DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Faculty of Engineering
University of Waterloo
Winter 2015
MSci 709 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Instructor Office: CPH 4356
Professor J.H. Bookbinder Telephone: (519)888-4013
Management Sciences
Teaching Assistant Office: CPH 3639
Amin Hosseininasab <>
Place CPH 4333
Time 12:30 - 1:50 Monday, Wednesday
First Class: Monday, January 5 Last Class: Wednesday, April 1
Class cancelled: Monday, Feb. 16; Wednesday, Feb. 18 (Reading Week)
Required Text None.
Reference Texts Ballou, R.H. (2004) Business Logistics / Supply Chain Management.
(All on Reserve 5th Edition, Prentice-Hall.
at DC library)
Chopra, S. and P. Meindl (2013) Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation. 5th Edition, Prentice-Hall.
Ghiani, G., G. Laporte and R. Musmanno (2013)
Introduction to Logistics Systems Management. 2nd Edition, Wiley.
Goetschalckx, M. (2011) Supply Chain Engineering. Springer.
Silver, E.A., D.F. Pyke and R. Peterson (1998) Inventory Management and Production Planning and Scheduling. 3rd Edition, Wiley.
Prerequisites: An interest is studying transportation and logistics. Deterministic Operations Research (MSci 603, or equivalent) is required. A knowledge of Inventory Management at the level of MSci 432 is desirable.
Also Required: Some further quantitative background, to be able to read papers on OR applications in supply chains. A willingness to acquire additional knowledge on analytical techniques as the course progresses is expected.
Course Topics
Modern supply chain management encompasses the logistics of inventory and transportation flows, whether within a given organization or between that firm and other companies (suppliers, customers) that are part of its business. This course thus deals with models and analyses of the inbound transportation of raw materials, manufactured components and sub-assemblies. Another emphasis is the (outbound) physical distribution of finished goods from factory to consumer: freight transportation (various modes), customer service, multi-location inventory management, and distribution-centre site selection. Specialized topics (for term projects) may be chosen from a list that will be furnished later.
Course Objectives
To understand the management activities in the flows of raw materials and finished goods in production and distribution. To study a number of models and analytical tools which may aid decision making in logistics. To investigate one area of supply chain management in some detail through a term project.
Motivation
Easily 60 billion dollars is spent on logistics in Canada each year. Logistics and Transportation companies are thus significant employers of graduates of this department. We regularly place people in permanent jobs with shippers, carriers, third-party-logistics providers or logistics-consulting firms.
Topics in transportation, distribution and supply chain management continue to be sources of considerable research interest to members of our department.
Evaluation (Subject to modification.)
Based upon approximately 3 (group) assignments, a final exam, class discussion and a term project. The term project will be an individual research paper, with topics chosen from a list supplied by the instructor.
Assignments: 30% ; Term Project: 30% ; Final Exam: 30% ;
Subjective Assessment (Class Participation): 10%
For further information, please contact the Instructor or the Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo (CPH 4311) at (519) 888-4567, ext. 33670.