COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
BUS 359 D 5 3 0 0 3 5
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: Esmir Demaj , Tuesday; 11:30-14:30; E-221
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: NA
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time: E 212 / 08:45-11:15 hours
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the principles and practice of Supply Chain Management and its role in management decision making. Particularly, the course focuses on understanding the Supply Chain Management and dealing with supply , operation, distribution, and integration issues of SCM such as purchasing, demand forecasting, resource planning, inventory management, CRM, Location decisions and performance measurement.
Course Objectives: Students are expected to understand the principles of Supply Chain Management. They will develop further their ability to integrate the principles and management of SCM along general management functions and issues. They will be equipped with some SCM models and latest quantitative management techniques related to purchase, inventory decisions and so on.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Course Introduction. Syllabus Review. Introduction to Supply Chain Management - Chapter 1
2 Purchasing Management - Chapter 2
3 Create and Manage Supplier Relationships-Chapter 3
4 Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing - Chapter 4
5 Demand Forecasting - Chapter 5
6 Resource Planning Systems- Chapter 6
7 Inventory Management - Chapter 7
8 Midterm Exam
9 Supply Chain Process Management (Lean Production, Six Sigma) - Chapter 8
10 Domestic and Global Logistics - Chapter 9
11 Customer Relationship Marketing - Chapter 10
12 Global Location Decisions - Chapter 11
13 Supply Chain Process Integration - Chapter 13
14 Performance Measurement Along the Supply Chain - Chapter 14
Prerequisite(s): N/A
Textbook: Wisner, J. D., Tan, K., Leong G. K. (2012) Principles of Supply Chain Management, A Balanced Approach (3rd ed.). South-Western, a part of Cengage Learning ISBN 13: 978-0-538-47546-4
Other References:
Laboratory Work: N/A
Computer Usage: N/A
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Understanding the principles of Supply Chain Management
2 Develop critical thinking in operational issues concerning organization
3 Understanding the difference between Supply Chain and Logistics
4 Equipping students with some of the latest quantitative management techniques
5 Making the connection between various management topics studied in other courses
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Bachelor in Banking and Finance (3 years) Program
1 The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in banking and finance but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way. 5
2 They have knowledge about the finance and banking. 2
3 They have knowledge about the money and banking. 2
4 They have knowledge about the international finance and banking. 2
5 They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in banking and finance. 2
6 They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in banking and finance department. 3
7 They have necessary banking and finance skills that needed in private and public sector. 2
8 They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, finance economics, public finance, corporate finance, finance management, international finance markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international finance and banking, money and banking, international trade and banking. 1
9 They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in banking and finance. 2
10 They are aware of the fact that banking and finance is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics. 2
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Homework
5
3
Midterm Exam(s)
1
30
Case Study
5
2
Final Exam
1
45
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 3 48
Mid-terms 1 10 10
Assignments 0
Final examination 1 19 19
Other 0
Total Work Load:
125
Total Work Load/25(h):
5
ECTS Credit of the Course:
5