Bahir Dar Institute of Technology
Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Production System Engineering Chair
Course Guide Book for 2018/2019 Academic Year Semester II
General Information
Course Supply Chain Management &Logistics
Title
Course IEng3124 Instructors
Code
Pre Production Planning and Control – I Name Assefa B.
requisite
Course Office no Agri#208
type
CP/ Cr.hr 5 Email
[email protected]Contact Lecture Tutorial Lab H. Consultation
Study hr
hours 2 2 1 5 Lab Instructors /Assistants
Program/Department Year Section Name
Target
BSc. In Industrial 3rd A&B Office no
Group
Engineering
2. Course Description
This course will introduce basic concepts of supply chain management such as logistics,
inbound logistics, outbound logistics, inventory, warehousing, materials handling and
transportation. Basics of supply chain modelling for the optimization and monitoring of a
supply chain, or a segment thereof will be covered using network (mathematical
programming) models. The course draws upon fundamentals that are covered in core courses
for management, operations management, engineering management, industrial engineering,
and operations research programs.
3. Course objective/learning outcome
At the end of this course, the students will be able to:
• Gain an understanding of the issues involved in the relatively area of supply chain
management
• Be equipped with in-depth knowledge to manage logistics activities.
• Develop an understanding of the trade-offs inherent in supply chain management
• Learn quantitative analysis tools
Develop familiarity with the techniques currently used throughout industry in addressing the
many complex supply chain problems.
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4. Course outline with teaching methodology, week and reference
Week Course Contents Teaching Methodology Reference
1&2 Chapter One
1.0. Building a Strategic Framework to Analyze Lecture Ballou, R.H.,
Supply Chains Business
1.1. Understanding the Supply Chain Logistics
1.2. Supply Chain Performance Management,
1.3. Supply Chain Drivers and Obstacles 5th edition,
2004
3&4 Chapter Two Lecture Hugos,
2.0. Planning Demand and Supply in a Supply Group discussion Michael,
Chain Essentialsof
2.1. Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain Tutorial Supply Chain
2.2. Planning Supply and Demand in the Supply Laboratory Management,
Chain: Managing Predictable Variability 2003,1st
edition, page
471-23517-2.
5&6 Chapter Three Lecture
3.0. Planning and Managing Inventories in a Group discussion Christopher,
M. Logistics
Supply Chain Laboratory and Supply
3.1. Managing Economies of Scale in the SC Chain
3.2. Materials handling Tutorial
Management,
3.3. Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain (1998),
3.4. Determining Optimal Level of Product
Availability
7 Mid-
Week
8&9 Chapter Four Lecture Christopher,
4. Transportation, Network Design, and Group discussion M. Logistics
Information Technology in a Supply Chain & SCM:
4.1. Transportation in a Supply Chain Tutorial Creating
4.2. Facility Decisions: Network Design in a SC Value-added
4.3. Information Technology in a Supply Chain Networks (3rd
edition),
2005
Chapter Five Lecture Hugos,
Michael,
10,11,12 5. Coordinating a Supply Chain and Logistics Group discussion
5.1. Coordination in a Supply Chain Essentials of
5.2. Inbound logistics Tutorial SCM,
5.3. Outbound logistics 2003,1st
5.4. Logistics strategies and global logistics edition,
page1- 471
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13&14 Chapter Six Lecture Management,
6. Introduction to Fleet Management Group discussion 4th edn,
6.1. Fleet Management McGraw-Hill
Tutorial
6.2. Fleet mg’t in logistics industry Publishing
6.3. Application of fleet management Company,
6.4. The future of fleet management 2001.
15 Chapter Seven Group discussion Management,
7. Introduction to Revenue Management Reading assignment 4th edition,
7.1. Revenue management at airlines McGraw-Hill
7.2. The Seat Allocation Decision Publishing
7.3. Airline Yield Management Company,
7.4. Single-resource and network 2001.
capacity control
5. Assessment type, weight and duration
Assessment type Mark allotted Duration
Type 1 Quiz 1 10% Before Mid
Type 2 Individual Assignment 12% Before Mid
Mid exam 25%
Type 2 Group Assignment 13% After Mid
Final Exam 40%
Total 100%
1. Course Policy
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students (article 166 and 166.1.1,
of the Senate Legislation of Bahir Dar University May 20, 2005) throughout this course.
Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated
and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
Class attendance and participation: You are expected to attend class regularly. I will take
attendance on regular days during the semester to ensure that students are coming to class,
and if you miss class repeatedly, your grade will be affected as it has value. If you miss more
than 85%, lecture, tutorial, and 100% for laboratory class attendance you will not sit for final
exam.
2. Text and reference book
1. Hugos, Michael, Essentials of Supply Chain Management, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003,
1st edition, ISBN 0-471-23517-2.
2. Ballou, R.H., Business Logistics Management, 5th edition, 2004, Prentice-Hall.
3. Christopher, M. Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Creating Value-added Networks
(3rd edition), 2005, Financial Times Prentice-Hall.
4. Chopra, S. and P. Meindl, Supply Chain Management (2nd edition), 2004, Prentice-Hall.
5. Nahmias, Production and Operations Analysis (5th Edition), 2005, Irwin/McGraw-Hill.
6. Moore, Weatherford, Eppen, Gould and Schmidt, Decision Modeling with Microsoft Excel
(6th Edition), 2001, Prentice-Hall.
7. Ballou, R. H. 2004. Business logistics/supply chain management: planning, organizing, and
controlling the supply chain, 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
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8. Bowersox D J, and Closs D L, Logistical Management: The Integrated Supply-Chain
Process, McGraw-Hill, 1996.
9. Christopher, M. (1998), Logistics and Supply Chain Management, London, FT/Pitman
10. Gadde, L-E and Håkansson, H. (2001), Supply Network Strategies, London, Wiley
11. Saunders, M. (1997) Strategic Purchasing and Supply-Chain Management, London, Pitman.
12. Slack, N. and Lewis, M.(2002), Operations Strategy, Harlow, FT Prentice-Hall Course
Management
13. Management, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 2001.
8. Authorization
a. Prepared instructor’s/s’ Name: Assefa Beyene
Signature: ________________ Date: _____________
b. Checked course chair’s Name: ________________________________
Signature: ________________ Date: _____________
c. Verified chair holder’s Name: ____________
Signature: ________________ Date: _____________
