: http://web.spcollege.edu/instructors/id/lacerte.serge

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
DEAN: Dr. Greg Nenstiel

Office Location: Epicenter, TE- 305

Office Phone Number: 727-341-3026

Email: Nenstiel.greg@spcollege.edu

Academic Chair: Dr. April Bailey

Office Location: Seminole Campus UP 337
Office Phone Number: (727)614-7084
Email: Bailey.April@spcollege.edu

WEBSITE

URL: https://blog.spcollege.edu/business/
COURSE INFORMATION
Course Description: This course requires students to relate supply chain best
practices to organizational performance. Students will integrate the functional roles of
sales, purchasing, supply chain, and operations in order to make tactical decisions with
the objective of improving organizational performance. Students will apply theory and
best practices from prerequisite courses across integrated supply chain decisions to
implement a plan to achieve effective supply chain performance.

Course Goals: By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Justify the importance of supply chain decisions on an organization.

2. Investigate the impact supply chain decisions have on various key performance
indicators.
3. Apply various supply chain analytics techniques.

Course Objectives:

Logistics, and supply chain management basics

1. Define and characterize supply chain management and logistics.
2. Describe the role of other business functional areas in supply chain management.

Transportation systems
1. Assess the importance of the transportation system.
2. Explain the scope of the domestic and global transportation system.
3. Describe various services in the transportation industry and how these services are
coordinated.
4. Explain the infrastructure and equipment used by the various modes of
transportation.
5. Determine the costs/benefits of company-owned versus for-hire transportation.
6. Explain the scope of international transportation.
7. Explain the complexities of international transportation.

Warehousing and materials handling

1. Explain the reasons for maintaining warehousing.
2. Explain the functions of warehouses.
3. Compare and contrast public and private warehouses.
4. Describe materials handling functions.
5. Explain the elements that influence space layout in warehousing (e.g. productivity,
damage, safety, security, etc.)
6. Create a cost-benefit analysis.
Prerequisites: Internet research and basic computer application skills. No course
prerequisites.

Availability of Course Content: The module for the week will open on Monday at 1:00
AM EST and will close the following Monday at 11:59 PM EST. This is a decision to be
made by the individual instructor.

Proctored Testing Information (if applicable):

www.spcollege.edu/ecampus/ecampus/proctored_testing

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & OTHER RESOURCE

INFORMATION
Required Textbook: Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective, 10th Edition.

Authors: Coyle, J, Langley, J, Novack, R, Gibson, B. (2016)

Publisher Information: Cengage Publishing

ISBN-13: 9781305859975

**Supplemental Handbooks by CSCMP

*All supplemental handbooks can be located in the module titled “Supplemental

Handbooks”.

Textbooks site at http://www.spcollege.edu/textbooks/

SPC Libraries: http://www.spcollege.edu/libraries/

LEARNER SUPPORT
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St. Petersburg College is committed to providing quality education and services to all students who
study here. Our focus is your success. To help you achieve that, Disability Resources works with
students, faculty and staff to provide accommodations that ensure equal access for all students.

The office provides or facilitates:

  Academic adjustments such as early registration and exam accommodations
 Academic modifications such as course substitutions
 Aids and services including adaptive technologies, note takers and interpreters
 College Placement Test accommodations

Under Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, SPC seeks to ensure that admission, academic programs, support services, student activities
and campus facilities are accessible to and usable by students who document a qualifying disability with
the College. Students with disabilities who desire accommodations need to provide appropriate
documentation of a disability and request services from Disability Resources.

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SPC campuses have Learning Support Centers (LSCs) where students can seek help.
Paid tutors are available for help at no cost to students. Check the link above for days
and times of our LSCs.

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SPC offers a wide variety of services to help you register for classes, pay your fees, receive your grades,
request transcripts or answer any questions you have.

IMPORTANT DATES
Course Dates: View the Academic Calendar site

Drop Date: View the Academic Calendar site

Withdrawal Date: View the Academic Calendar site

Proctor Dates: View the Proctored Testing Information. site

Financial Aid Dates: View the Financial Aid Dates site

DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Supply Chain Management subplan courses in the Business Administration A.S. degree
prepare students to work in many parts of the supply chain including procurement,
demand planning, warehousing, distribution, and customer service. Organizations
depend on supply chain professionals to manage and oversee operational processes.
The rapidly changing field of supply chain management requires professionals to continue
their education. Industry certifications often help people move forward in their careers.

St. Petersburg College through the LINCS Supply Chain Management program, offers
students the opportunity to earn up to eight entry to mid-level industry certifications
endorsed by the national Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP).

The SCPro Fundaments industry certifications include:

 Supply Chain Management Principles
 Customer Service Operations
 Warehousing Operations
 Transportation Operations
 Inventory Management
 Demand Planning
 Supply Management & Procurement
 Manufacturing & Service Operations

MAN 2571 provides students the opportunity to earn the following SCPro Fundamentals
industry certifications:
 Customer Service Operations
 Manufacturing & Service Operations
 Demand Planning
 Supply Management & Procurement

Students are encouraged to download or print the supplemental handbook in preparation

for the corresponding SCPro Fundamentals certification exam.

Please contact LINCS@spcollege.edu for additional information.

ATTENDANCE
View the college-wide attendance policy included in the Syllabus Addendum.

For this class, attendance is defined as: Each week you are required to post the
required “due” assignments and academic work. In week one and week two if no work
or insufficient work is submitted you may be withdrawn with a “W” grade.

Active participation is required in all 8 weeks of the class. Non-participation and/or

insufficient work submissions may result in you being withdrawn from the class with a
“WF” grade at the 5th week or (60% mark).

Students are allowed two excused absences in the course. However, you are required to
contact the instructor in writing, before the class session, notifying the instructor of the
absence.

Students are given a W in a course if they are withdrawn for non-attendance (No Show)
in Week 1 or Week 2, or are given a WF if participation issues occur at the 60% point
(withdrawal date).

GRADING
Category Details Points
Peer Introductions 1 post @ 0 points Required for attendance reporting
Chapter Assessment 5 posts @ 5 points 25
Chapter Discussion 5 posts @ 5 points 25
CSCMP Discussion 5 DB’s @ 10 points 50
Case Studies 2 CS’s @ 20 points 40
Final Exam 1@ 60 points 60
200 points

SPC grades on an A, B, C scale; they do not offer pluses (+) or minuses (-). The grading
scale is:
A: 100-90%
B: 89-80%
C: 79-70%
D: 69-60%
F: Below 60%
Grading Philosophy:
Grades will be assigned based solely on student performance and not on prevailing
student norms or students' perceptions of their performance. This course syllabus clearly
communicates performance standards and these standards will be fairly and consistently
applied throughout the semester. Grading standards have been developed based
exclusively on course objectives reflecting the appropriate level of content mastery,
including mastery of the subject matter as well as mastery of those core curriculum
components such as effective writing and information literacy deemed appropriate to the
course.
Although a bell curve may not always be achieved, nor is it necessarily desirable, it is
expected that the grade of A is awarded only to those students whose work is truly
exceptional, reflecting both content mastery and the ability to analyze and
articulate that material. Students can expect that the grade of A will be awarded only to
those few students whose work is exceptional reflecting both content mastery and the
ability to communicate that material. Grades of B and C would be awarded more
frequently implying lesser degrees of content mastery. The grade of D represents the
lowest passing grade and denotes borderline content mastery. The definition of each
grade level is as follows:
A = Outstanding: Performance excels far above established standards for university-level
performance
B = Superior: Performance above established standards
C = Good: Performance meets established standards
D = Substandard: Performance is below established standards
F = Failure: Performance does not meet minimum requirements
Late Submissions & Extenuating Circumstances:
Late assignments (projects, quizzes, class participation, and exams) are not graded
unless you have missed the deadline due to medical reasons. All requests for
extensions must be made in writing (via SPC email) and supporting medical
documentation will need to be attached for extensions to be granted.
Textbook issues, computer problems, or technology related issues do not constitute an
extenuating circumstance. Extra time to complete assignments will not be assigned for
these reasons.

Late Policy

Assignments and assessments will only be accepted past the deadline with
documentation of a medical or family emergency.
ASSIGNMENTS
STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS AND INSTRUCTOR’S
EXPECTATIONS
NEED HELP??– HERE ARE THE STEPS TO TAKE

Resources are in place to help you, but the first move is yours.

 There is a Course Forum where you can ask questions. Your professor, or a
classmate, will respond to help you.
 Email the instructor, your instructor will strive to respond to emails within 24 hours
on week days, 48 hours on weekends.
 You can seek out a tutor at a Learning Support Center. Look here:
http://www.spcollege.edu/tutoring/
 Your professor may also be available during office hours. Refer to your professor’s
instructor page.

Above all, take action immediately to avoid falling behind! Do not procrastinate!

At the 60% point of the course, students who are too far behind (2 assignments) may be
dropped.

ACADEMIC HONESTY:

All students are expected to abide by the SPC Honor Code, viewable at
http://www.spcollege.edu/AcademicHonesty/

PARTICIPATION, CONDUCT, & NETIQUETTE

SPC has outlined expectations for student behavior and interaction for online
discussions, email, and other forms of communication. View the Student Expectations in
the Syllabus Addendum.

COPYRIGHT

Copyrighted material within this course, or posted on this course website, is used in
compliance with United States Copyright Law. Under that law you may use the material
for educational purposes related to the learning outcomes of this course. You may not
further download, copy, alter, or distribute the material unless in accordance with
copyright law or with permission of the copyright holder. For more information on
copyright visit: www.copyright.gov.

TURNITIN
The instructor of this course may require use of Turnitin.com as a tool to promote learning.
The tool flags similarity and mechanical issues in written work that merit review. Use of
the service enables students and faculty to identify areas that can be strengthened
through improved paraphrasing, integration of sources, or proper citation. Submitted
papers remain as source documents in the Turnitin database solely for the purpose of
detecting originality. Students retain full copyright to their works. Review the Turnitin
Usage Agreement. Students who do not wish to submit work through Turnitin must notify
their instructor via course email within the first seven days of the course. In lieu of Turnitin
use, faculty may require a student to submit copies of sources, preliminary drafts, a
research journal, or an annotated bibliography.

STUDENT SURVEY OF INSTRUCTION

The Student Survey of Instruction is administered in courses each semester. It is
designed to improve the quality of instruction at St. Petersburg College. All student
responses are confidential and anonymous and will be used solely for the purpose of
performance improvement.

TECHNOLOGY
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

View the MyCourses Minimum Technology Requirements

Students should know how to navigate the course and use the course tools. Dropbox-
style assignments may require attachments in either Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or
Rich Text Format (.rtf), so that they can be properly evaluated. If an attachment cannot
be opened by the instructor, students will be required to re-format and re-submit an
assignment so that it can be evaluated and returned with feedback.

Minimum Technical Skills:

MyCourses tutorials are available to students new to this LMS and are located at the
beginning of the course. Most features on MyCourses are accessible on mobile devices,
although it is recommended that you use a computer for quizzes, tests, and essay
assignments. Access to a Windows or Mac computer is required for this course.

Students must be able to run programs and save files on a computer.

ACCESSIBILITY OF TECHNOLOGY
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SPC Learning Support Centers have computers and software that you can use for this
course.

PRIVACY

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Technical support is available via the Technical Support Desk.

INSTRUCTIONAL CONTINUITY PLAN - EMERGENCY

PREPAREDNESS POLICY
The St. Petersburg College website at www.spcollege.edu is the official source of college
information regarding the status of the institution. Other important information will be
communicated via SPC Alert, local media outlets, and the college toll-free phone number
866-822-3978. All decisions concerning the discontinuation of college functions,
cancellation of classes, or cessation of operations rest with the President or his/her
designee. The College realizes that it is possible for a significant natural disaster to
compromise SPC campus facilities sufficiently to disrupt the delivery of classes on
campus/campuses for an extended period of time, and is planning ways our operations
can continue following such an emergency.

So, in the event that a hurricane or other natural disaster causes significant damage to
St. Petersburg College facilities, you may be provided the opportunity to complete your
course work online. Following the event, please visit the college website for an
announcement of the College's plan to resume operations.

Further, in the event of such a disaster, the instructor will continue using the Learning
Management System (LMS) of MyCourses for continuation of all required learning and
instructional activities in this course, including the issuing of graded online assignments
and expectation of student completion of those graded assignments.

Therefore, in order to keep up with all activities in this course during and after a natural
disaster, please plan to continue this course by maintaining online access to MyCourses
in lieu of meeting in a classroom—possibly through duration of the course’s regularly
scheduled end date. We will finish this course in MyCourses, as directed by your instructor
online, and your instructor will use all graded assignments—both online and formerly on-
campus—to assess and issue your final letter grade for this course, as normally planned,
despite occurrence of the natural disaster.