Faculty of Engineering

The University of Hong Kong

ECOM6008 SUPPLY CHAIN AND E-LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

Course Outline

Course code: ECOM6008

Course title: Supply chain and e-logistics management
Offered by: Department of Computer Science
Level: MSc
Credit units: 6 credits
Pre-requisite course code: Nil
Co-requisite course code: Nil
Study load (hours): 150
Contact hours: 33
Student quota: 55
Course type: Discipline course for MSc(ECom&IComp)
Offer in academic year: See the announcement by Programme Office
Assessment (%): Continuous assessment (100%)
Teaching S

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Course Description and Aims

ECOM6008 Supply chain and e-logistics management is a fundamental course of MSc in Electronic Commerce and Internet
Computing degree programme. This course designed to prepare you to apply business strategies, analytical methodologies
and information technology in supply chain management. Traditionally industries have focused on operation evaluation
and performance improvement of mainly the manufacturing process; however, the deficiency of supply chain coordination
results in severe downgrade of business competitiveness. With advent of information technology, computers not only
improve manufacturing operation and management and also strategic decision-making as well. This course focuses on the
systems approach to the planning, analysis, design, development, and evaluation of supply chain and e-logistics
management.

At the end of this course, students who fulfil the requirements of this course will be able to:
1. Develop knowledge of principles, concepts, and methods in the management of supply china from a system
perspective.
2. Develop capabilities for understanding, assessing, and resolving human, technical, and administrative issues for
supply chain management.

Teaching Staff
Contact details for the Programme Director and course teacher are shown below:
Programme Director
Name (Department: Specialty) Contact Details
Professor Paul Cheung E-mail: paul.cheung@hku.hk
(Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Biomedical Phone: 2859-2700
engineering and Computer systems) Office: Room 601C, Chow Yei Ching Bldg.
Course Teacher
Name (Department: Specialty) Contact Details
Dr Benjamin Yen Email: benyen@hku.hk
(Faculty of Business and Economics: Supply chain management
and ERP)

Course Learning Outcomes (Alignment with Output Standard of Engineering Council)

By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate a threshold level of mastery of the following learning
outcomes. The appropriate specific learning outcomes of Engineering Council associated with each of the course learning
outcomes are also presented.

Course Learning Outcomes Relevant Specific Learning Outcomes of Engineering Council for Masters
Degree Graduates (Equivalent to Programme Learning Outcomes)
CLO1. Develop knowledge of principles, GlO(4)
concepts, and methods in the management SLO(2)
of supply chain from a systems perspective. SLO(8)
CLO2. Develop capabilities for SLO(3)
understanding, assessing, and resolving SLO(9)
human, technical, and administrative issues SLO(12)
for supply chain management.

Assessment Methodologies
CLO No. Performance Criteria
CLO1 Able to explain the basic
concepts and apply the
principles in the
management of supply
chain.
CLO2 Able to identify and
analyze issues for supply
chain management.
Metric Rubric Standard
Assessment will be A student will demonstrate Not less than 70% of
based on class successful completion of students achieving
participation & this outcome by achieving Grade C or above in
assignments. Grade C or above in these these parts.
parts.
Assessment will be A student will demonstrate Not less than 70% of
based on class successful completion of students achieving
participation & this outcome by achieving Grade C or above in
assignments. Grade C or above in these these parts.
parts.

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Course Teaching and Learning Activities and Alignment with Learning Outcomes
Teaching and learning activities in this course includes lectures, case studies, and class discussion on supply chain, logistics
and e-commerce. All course learning outcomes will be introduced and explained through lectures. The course contents and
its alignment with the course learning outcomes and assessment tasks are described below.

Course Contents Responsible Contact Total Study Course Learning

Teacher hours Load (hours) Outcomes

Introduction to supply chain management (SCM) Dr Benjamin 3 9 CLO1

Designing supply chain network Yen 3 9 CLO1, CLO2
Planning and managing inventories 3 9 CLO2
Coordination and distribution 3 9 CLO1
Supply chain integration 3 9 CLO2
Strategic alliances 3 9 CLO2
Procurement & outsourcing strategies 3 9 CLO2
Product and supply chain design 3 9 CLO1, CLO2
Information technology for SCM 3 9 CLO1, CLO2
New challenging and development 3 9 CLO2
Individual assignments - 20 CLO1, CLO2
Group project 3 40 CLO1, CLO2

Guidelines on Grading and Standards of Assessment

Teaching and learning activities in this course includes lectures, in-class discussions, homework assignments and an open-
book examination. All course learning outcomes will be introduced and explained through lectures. The course contents and
its alignment with the course learning outcomes and assessment tasks are described below.

Course Grade Description

A Exceptionally good performance demonstrating a superior understanding of the subject matter, a
foundation of extensive knowledge, a skillful use of concepts, and ability to analyze and evaluate
problems.
B Good performance demonstrating capacity to use the appropriate concepts, a good understanding of
the subject matter, and an ability to handle the problems encountered in the course.
C Adequate performance demonstrating an adequate understanding of the subject matter, an ability to
handle relatively simple problems, and adequate preparation for moving on to more advanced work
in the field.
D Minimally acceptable performance demonstrating at least partial familiarity with the subject matter
and some capacity to deal with relatively simple problems, but also demonstrating deficiencies serious
enough to make it inadvisable to proceed further in the field without additional work.
F Unacceptable performance demonstrating unfamiliarity with the subject matter, and lack of capacity
to deal with relatively simple problems, and also demonstrating deficiencies series enough to make it
advisable to retake the course.

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Course Assessment Tasks and Alignment with Learning Outcomes

Assessment tasks in this course are described below, which includes weighting, assessment type and alignment with course
learning outcomes.

Weighting of continuous assessment

Assessment Type Percentage of Total Description Course Learning Outcomes
Assessment (%)
Continuous 100 • In-class participation (30%) CLO1, CLO2
Assessment Participation in class discussion, group
discussion, presentation and playing a
proactive role in other in-class
activities
• Individual written assignments (30%)
• Group project (40% = 20% report +
20% presentation)

Course and Assessment Policy

Academic Conduct
The University Regulations on academic misconduct will be strictly enforced. Students are strongly recommended to refer
to http://www.rss.hku.hk/plagiarism/ for further details. In addition, students should familiarise themselves with
http://lib.hku.hk/turnitin/.

Means / Processes for Student Feedback on Course

SETL
Students are asked to complete this evaluation (Student Evaluation of Teaching and Learning) of their learning experiences
at the conclusion of the course. Questionnaire items relate to the overall evaluation of the course as well as an evaluation
of teaching.

Other means of student feedback

In addition, instructor may seek other student feedback mechanism during the course such as through the discussion forum
on the course Moodle site or class discussion feedback.

Learning Resources
Textbook
There is no textbook for this course. Cases, references, and handouts will be distributed in the class and/or posted on
Moodle.

References
 Smart and Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management in Industry 4.0. Turan Paksoy and Muhammet
Deveci, CRC Press; 1st edition (March 8, 2023)
 Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Martin Christopher, Financial Times Prentice Hall, 6th ed.(2023)
 Blockchain, IoT, and AI Technologies for Supply Chain Management (Innovations in Intelligent Internet of
Everything (IoE)). Priyanka Chawla, Adarsh Kumar, Anand Nayyar, and Mohd Naved, CRC Press; 1st edition (May
5, 2023)
 Managing Global Supply Chains: Contemporary Global Challenges in Supply Chain Management. Ron Basu.
Routledge; 3rded. (April 6, 2023)
 Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Fundamentals and Strategies. Turkay Yildiz, Kindle Unlimited (February
13, 2023)
 Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management. Melanie E. Kreye. Routledge; 1st edition (December 30,
2022)
 Supply Chain Leadership: Developing a People-Centric Approach to Effective Supply Chain Management. Peter W.
Robertson, Routledge; 1st edition (April 19, 2022)
 Innovative Supply Chain Management via Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. Kumaresan Perumal (Editor),
Chiranji Lal Chowdhary (Editor), Logan Chella (Editor), Springer (April 6, 2022)
 Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Principles and Practices for Sustainable Operations and
Management. David B. Grant, Alexander Trautrims, Chee Yew Wong. Kogan Page; 3rd edition (November 29, 2022)

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 Supply Chain Management: The Dawn Of New Technologies. Supply Chain Collaborations, Cloud Applications,
Blockchain Technology. Litmux Books. Litmux.com (January 15, 2022)
 Circular Economy Supply Chains: From Chains to Systems. Lydia Bals, Wendy L. Tate, and Lisa M. Ellram. Emerald
Publishing Limited (April 19, 2022)
 Supply Chain Management: Securing a Superior Global Edge. Ray R. Venkataraman, Ozgun C. Demirag. SAGE
Publications, Inc; 1st edition (January 11, 2022)
 Supply Chains: Modeling And Optimizing. Gia Sudbeck. December 14, 2021
 CFO's take on supply chain with Bhavesh Shah, ConvaTec. Nexdigm. December 09, 2021
 The Cores Of Supply Chain Management!: Strategy & Planning. Lanny Kuba. December 23, 2021
 Data Science for Supply Chain Forecasting. Nicolas Vandeput. De Gruyter; 2nd edition (March 22, 2021)
 Supply Chain Models: Understanding. Shayne Pollock. December 14, 2021
 How Supply Chains Are All Around Us In Our Lives: Substantial Knowledge Of Supply Chain Management. Hillary
Rightley. November 16, 2021
 Sustainable and Green Supply Chains and Logistics Case Study Collection. Ozlem Bak. Kogan Page; 1st edition
(November 3, 2021)
 E-Logistics: Managing Digital Supply Chains for Competitive Advantage. Yingli Wang , Stephen Pettit. Kogan Page;
2nd edition (September 3, 2021)
 Managing Supply Chain Risk and Disruptions: Post COVID-19. Aravind Raj Sakthivel (Editor), Jayakrishna
Kandasamy (Editor), J. Paulo Davim (Editor). Springer, (June 24, 2021)
 Introduction to Supply Chain Resilience: Management, Modelling, Technology. Dmitry Ivanov. Springer; 1st ed. 2021
edition (April 30, 2021)
 Supply Chain Analytics and Modelling: Quantitative Tools and Applications. Nicoleta Tipi. Kogan Page; 1st edition
(April 3, 2021)
 Supply Chain 4.0: Improving Supply Chains with Analytics and Industry 4.0 Technologies. Emel Aktas, Michael
Bourlakis, Ioannis Minis, and Vasileios Zeimpekis. Kogan Page; 1st ed. (February 3, 2021)
 The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19. Yossi Sheffi. Transoft Inc.
(October 19, 2020)
 Supply Chain Risk Management: How to Design and Manage Resilient Supply Chains. John Manners-Bell. Kogan
Page; 3rd ed. (November 3, 2020)
 Digital Supply Networks: Transform Your Supply Chain and Gain Competitive Advantage with New Technology and
Processes. Amit Sinha, Ednilson Bernardes, Rafael Calderon, and Thorsten Wuest. McGraw-Hill Education; 1st ed.
(July 21, 2020)
 Supply Chain Revolution: How Blockchain Technology Is Transforming the Global Flow of Assets. Don Tapscott.
Barlow Publishing (May 19, 2020)
 Supply Chain Financing: Funding the Supply Chain and the Organization. Dale S Rogers, Rudolf Leuschner, and
Thomas Y Choi. World Scientific Publishing Company (March 19, 2020)
 Supply Chain for Coronavirus: Developing a cogent supply chain response to the coronavirus outbreak is extremely
challenging. Liam Noah. Amazon.com Services LLC, March 9, 2020
 The Logistics and Supply Chain Toolkit: Over 100 Tools for Transport, Warehousing and Inventory Management.
Gwynne Richards and Susan Grinsted. Kogan Page; 3 edition (March 3, 2020)
 Practical Finance for Operations and Supply Chain Management. Alejandro Serrano and Spyros D. Lekkakos. The
MIT Press (February 7, 2020)
 Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective. John J. Coyle, C. John Langley, Brian Gibson, Robert A.
Novack, and Edward J. Bardi, Cengage Learning; 11th ed. (February 5, 2020)
 Logistics & Supply Chain Management: In Multi-Domain Operations. Dr. Joseph W. Graham (Author). Amazon.com
Services LLC, December 7, 2019
 Supply Chain Engineering and Logistics Handbook: Inventory and Production Control. Erick C. Jones (Author).
CRC Press (November 12, 2019)
 Operations and Supply Chain Management. Roberta S. Russell and Bernard W. Taylor. Wiley; 10th ed. (September
24, 2019)
 Strategic Supply Chain Management: Creating Competitive Advantage and Value Through Effective Leadership.
Samir Dani. Kogan Page (October 29, 2019)
 Integration of Information Flow for Greening Supply Chain Management (EcoProduction). Adam Kolinski, Davor
Dujak, and Paulina Golinska-Dawson, Springer (August 21, 2019)
 Supply Chain Management: Strategy and Organization. Mikihisa Nakano. Springer ((July 26, 2019)
 Sustainable Procurement in Supply Chain Operations (Mathematical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Management
Sciences). Sachin K. Mangla, Sunil Luthra, Suresh Kumar Jakhar, Anil Kumar, and Nripendra P. Rana. CRC Press
(May 31, 2019)
 Blockchain and the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies and Practical Applications. Nick Vyas, Aljosja Beije and,
Bhaskar Krishnamachari. Kogan Page; 1st ed. (May 28, 2019).
 Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management: A Developing Country Perspective. Sadia Samar Ali, Rajbir
Kaur, and Jose Antonio Marmolejo Saucedo. Emerald Publishing Limited (April 30, 2019)

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 Cold Chain Facet: Practical Guide on Cold Storage, Cold Transport & Cold Supply Chain Sector. Behl Media
Vebture, Amazon Digital Services LLC, April 26, 2019
 DHL Supply Chain A Complete Guide. Gerardus Blokdyk. 5STARCooks (April 18, 2019)
 Supply Chain Management. James Stock. McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 1 edition (March 12, 2019)
 Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation. Sunil Chopra, Pearson Education; 7th ed. (2018)
 Essentials of Supply Chain Management. Michael H. Hugos, Wiley; 4th ed. (2018)
 Operations and Supply Chain Management. F. Robert Jacobs and Richard Chase, McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 15th ed. (2017)
 Managing Supply Chain Operations. Lei Lei, Leonardo DeCandia, Rosa Oppenheim, and Yao Zhao, World Scientific
Publishing Co (2017)
 Inventory and Production Management in Supply Chains. Edward A. Silver, David F. Pyke and Douglas J. Thomas,
CRC Press; 4th ed. (2017)
 Operations Management in The Supply Chain: Decision & Cases. Roger Schroeder and M. Johnny Rungtusanatham,
McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 7th ed. (2017)
 Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management. Valeria Belvedere and Alberto Grando, Wiley (2017)
 Understanding the Complexity of Emergency Supply Chains. Matt Shatzkin, Business Expert Press (2017)
 Contemporary Issues in Supply Chain Management and Logistics. Anthony M. Pagano and Mellissa Gyimah,
Business Expert Press (2017)
 Managing Global Supply Chains. Ron Basu and J. Nevan Wright, Routledge; 2nd ed. (2016)
 Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Martin Christopher, Financial Times Prentice Hall, 5th ed.(2016)
 Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management. Jay Heizer, Barry Render, and Chuck
Munson, Prentice Hall (2016)
 Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection. David B. Grant (Editor), Kogan Page
(2016)
 Competing on Supply Chain Quality: A Network Economics Perspective. Anna Nagurney and Dong Li, Springer
(2016)
 Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operations. Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl, Prentice Hall College
Div, 6th ed. (2015)
 Big Data Driven Supply Chain Management: A Framework for Implementing Analytics and Turning Information Into
Intelligence, Nada R. Sanders, Pearson FT Press; 1 edition (2014)
 Operations Rules: Delivering Customer Value through Flexible Operations. David Simchi-Levi,The MIT Press;
Reprint edition (2013)
 The Supply Chain Management Casebook: Comprehensive Coverage and Best Practices in SCM
Chuck Munson, FT Press; 1st ed. (2013)
 Supply Chain Network Design: Applying Optimization and Analytics to the Global Supply Chain. Michael
Watson, Sara Lewis, Peter Cacioppi, Jay Jayaraman. Pearson FT Press; 1 edition (2012)
 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management. Cecil C. Bozarth and Robert B. Handfield, Prentice Hall,
3rd ed. (2012)
 Purchasing & Supply Chain Management. Kenneth Lysons, Michael Gillingham, Financal Times
Management, 8th ed. (2012)
 Principles of Supply Chain Management: A Balanced Approach. Joel D. Wisner, Keah-Choon Tan, G. Keong Leong,
Cengage Learning; 3 edition (2011)
 Fundamentals of Supply Chain Theory. Lawrence V. Snyder and Zuo-Jun Max Shen. Wiley (August 23, 2011)
 Supply Chain Planning and Analytics: The Right Product in the Right Place at the Right Time, Gerald Feigin,
Business Expert Press (2011)
 Guide to Supply Chain Management: How Getting it Right Boosts Corporate Performance. David Jacoby, Bloomberg
Press; 1st ed. (2009)
 Designing and Managing the Supply Chain: Concepts, Strategies, and Cases. David Simchi-Levi, Philip Kaminsky,
Edith Simchi-Levi, McGraw Hill (3rd ed.) (2007)
 Clockspeed : Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage. Charles H. Fine, Perseus Books Group
(1999)

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