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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

April 2015
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Mohammad Nikoofal

Office: 5325

INSTRUCTORS OFFICE HOURS AND E-MAIL


Office Hours

TBA

E-mail

mohammad.nikoofal@ucp.pt

CLASS INFORMATION
Class Room
TBA

Lecture Time
TBA

COURSE RELATED INFORMATION


PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Beer Game Report
Case Study Report
Final Exam

10%
20%
70%

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Course Description

Supply chain, the network of materials, information and money, has become a key dimension in
business competition. Look around us, Apple, Wal-mart, IKEA, FedEx are the examples of
extremely successful supply chain management, which helps them prevail in their own
industries. Supply chain management focuses on delivering value to end-customers through
integrated management of various processes such as procurement, supply management,
transportation and logistics. The course will cover topics such as: supply chain network design,
demand forecasting, managing inventories in supply chain, supply chain coordination via
contract design, and the pricing and revenue management in supply chain. The teaching method,
supported by case studies, is a combination of lectures and class discussions.

Course Learning Outcomes

(At the end of the course) students should be able to:

Understand the basic concepts and key drivers in supply chain management
Forecast demands in the future given statistical properties of the data stream
Design supply chain using network optimization
Make inventory replenishment decisions with or without demand uncertainty
Design contract for supply chain coordination
Make pricing decisions to maximize supply chain profit

COURSE MATERIALS
Recommended textbook: Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation.
Sunil Chopra, Peter Meindl, 5th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2013
Cachon, G. 2003. Supply chain coordination with contracts. Handbooks in Operations
Research and Management Science: Supply Chain Management, edited by Steve Graves
and Ton de Kok. North-Holland.
Lecture Notes:
Classes will be a combination of lecture, practical exercises and class discussion. Most of course
materials (i.e., lectures and practical exercises) are available online for download at the course
website. I will also post related slides before each class. Please check course website at least
once before and after each lecture for posted announcements, and materials.

EXAMINATION
There will be one final exam to test your understanding of the material covered in the course.
The exam will be closed book and closed notes. Students are not allowed to bring any
additional material and information related to the exams. A formula sheet will be provided
together with the exam. The formula sheet for the final can be downloaded from course website.
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
Although no attendance will be taken, students who expect to have to miss more than the
occasional lecture are cautioned against taking the course. Note that the schedule below is not
rigid and may require minor modification as the course progresses. Students are expected to
master the following topics by reading their text, class notes and practicing with available
exercises:
CLASS #
1
2
3, 4
5, 6

TOPIC
Understanding the Supply Chain (SC)
SC Drivers Demand Forecasting
Supply Chain Network Design
Managing Inventories in SC
Case Study Discussion
Coordination in SC Contracts Beer Game
Pricing & Revenue Management in SC

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