SIMAD UNIVERSITY

COURSE OUTLINE

PRINCIPLES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Faculty Faculty of Management Sciences

Program Procurement and Logistics Management

Course Title PRINCIPLES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Course Code PLM2201
Credit Hours 3
Semester Four
level Undergraduate
Pre-requisites(if any) Principles of management

Lecture Methods Class lectures, discussions, presentations, problem solving, case

studies, assignment and coursework

Method of Evaluation:
Evaluation Evaluation may include but is not limited to the following:
Exams, Quizzes, Presentations, Discussions, Class Participation,
Attendance, Projects, and Internships.
Assessment:
To be awarded a passing grade in this course, you must pass the
mid and final examination. The final grade for the course is
regarding the following basis:
Method Percentage (%)
Activities
✓ Individual Assignment I (5%)
✓ Quizzes (1&2) (10%)
✓ Group Assignment (10%)
✓ Presentation (5%)
Total 30
Midterm exam 30
Final Examination 40
Instructor Information Name:
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Email:
Consultation days:
Course The student is expected to adhere to the following course
Requirements requirements :

• Regular class attendance

• Completion of all in-class and at-home assignments
• Active participation during in-class/group activities
• Completion of midterm and final exams.
Course Synopsis Supply Chain Management is concerned with the linkages in the
supply funnel from the basic raw materials (supplier) to finished
goods (customer). Barriers that may exist between different
elements of a supply system create unnecessary silos that cause
slower response to a customer’s needs. In any business slower
customer response could prove to be fatal which diminishing
business effectiveness towards competitiveness. Therefore, good
management of supply chains becomes crucial to any organization
to compete either locally or globally.
Course Objectives The objectives of this course are:
1. To develop an understanding of the role of supply chain as a
business model. Understand the key drivers of supply chain
performance and their relationship with strategy and other
functional area in organization
2. To provide an opportunity for analysis and discussion of key
contemporary issues and problems in supply chain
3. To build analytical and problem solving skills necessary to
develop solutions for a variety of supply chain management
and design problems
4. To develop an understanding for use of information technology
in supply chain optimization
Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the course, students are able to:
1. To develop an understanding of the role of supply chain as
a business model. Understand the key drivers of supply
chain performance and their relationship with strategy and
other functional area in organization
2. To provide an opportunity for analysis and discussion of
key contemporary issues and problems in supply chain
3. To build analytical and problem solving skills necessary to
develop solutions for a variety of supply chain management
and design problems
4. To develop an understanding for use of information
technology in supply chain optimization
Course Classification Specialization (Core course)
Within the Curriculum

Prerequisite(S) (If Any): None

STUDENT LEARNING TIME:

Instruction Component Total Allocated Hours

Teacher-oriented methods
Lectures 22
Student-oriented methods
Class exercises & class discussions, 14
group presentations

Independent Learning Component Total Estimated Hours

Reading and revision
Doing required reading and practice questions 35
Estimated hours for preparation toward assessments
Individual assignments 12
Group project 14.5
Quiz 1&2 10
Exam preparation 20
Assessment Outside Instruction Hours Total Allocated Hours
Midterm Assessment 1.5
Final Assessment 2
TOTAL SLT 131

COURSE CONTENTS AND RELATED SLT:

Face to Self-
Week Topics Face Learning
Hours Hours
1. Introduction To Supply Chain Management
(SCM) - Understanding The Supply Chain
1.1. What is a supply chain?
1 1.2. The objective of a supply chain 3 6
1.3. The importance of supply chain decisions
1.4. Decision phases in a supply chain
1.5. Process views of a supply chain
 2. SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE: ACHIEVING
STRATEGIC FIT AND SCOPE
2.1. Competitive and supply chain strategies
2 2.2. Achieving strategic fit 3 6
2.3. Expanding strategic scope
2.4. Obstacles to achieving strategic fit

3. EVALUATING SUPPLY CHAIN DRIVERS AND

METRICS
3.1. Drivers of supply chain performance
3.2. Framework for structuring drivers
3.3. Facilities
3 3.4. Inventory
3 6
3.5. Transportation
3.6. Information
3.7. Sourcing
3.8. Pricing
4. FORECASTING AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT,
MANAGING UNCERTAINTY
4.1 The competitive forecasting strategy approach
4.1.1 The role of forecasting in a supply chain
4 4.1.2 Characteristic of forecasting 3 12
4.1.3 Overview of forecasting methods
4.2. The contrasting demand management
4.2.1. The role of aggregate planning
4.2.2. Aggregate planning strategies
4.2.3. Sales and operations panning
5. SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION AND
COLLABORATION
5.1. Lack of supply chain collaboration and the bullwhip
effect
5.2. The effect of performance of lack of coordination
5.3. Obstacles to coordination in a supply chain
5.4. Managerial levers to achieve coordination
5 3 12
5.5. Building strategic partnerships and trust within a supply
chain
5.6. Continuous replenishment and vendor-managed
inventories
5.7. Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment
(CPFR)
5.8. The role of IT in coordination

MIDTERM EXAM
 6. E-BUSINESS AND GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
6.1. When to go global?
6.1.1. Impact of E-business on customer service
6 6.1.2. Impact of E-business on cost 3 10
6.1.3. Impact of E-business on supply chain network
6.2. Choosing the global supply chain
6.2.1. Risk management in global supply chain

7. EMERGING CHALLENGES IN SCM

7.1.Challenges in global supply chain

7.1.1. Technology uncertainty
7 7.1.2. Market internalization 3 10
7.1.3. Intellectual property protection
7.1.4. Economic uncertainty
7.2. Supply chain in service
7.3. Sustainability of the supply chain

8. Transportation in a supply chain

8.1. The role of transportation in a supply chain
8.2. modes of transportation and their performance
characteristics
8 8.3.Transportation infrastructure and policies 3 12
8.4.Design options for a transportation network
8.5.Trade-offs in transportation design
8.6. tailored transportation
8.7.The role of it in transportation
8.8.Making transportation decisions in practice
9. Sourcing decisions in a supply chain
9.1. the role of sourcing in a supply chain
9.2. In-house or outsource?
9.3.Examples of successful third-party suppliers
9.4.Total cost of ownership
9 3 12
9.5.Supplier selection—auctions and negotiations
9.6.Sharing risk and reward in the supply chain
9.7. the impact of incentives when outsourcing
9.8.Designing a sourcing portfolio: tailored
sourcing
9.9. making sourcing decisions in practice
10. information technology in a Supply Chain
10 3 6
 10.1. The Role of IT in a Supply
Chain
10.2. The Supply Chain IT
Framework
10.3. Customer Relationship
Management
10.4. Internal Supply Chain
Management
10.5. Supplier Relationship Management
10.6. The Transaction Management
Foundation
10.7. The Future of IT in the
Supply Chain
10.8. Risk Management
10.9. Supply Chain IT in Practice

REVISION/PRESENTATION

TOTAL 36 95

REFERENCES:

Main references:
Chopra, S., & Meindl, P. (2019). Supply chain management: Strategy, planning
and operations (5th ed.).NY: Prentice-Hall.
Wisner, J.D., Tan, K.C., & Leong, G.K. (2012). Principles of Supply Chain
Management: A balanced approach (3rd ed).Ohio: South
Western/Cengage Learning.

Additional references:
Burt, D.N., Dobler, D.W. & Starling, S.L. (2003). World Class Supply
Management: The Key to Supply Chain Management, MC-Graw Hill.
Mentzer, J.T. (2004). Fundamental of Supply Chain Management, Sage
Publications.
Monczka, R., Trent, R. & Handfiled, R. (2002).Purchasing and Supply Chain
Management, South-Western.
Smimchi-Levi, D., Kaminsky , P. & Simchi-Levy, E. (2003). Designing and
managing the supply chain, Irwin/MC-Graw Hill.
Others publications, journals and articles.
 Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

Signature: Signature: Signature:

Mr. Liban Abdullahi Jama Mr. Liban Abdullahi Jama Dr. Mohamud Ahmed Mohamed
Department of Procurement Head of procurement and Dean, Faculty of Management
and Logistics logistics department Sciences
Date: 19/1/2024 Date: 19/1/2024 Date: 19/1/2024

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