1. Supply Chain Management (SCM) syllabus Dr. Husam Arman 8/23/20091

2. Outline  My CV briefly  What about you?  Ground rules  Syllabus  …. 8/23/20092

3. My CV 8/23/20093

4. What about you? 8/23/20094

5. Ground rules 1.Please switch off our phones when in class. 2.Arrive on time 3.Keep our presentations to agreed upon lengths 4.In general be courteous to others 5. …. 8/23/20095

6. Syllabus 8/23/20096

7. ILO’s A thorough understanding of the concepts and challenges in supply chains and manufacturing systems. Students will be equipped with state-of-the-art concepts, methods, techniques and tools to allow them to contribute towards the competitiveness of industrial organizations worldwide. Able to develop models and use management tools applicable to supply chain systems. Able to exploit tactics and strategies for system improvement as part of supply chain management. 8/23/20097

8. Major topics SCM and achieving a Strategic Fit SCM drivers and metrics Distribution network in a SC Forecasting and Inventory control Aggregate planning and Materials Requirement Planning Lean and TOC perspective ERP Transportation and sourcing decisions in a SC IT in SC 8/23/20098

9. References Text book: Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl. Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation. 4 th edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2010 Additional references; – Krajewski & Ritzman, Operations Management: Strategy and Analysis, 6th ed. Prentice Hall, 2002 – Simchi-Levi, David, Philip Kaminsky, and Edith Simchi-Levi. Designing and Managing the Supply Chain. 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2003 – Nahmias, Steven. Production and operations analysis, 5th ed. McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2005. – Chase, Richard B. Operations management for competitive advantage / Richard B. Chase, F. Robert Jacobs, Nicholas J. Aquilano, 10th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2001 8/23/20099

10. Grading policy 8/23/200910 First Exam 25% Second Exam25% Individual project10% Final Exam40%