Graduate Catalog

Academic Year 2015

MASTER OF ENGINEERING PROGRAM IN

LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

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CURRICULUM TITLE

Master of Engineering Program in Logistics and Supply Chain Systems Engineering (International Program)

DEGREE TITLE

Master of Engineering (Logistics and Supply Chain Systems Engineering)

ACADEMIC SYSTEM

1. All courses are conducted in English. An academic year is divided into two semesters. Each semester consists of 15 weeks.
Courses may be offered for a summer semester of at least eight weeks duration. The total number of lecture hours required for
the summer semester is the same as that for the regular semester. Enrollment for summer courses is optional.

2. Curriculum

2.1 Study Plan A

This study plan consists of prescribed coursework (24 credits) and thesis (15 credits). A total of 39 credits is required for
completion of the program.

2.2 Study Plan B

This study plan focuses on coursework (not less than 33 credits). Independent study (not less than 6 credits) and
comprehensive examination are required for completion of the program.

3. Thesis (Study Plan A)

3.1 A student can register for thesis credit(s) after he or she has studied for at least 1 regular semester or has gained 12
credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.

3.2 Thesis’s Committee

The Thesis Committee consists of at least 3 members:

One principal advisor, one faculty member of SIIT or Thammasat University (TU), and at least one member not being
affiliated with TU who will serve as an external committee member.

 Each committee member, who is not the external committee member, must be a faculty member of SIIT or TU,
or an expert outside TU, with a doctoral degree or equivalent, or an academic rank of at least associate
professor in the program or a related program.
 The principal advisor must be an SIIT faculty member in the program or a related program.
 A co-advisor (if any) must be a faculty member of SIIT or TU, or an expert outside TU, with a doctoral degree
or equivalent, or an academic rank of at least associate professor in the program or a related program.
 The external committee member must be an expert outside TU with a doctoral degree and holding an
academic rank of at least assistant professor or equivalent, or without a doctoral degree but holding an
academic rank of at least associate professor or equivalent. The specialization of the external committee
member must be in a field related to the thesis.
 The number of the committee members who are not the thesis advisor or co-advisor must not be less than the
number of the committee members who are the thesis advisor and co-advisor. The number of the committee
members who are faculty members of SIIT or TU must not be less than that of the committee members from
outside.

3.3 Thesis Final Defense Committee

The Thesis Final Defense Committee consists of the same members as the Thesis Committee. However, the defense
committee must be chaired by a thesis committee member who is not the advisor or co-advisor.

4. Independent Study (Study Plan B)

4.1 A student can register for independent study after he or she has gained at least 18 credits with a minimum cumulative
GPA of 3.00.

4.2 A student can take the final examination of an independent study only after he or she obtained “P” (Pass) for his or her
comprehensive examination and satisfied English proficiency requirements.

4.3 Independent Study Examination

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SIIT shall appoint a project advisor and, if required, a project co-advisor to advise the student on the independent study.

4.3.1 The project advisor must be a faculty member of SIIT with a doctoral degree or equivalent, or has an academic
rank of at least associate professor in the program or a related program.

4.3.2 SIIT shall appoint a project committee of at least 3 persons consisting of the project advisor, project co-advisor (if
needed), faculty member(s) of SIIT, and an external member if necessary.

4.4 Comprehensive Examination

4.4.1 A comprehensive examination can be taken after the student has gained 24 credits with a minimum cumulative
GPA of 3.00.

4.4.2 A student must pass the comprehensive examination within a maximum of three times. If the student cannot pass
the comprehensive examination, the status of the student will be terminated. Results of all comprehensive
examinations will be recorded in the student’s academic record.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Graduation requirements (Study Plan A)

Students must meet the following minimum requirements:

1.1 Twenty-four credits of courses required by the curriculum with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00. In addition, the grade of
each of these courses must be at least “C.”

1.2 Fifteen credits of thesis work with grade “S” and passing a thesis defense.

1.3 Approval of the thesis by the thesis committee.

1.4 At least one paper on thesis findings has been accepted for publication in an international journal, or a national journal
approved by the Academic Review and Rank Assessment Committee of SIIT, or at least one paper has been accepted
for publication in international conference proceedings.

1.5 Having satisfied one of the following English proficiency requirements:

 A TOEFL score of not less than 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based), or 79 (internet-based)
 An IELTS score of not less than 6.5
 A TU-GET score of not less than 550
 A TOEIC score of not less than 750 and pass an English efficiency evaluation by an SIIT native English
speaker

Exemption: An applicant who is a native English speaking student from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United
Kingdom, or USA may be exempted from the above English proficiency requirements if he/she passes an
interview by an SIIT interviewing committee consisting of 3 English native speaking instructors.

2. Graduation requirements (Study Plan B)

Students must meet the following minimum requirements:

2.1 Thirty-three credits of courses required by the curriculum with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00. In addition, the grade of
each of these courses must be at least “C.”

2.2 Having obtained “S” in his or her independent study for six credits and passing the comprehensive examination.

2.3 At least one paper on the findings of the independent study has been submitted to SIIT for consideration on submission
for publication in journal or conference proceedings.

2.4 Having satisfied one of the following English proficiency requirements:

 A TOEFL score of not less than 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based), or 79 (internet-based)
 An IELTS score of not less than 6.5
 A TU-GET score of not less than 550
 A TOEIC score of not less than 750 and pass an English efficiency evaluation by an SIIT native English
speaker

Students must satisfy one of the above English proficiency requirements before the final independent study examination.

Exemption: An applicant who is a native English speaking student from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United
Kingdom, or USA may be exempted from the above English proficiency requirements if he/she passes an
interview by an SIIT interviewing committee consisting of 3 English native speaking instructors.

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CURRICULUM

1. Total Credits Requirement

A total of 39 credits is required for completion of the program.

2. Structure and Components

2.1 Study Plan A

2.1.1 Compulsory Courses 9 Credits

2.1.2 Compulsory Elective Courses 15 Credits
2.1.3 Master’s Thesis 15 Credits

Total 39 Credits

2.2 Study Plan B

2.2.1 Compulsory Courses 9 Credits

2.2.2 Compulsory Elective Courses 24 Credits
2.2.3 Independent Study 6 Credits

Total 39 Credits

3. List of Courses in the Curriculum

Credits (lecture-practice-self study hours)

3.1 Compulsory Courses, 9 credits

ES605 Research Methodology 2(2-0-6)

ES606 Research Seminar 1(1-0-3)
SE601 Logistics and Supply Chain Systems 3(3-0-9)
SE602 Production Logistics 3(3-0-9)

3.2 Compulsory Elective Courses

3.2.1 Option I: Supply Chain Systems Engineering

3.2.1.1 Study Plan A, 15 credits

SE600 Decision Making and Optimization 3(3-0-9)

or ET600 Numerical Methods for Engineers 3(3-0-9)
or ICT600 Computational Mathematics 3(3-0-9)
and
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course* 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course* 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course* 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course* 3(3-0-9)

3.2.1.2 Study Plan B, 24 credits

SE600 Decision Making and Optimization 3(3-0-9)

or ET600 Numerical Methods for Engineers 3(3-0-9)
or ICT600 Computational Mathematics 3(3-0-9)
and
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE61x or SE63x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)

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Credits (lecture-practice-self study hours)

List of Technical Elective Courses for Supply Chain Systems Engineering

* For Study Plan A, select 4 courses (12 credits) from the following courses.
** For Study Plan B, select 7 courses (21 credits) from the following courses.

SE610 Simulation Modeling and Analysis in Supply Chain 3(3-0-9)

SE611 Procurement Logistics 3(3-0-9)
SE612 Laws and Regulations in Logistics 3(3-0-9)
SE613 Transportation Systems Design and Analysis 3(3-0-9)
SE614 Warehouse Design and Operations 3(3-0-9)
SE615 Operations Scheduling 3(3-0-9)
SE616 Design of Experiments in Supply Chain Systems 3(3-0-9)
SE617 Accounting and Financial Management for Logistics and Supply Chain Systems 3(3-0-9)
SE630 Special Topics in Logistics and Supply Chain Systems I 3(3-0-9)
SE631 Special Topics in Logistics and Supply Chain Systems II 3(3-0-9)
SE632 Current Topics in Logistics and Supply Chain Systems I 3(3-0-9)
SE633 Current Topics in Logistics and Supply Chain Systems II 3(3-0-9)

3.2.2 Option II: Services Science and Engineering

3.2.2.1 Study Plan A, 15 credits

SE600 Decision Making and Optimization 3(3-0-9)

or ET600 Numerical Methods for Engineers 3(3-0-9)
or ICT600 Computational Mathematics 3(3-0-9)
and
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course* 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course* 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course* 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course* 3(3-0-9)

3.2.2.2 Study Plan B, 24 credits

SE600 Decision Making and Optimization 3(3-0-9)

or ET600 Numerical Methods for Engineers 3(3-0-9)
or ICT600 Computational Mathematics 3(3-0-9)
and
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)
SE62x or SE64x Technical Elective Course** 3(3-0-9)

List of Technical Elective Courses for Services Science and Engineering

* For Study Plan A, select 4 courses (12 credits) from the following courses.
** For Study Plan B, select 7 courses (21 credits) from the following courses.

SE620 Services Science and Engineering 3(3-0-9)

SE621 Human Resources and Marketing Management 3(3-0-9)
SE622 Services System Simulation 3(3-0-9)
SE623 Organizational Behavior 3(3-0-9)
SE624 Enterprise Resources Management 3(3-0-9)
SE625 Intermediate Resource Economics 3(3-0-9)
SE626 Strategic Marketing Management 3(3-0-9)
SE627 IT Project Management 3(3-0-9)
SE640 Special Topics in Services Science and Engineering I 3(3-0-9)
SE641 Special Topics in Services Science and Engineering II 3(3-0-9)
SE642 Current Topics in Services Science and Engineering I 3(3-0-9)
SE643 Current Topics in Services Science and Engineering II 3(3-0-9)

3.3 Master’s Thesis/Independent Study

Study Plan A

SE800 Thesis 15

Study Plan B

SE799 Independent Study 6

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