MTTN20Supply Chain Information Systems
(7,5 hp)
Course description 2016
Welcome to the courseSupply Chain Information Systems!
In today’s volatile and competitive market, visibility and information sharing along the supply chain are becoming influential aspects for companies to prosper. A company with top-of-the-line information technology and systems cannotachieve its fullest potential without collaborating with other companies within its supply chain, based on fast, reliable and adequate information. Information systems not only help to improve a company’s internal capabilities, but also help to improve the competitive advantage of the entire supply chain. For any company it is important to belong to “good” supply chains. In your future careers, a basic knowledge about Supply Chain Information Systems will be helpful.
Purpose of the course
The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with Information Systems that are related to Supply Chains and various perspectives on these systems. You will be introduced to different Supply Chain Information Systems, and you will hear about different perspectives on such systems from both practitioners and researchers.
Prerequisites for the course
This course is given on an advanced level within the logistics and supply chain management track which requires that you have studied MTT105/MTTF01Logistics(or MTTN01 Logistics in the Building Process)and MIOF10 Production and Inventory Control as well as at least two of the following courses: MTT045 International Physical Distribution, MTTN25Materials Handling, MTT240 Supply Chain Management(or equivalent somewhere else) before you register for this course.
Courseadministration
Course examiner and main teacher:Professor Jan Olhager (JO)
Email:
Phone: 046-2220366
Office: Building M, northern part, 4th floorContact: Pre-booked appointments or via email
Course assistant: Malin Johansson
Email:
Office: Building M, northern part, 4th floor
Course administrator:Åsa Malm
Email:
Office: Building M, northern part, 4th floor
Homepage
The course has its own homepage where you can find course information, lecture notes etc.(it may take a week or two before it is up and running properly, so please be patient):
Course material
To be distributed during lectures, uploaded on the course homepage and/or to be downloaded from the web.
Assignments
1.SCIS Topic assignment: In groups of 4-5 students, write up a review report and a PPT presentation on a SCIS topic. The topics that are available will be distributed among the student groups, based on the preferences of the groups, during the first lecture. The report is maximized at 3000words plus a few figures/tables, and the PPT presentation should serve for a 10-12 minute presentation (followed by a 3-5 minute questionsanswer session). Make sure that the names of the persons in the group are marked on the front page of both the report and the PPT presentation.
2.Company project: In groups of 4-5 students, select a company of your choice that at least one of you knows quite well or for which you can find a good account of written material. Your choice of company has to be approved by Jan Olhager. Your task is to map the systems that are used at the company for various supply chain applications, including the links to (key) suppliers and (key) customers. Make a critical analysis of the system map and make constructive and critical comments on the holistic view as well as on selected parts of the system. Use literature references and other sources to support your statements. The report is maximized at 6000 words plus a few figures/tables, and is to be presented at the final session of the course. The PPT presentation should serve for a 10-12minute presentation (followed by a 3-5 minute questions & answer session). Make sure that the names of the persons in the group are marked on the front page of both the report and the PPT presentation.
3.Individual assignment: Individually, write up an overview of the content of one of the lectures with a demo/lab (Optilon, MA-system, or Consafe Logistics) and highlight the key take-away and your own reflection on that. Maximum 1000 words +1-2 figures or tables. Make sure that your name appears on the front page.
Examination
In order to pass the course, three elements must have been fulfilled:
Approved group report, PPT slides and presentation on the SCIS Topic project
- Approved group report, PPT slidesand presentation on Company Project
- Approved individual summary and reflection
The final grade will be based on the evaluations of:
- SCIS topic report (25%)
- Company project report(55%)
- Individual summary and reflection document (10%)
- Participation in the course (10%).
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory for the introductory lecture, guest lectures,and project presentations.
Schedule and deadlines
The schedule describing the lectures, lessons and seminars is provided below together with the different task deadlines.
Welcome!
Jan OlhagerMalin Johansson
Schedule
Week, Day, Time
/Room
/Teacher
/Activity
/Comment / Reading
35, Mo29/8, 13-15
/M:D
/JO, MJ
/Lecture: Course introduction.Evolution of planning and control systems and ERP system implementation. Creating student groups (groups of 4-5 persons). Hand-out of group assignments.
/Mandatory,
Article 1,2,335, We 31/8, 13-15
/M:D
/Stefan Holmberg, IKEA
/Lecture: A practitioner perspective on SCIS
/Mandatory
36, Tu 6/9, 10-12
/M:D
/Joakim Kembro
/Information sharing in supply chains
37, Mo 12/9, 13-15
/M:D
/Jonas Nilsson och Ola Nilsson, EG Sverige AB
/Lecture: EG Tacticus presents their systems for SCIS, with a focus on ERP systems
/Mandatory
37, Tu 13/9, 10-12
/M:D
/Fredrik Jersby, Optilon
/Lecture: Optilon presents their systems for SCIS, with a focus on supply chain optimization
/Mandatory
37, Tu 13/9, 13-16
/M:lna1-2
/“
/Lab/Demo: Optilon – Group A
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37, Tu 13/9, 16-19
/M:lna1-2
/“
/Lab/Demo: Optilon – Group B
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38, Tu 20/9, 10-12
/M:D
/Joakim Gustavsson, Consafe Logistics
/Lecture: Consafe Logistics presents their systems for SCIS, with a focus on warehouse management systems (WMS)
/Mandatory
38, We 21/9, 9-12
/Consafe
/Consafe
/Lab/Demo – Group B
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38, We 21/9, 13-16
/Consafe
/Consafe
/Lab/Demo – Group A
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39, Tu27/9, 10-12
/M:E
/Klas Turesson, MA-system
/Lecture: MA-system presents their systems for SCIS, with a focus on vendor managed inventory (VMI)
/Mandatory
39, We 28/9, 9-12
/MA-system
/MA-system
/Lab/Demo – Group A
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39, We 28/9, 13-16
/MA-system
/MA-system
/Lab/Demo – Group B
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39, Fr 30/9
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/Hand-in of Individual summary and reflection document
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40, We 5/10
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/Hand-in of Group assignment 1 – SCIS topic report + PPT presentation
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40, We5/10, 13-15
/M:3145
/JO, MJ
/Group presentations of SCIS topic reports – Group A
/Mandatory for group A
40, We 5/10, 15-17
/M:3145
/JO, MJ
/Group presentations of SCIS topic reports – Group B
/Mandatory for group B
41, Mo 10/10, 9-12
/M:3145
/JO, MJ
/Supervision of Company projects – Group-wise
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41, Tu 11/10, 9-12
/M:3145
/JO, MJ
/Supervision of Company projects – Group-wise
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42, Mo 17/10
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/Hand-in of Group assignment 2 – Company project report + PPT presentation
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42, Mo 17/10, 8-10
/M:3145
/JO, MJ
/Project presentations – Group B
/Mandatory for group B
42, Mo 17/10, 10-12
/M:3145
/JO, MJ
/Project presentations – Group A
/Mandatory for group A
Rooms: “M:D”, “M:E” are lecture rooms in the M building, ground floor
“M:3145” is a seminar in the M building, 3rd floor
“MA-system” is at MA-system, Porfyrvägen 14, Lund
”Consafe” is at Consafe Logistics, Porfyrvägen 14, Lund
Hand-ins:Send electronically to:
Articles for lecture 1 (to be downloaded via the LU Library web site)
1. Olhager J (2013). Evolution of operations planning and control: from production to supply chains. International Journal of Production Research. Vol. 51, No. 23-24, pp. 6836-6843.
2. Olhager J, Selldin E (2003). Enterprise resource planning survey of Swedish manufacturing firms. European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 146, No. 2, pp. 365-373.
3. Olhager J (2010). The role of the customer order decoupling point in production and supply chain management. Computers in Industry, Vol. 61, No. 9, pp. 863-868.
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