LSMS 2030 - Academic Year 2015-2016

Detailed schedule (please check regularly) : Version Sept 3rd 2015

Week
39
39
40
41
42

Date
Wed. 23-Sep
Room Vaes
Wed. 23-Sep
Room Vaes
Wed. 30-Sep
LECL61
Wed. 7-Oct
LECL61

47

Wed. 14-Oct
Wed. 14-Oct
LECL61
Wed. 21-Oct
Wed. 28-Oct
Wed. 04-Nov
LECL 61
LECL 61
Wed. 11-Nov
Wed. 18-Nov
LECL61

48

Wed. 25-Nov
(tbc)

43
44
45

46

48
49
50

51

Wed. 2-Dec
(tbc)
Wed. 9-Dec
(tbc)
Wed. 16-Dec

Wed. 23-Dec

Time

Contents

1.15-2.00 pm

Introduction to the course

LSMS2030 Course 0
Belgian Chocolate Game
LSMS2030 Course 1
Composition of the groups live!

2 pm 6 pm
2 pm 6 pm
2 pm 6 pm
8.30 am
2 pm 6 pm
2 pm 6 pm
8.30 am
1 pm - 4 pm
4 pm - 7 pm

1 pm - 4 pm
4 pm - 7 pm
Company Visits &
Guest speakers
Company Visits &
Guest speakers
Company Visits &
Guest speakers
8.30 am
1 pm - 4 pm
4 pm - 7 pm
9.00 am

LSMS2030 Course 2
Hand in Company name and description
Hand in Llenroc report Part 1
Debrief Llenroc Case Part 1
LSMS2030 Course 3
LSMS2030 Course 4
free
Hand in Book Presentation Slides
Book presentation: groups 1 to 6
Book presentation: groups 7 to 12
free
Company presentation 1: groups 7 to 12
Company presentation 1: groups 1 to 6
Carrefour Distribution Center
Visit of LOral Luxury Product DC Nivelles
Procter & Gamble: Duracell Packaging
Caterpillar
Rossels

Hand in your Company presentation

Company presentation 2: groups 7 to 12

Company presentation 2: groups 1 to 6
Deadline for Company visit debriefs

Prof. Pierre Semal, Louvain School of Management, Universit catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Place des Doyens 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Tel. +32 [0]10 47 83 66, Pierre.Semal@UCLouvain.Be

Structure of the Lectures

1. Number and title of the course
a. Name of the file with the slides
Articles referring to the lecture
0. Belgian Chocolate Game
Belgian Chocolate Game
Belgian Chocolate Various scenarios
1. SC Framework Methodology - Selection of Objectives
Flexa - SC mission Long Term decisions 3 steps Dell case
Fisher/Lee.
SC methodology
Cases and setting Objectives
The new SC lessons from Dell
Fisher (read before class)
Lee Aligning SC Strategies with Product Uncertainty
2. Operation Strategy Production network
Systematic review of the methodology with the Dell Case
Operation Strategy
Variability
VW movie and VB description
Process comparison
Operation Production Distribution
3. Distribution network
Centralized/decentralized organization
Yamaha movie
X-docking
Operation Production Distribution
4. Transport - Inventory Globallization
Inventory Management
Globalization Dimension
McKinsey Quaterly: a compelling global resource
MGI Global labor Executive Summary
Ghemawat 2001 Distance sill matters

Prof. Pierre Semal, Louvain School of Management, Universit catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Place des Doyens 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Tel. +32 [0]10 47 83 66, Pierre.Semal@UCLouvain.Be