Course 2013-2014 a.y.

Go to class group/s: 31

CLMG (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - M (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - MM (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - AFC (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - CLAPI (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - CLEFIN-FINANCE (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - CLELI (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - ACME (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - DES-ESS (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - EMIT (6 credits - I sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08)

Course Director:
RAFFAELE SECCHI

Course Objectives

This course introduces the students to the concept of supply chain management and provides an understanding of strategies, methods and techniques supporting the development of collaborative practices between supply chain members.

The course conveys the fundamental concepts that any manager should own, combining theoretical concepts with a practical view (through case discussions, examples from real life experiences and simulations) and explaining why supply chain management is important for organizations and their managers.

On completion of the course, the students have acquired an understanding of:

• the objectives and motivations for the management of supply chains;
• the dynamics of a supply chains’ processes;
• the best practices related to the management of supply chain operations;
• the management of suppliers and customers;
• the way to improvement opportunities for the management of supply chains.
  

During the course several cases are discussed and a business game is played to illustrate some of the important concepts in supply chain management.

Course Content Summary

• Understanding the supply chain and the supply chain management
• Supply Chain Performance: Achieving the Strategic Fit
• Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics. Service and stock performances
• The role of collaboration: the Beer Game simulation
• The best practices in the production planning: demand forecasting, available/capable to promise (ATP/CTP) and advanced planning system (APS)
• The new approaches to supplier relationships
• The collaborative practices between suppliers and manufacturers: Collaborative Planning, Supplier Managed Inventory (SMI)
• The collaborative practices between manufacturers and wholesalers/retailers: Continuous Replenishment Program (CRP), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) e Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, Replenishment (CPFR)

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

For non attending students

• Written exam

For attending students  

• A final written exam (70%)
• Assignments (30%)
  

Textbooks

Required class materials

• Texts and cases edited by the teachers
  

Recommended reading

• S. CHOPRA and P. MEINDL, Supply Chain Management. Strategy, Planning and Operation, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006

Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

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