M.S. in Supply Chain Management

M.S. IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

The Purchasing and Supply Chain Management postgraduate degree comprises the range of management subjects at Masters level qualification in purchasing and supply chain management and is designed for professional practice at middle management and higher levels of management in this specialism. It is suitable for those who want to enter the profession of purchasing and supply chain management or a manager wishing to study this specialist area of management who has a working knowledge of purchasing and supply chain management but no formal qualifications in this area.

The postgraduate masters in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management is regularly updated to reflect current management thinking and practice.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

SMC 701: Introduction to Supply Chain Management:-

This course addresses basic concepts and strategies adopted in the SCM. The primary focus is to develop a good understanding of strategic, tactical and operational issues of SCM and become familiar with the integration of various SCM entities. Topics include: supply chain strategy, e-procurement, supply chain risk management, supply chain coordination & integration, value of information (sharing), global SCM, customer value and SCM, dynamic pricing, coordinated product design chain and SC, supply chain performance measures (SCOR Model).

SMC 711: Introduction to Project Management:-

Management of projects through the planning, scheduling and controlling of organizational activities. Course includes project selection, scope development and management, cost estimation, scheduling, staffing, resource allocation, task tracking, task sequencing, and control. Project management software will be used support the course material. Prerequisite MKT 645

SCM 714: Operations Management:-

Topics include demand forecasting, capacity planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), material requirements planning (MRP), inventory management, and operations across the global supply chain.

SCM 715: Procurement and Sourcing:-

Topics include purchasing decisions and strategy, the legal aspects of purchasing, negotiation and contract management, TQM and purchasing, lean purchasing, global sourcing, supplier selection and evaluation, supplier relationship management, and special purchasing applications such as health care purchasing, government purchasing, professional service purchasing, transportation service purchasing.

SCM 717: Logistics and Distribution:-

Topics include inventory, logistics network, warehouse management, transportation infrastructure, transportation management, packaging and material handling, outbound logistics, distribution management, reverse logistics, and international logistics.

SCM 719: Theoretical Foundations of Supply Chain Management:-

An overview of the development of supply chain management (SCM) theory, including review of seminal articles in logistics, operations, and purchasing management and theories from allied disciplines (e.g., economics, marketing, sociology, strategic management). Analysis of trends in SCM research topics and methodologies. Identification of emerging and future areas for research and theory development.

SCM 721: Supply Chain Modeling & Simulation:-

This course provides an introduction to modeling for supply chain network design, supply chain planning, and supply chain operations. Both analytical and simulation methods are presented to obtain optimal/heuristic solutions to a variety of supply chain applications.

SCM 722: Supply Chain Finance:-

Supply chain finance is the synchronization of financial information and transactions with physical flows of goods and services within a supply chain. This course focuses on the financial implications of supply chain decisions, including decreased end-to-end supply chain costs through automated transactions, enhanced supply chain liquidity through monetizing accounts receivables and payables, and sustained financial viability of all supply chain partners through supply chain risk management. Other topics include inventory cost control, instruments to finance supply chain operations, working capital optimization, cash conversion cycles management, financial risk management, and supply chain finance in a global

SCM 725: Humanitarian Supply Chain Management:-

Humanitarian supply chain management is the application of supply chain principles, systems and tools to the process of planning, resourcing, executing, coordinating and controlling humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations. Topics include humanitarian supply chain stakeholders (i.e., donors, national and local governments, humanitarian organizations, logistics providers, suppliers, and end beneficiaries), response planning and preparedness, relief coordination, disaster and emergency management, performance metrics and evaluation, and other critical humanitarian logistics issues, such as procurement, transportation and distribution of goods and supplies, regional warehousing and aid inventory management, fleet management, civil-military partnership, and intercultural and legal issues for international operations.

SCM 726: Supply Chain Technologies:-

This course investigates supply chain technologies and applications. Topics include the role of information technology in SCM, ERP, internet-enabled supply chain (e-supply chain), portals, exchanges, supply chain software and solutions, radio-frequency identification (RFID), collaboration technology, and the applications of technologies in different type of supply chain industries such as apparel, electronics, food, hi-tech and process industries.

SCM 727: Business Process Management:-

Designing and monitoring workflow today can involve designing and orchestrating massive systems. Business Process Management (BPM) is a discipline that helps managers and analysts to design, run, administer, and monitor enterprise business processes. This course explains BPM concepts, architecture and specifications, introduces the student to process modeling/design tools used to design and optimize business processes as well as performance measuring approaches for evaluating business process performance. In addition, hands-on experience in process modeling using Process modeling and/or workflow software is also provided.

SCM 728: Logistics and Supply Chain Operational Modeling:-

A study of the application of leading software packages to modeling problems and issues arising in the operational management of logistics and supply chains. This course covers the economic tradeoffs involved in such decisions, data requirements, operating parameters, and application of software packages to problems such as vehicle routing and scheduling, freight shipments consolidations, cross-docking, and other operational and tactical strategies. This “hands on” course is designed to prepare students for higher-level supply chain analyses and

SCM 729: Management Science Methods:-

This course provides a working knowledge of management science techniques. It emphasizes analytical approaches to solving business problems, construction of mathematical models, and manipulation of model variables for managerial decision-making. Topics include mathematical programming, including integer and network models, heuristics, and simulation models.

SCM 731: International Supply Chain Management:-

A comprehensive examination of international logistics and supply chain management strategies, planning and operations from the firm’s perspective. Topics may include multinational logistics and supply chain issues and management strategies, multinational sourcing and network design, transportation issues in international supply chains, multinational distribution and operations, legal and financial issues in import and export, risk identification and management to other activities of international firms.

SCM 732: Business Logistics Systems:-

Analysis of business logistics systems and their role in supply chain management. Covers both design and operation of logistics systems and their components. Topics may include network design, facility location, transportation, vehicle routing, inventory management, customer service, reverse logistics and logistics information systems

SCM 735: Decision Tools for Logistics and Operations Management:-

Technical tools and skills required for problem solving and decision making in logistics and operations management. Transportation and network planning, inventory decision making, facility location planning, vehicle routing, scheduling, and production planning. Quantitative tools include linear and integer programming, non-linear programming, and simulation. Emphasis on the use of PC-based spreadsheet programs.

SCM 795: Independent Study:-

Independent research in specific areas of the field of the degree being pursued. A total of 6 units for any combination of directed readings, independent research, and internship is allowed in the area of study.

SCM 737: Decision Models for Supply Chain Management:-

The application of decision models for supply chain management. Topics include business applications of decision theory, inventory theory, business forecasting, optimization models, transportation and network models, routing problems, and project management.

SCM 738: Strategic Process Analysis and Improvement:-

Analysis, management, and improvement of the business processes used to produce and deliver products and services that satisfy customer needs. Process attributes that managers can control to influence the key operational performance measures of throughput time, inventory, cost, quality, and flexibility are discussed. Topics such as theory of constraints, lean production, and six sigma are included.

SCM 799: Supply Chain Management Capstone Dissertation:-

The supply chain project course is the capstone course and is an independent research or applied project in content areas related to supply chain management. Students work under the supervision of their faculty advisors to address a significant theoretical or applied problem in supply chain management. The completed project should clearly present the problem of the research subject investigated or applied project undertaken, its significance to theory and business practice, the research or project background, a well-defined method, results or findings, and their implications.