Faculty of Business Studies

COURSE OUTLINE
COURSE TITLE: YEAR & TRIMESTER: 2nd Year & 6th Trimester
Strategic Supply Chain Management COURSE CREDIT/HR: 03
COURSE CODE: SCM 8605 DURATION: 4 Months
PROGRAM NAME: MBA (Professional)

INFORMATION OF INSTRUCTOR
1. Instructor: Brigadier General Mohammad Monir Hossain Patwary, psc
2. Class Location: FBS Tower-1405
3. Email: mmhpty@yahoo.com
4. Cell Phone: +8801730 - 428080
5. WhatsApp: +8801730 - 428080

Rationale
Taught in conjunction with other 3 courses in professional MBA, this course is offered to get
a view of the supply chain from a strategic point of view (outside manufacturing entity and
excluding international SCM). The course will enhance the knowledge of the participants on
board spectrum of logistics Management, sustainability issues and SCM technology. The
design of a logistics system is critically linked to the objectives of the supply chain. The main
goal of this course is to understand how Strategic Issues impact the firm’s performance and
the entire supply chain. Emphasis will be given to real-world examples of strategic supply
chain issues.

Objectives
This course focuses on both strategic and supply chain management, including supply chain
evaluation, technology, SRM, CRM, warehouse, transportation, best practices, and reverse
logistics issues.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have reliably demonstrated the
ability to:
1. Identify the goal of a supply chain, and evaluate the impact of supply chain decisions on a
firm’s success.
2. Understand evolution and steps involved in supply Chain.
3. Understand the latest and emerging trends in Supply Chian Technology.
4. Understand profitability issues with modern software like CRM and SRM.
5. Understand Logistics, warehouse, and Transportation management in Supply Chain
Landscape.
6. Understand Supply Chain Improvement issues and Best Practices.
7. Understand Reverse Logistics in Supply Chain Context.
8.Understand Change Management issues in Supply Chain Context.

Teaching Learning Strategy

1. Lectures
2. Class discussion
3. Case Study and Presentation
4. Concepts with Computer Applications
5. Video tutorials of Current Cases

Reference Books:
1. Waters, Donald. 2003. Logistics: Introduction to Supply Chain Management. Palgrave:
New York
2. Fredendall, Lawrence D. & Hill, Ed. (2001). Basics of Supply Chain Management. CRC
Press LLC: St. Lucie
3. Chopra, Sunil and Meindl, Peter. 2016. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and
Operation. Pearson: UK.
4. Lind, D. A.; Marchal, W. G. & Wathen, S. A. 2012. Statistical Techniques in Business and
Economics (15th Ed.), New York: McGraw-Hill
5. Brue, G. 2005. Six Sigma for Managers. New York: McGraw-Hill
6. Ronald H. Ballou. 2004. Selected Computer Program for Logistics/ Supply Chain Planning
Version 5.0, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University

Lecture Scheme:
Week Period/Class Topics Points of Discussion
 Students’ Expectations from the
Course
 Introduction to SCM  Definition of SCM & Logistics
 Vertical and Horizontal  Basics of Supply Chain
Integration SCM practice
 SCM Evolution  SCM Evaluation
1 1
 SCM Steps  SCM Steps
 Knowledge Sharing

 Recap from the previous class

 Supply Chain Technology  Video demonstrations
Application (ERP, APS,  Class ending recap
WMS, TMS)  ERP
2 2  APS
 WMS
 TMS
CLASS TEST 1
 Supplier Relationship  Recap from the previous class
Management (SRM)  SRM
 Customer Relationship  CRM
3 3 Management (CRM)  Video demonstrations
 Class ending recap
 Logistic Management  Logistic Value propositions
 Logistic trends
4 4  Logistic Providers
 Delivery Pattern
 Recap from the previous class
 Video demonstrations
Week Period/Class Topics Points of Discussion
 Class ending recap
 Recap from the previous class
 Warehouse basics, types,
location, operations etc.
 Warehouse Management
 Video demonstrations
5 5
 Knowledge sharing from own
experience
 Class ending recap
CLASS TEST 2
 Recap from the previous class
 Transportation Management
(Types, operations, challenges
6 6  Transportation Mgt
etc.)
 Video demonstrations
 Class ending recap
MID TERM EXAM
 Recap from the previous class
 Video demonstrations
 Improvement in SCM  Class ending recap
7 7
 Improvement in Supply Chain
 Real life Example
 Class ending recap
CLASS TEST 3
 Recap from the previous class
 Supply Chain Standards and
 Best Practices in SCM (Std regulations
8 8
and Reg, CSR,)  CSR
 Video demonstrations
 Class ending recap
 Recap from the previous class
 Video demonstrations
 Class ending recap
 Best Practices in SCM
 Supply Chain Performance
9 9 (Risk, Performance Mgt)
Management
 Supply Chain Risks
 Class ending recap
 Recap from the previous class
 Class ending recap
 Reverse Logistics And  Reverse Logistics
10 10
Change MGT  Change MGT
 Real life Example
 Video demonstrations
CLASS TEST 4
11 11  Revision Class  Recap from all the previous
classes
 Guideline for exam preparation

 Obtaining students feedback

about the course
Week Period/Class Topics Points of Discussion

CLASS REPRESENTATION ON TERM PAPER

Assessment Strategy and Grading Scheme

Events Points
Trimester Final Exam 40%
Midterm Exam 20%
Term Paper (with the different topics), Including Presentation 10%
Assignments and Case Studies (Individual Group), Including Presentation 05%
Regular Class Presentation and Participation 05%
Class Attendance 05%
Attitude/Conduct/Manners 03%
Total 100%