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COURSE OUTLINE

GIFTSCHOOL OF COMPUTING SCIENCE

CS-4##

Supply Chain Management Systems

B.S. Software Engineering

Fall Semester, 2017

Faculty: / GIFT School of Computing Science
Credit hours: / 3
Course level: / Undergraduate
Campus/Location/Instruction Mode: / GIFT University/On Campus/In Person
Course Convenor: / Muhammad Zeyad Amin
Consultation hours: / TBD
Pre-requisite:
Timing / Please see the timetable
This document was last updated: / 26thOct, 2016

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION

Supply Chain Management (SCM) Systems are the activities and processes that are focused at planning, designing, making and delivering products and services. These systems are part of a great ERP system as well. The course is aimed at teaching the basics of SCM Systems through lecturing and hands on experience through a project.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  • To give knowledge about the need, context and business environment in which SCM systems are required and implemented
  • To discuss and explain in detail, the various components and processes of SCM systems
  • To discuss the design and architecture of a typical SCM system
  • To inculcate a habit of working independently (within teams) without the need of hand holding from any external source

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Define and recognize various components of an SCM System
  • Understand the basics of business issues around an SCM System
  • Gather requirements for an SCM System
  • Design and build a subset of an SCM System
  • To be able to work independently within teams without the need of hand holding from external sources

CONTENT SUMMARY

SESSIONS

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TOPICS

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REFERENCE

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ASSESSMENTS

1 / Course Overview
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  • ERP and SCM

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  • Basic Concepts of Supply Chain Management
/ Chapter 1
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  • Supply Chain Operations: Planning
/ Chapter 2
2 /
  • Supply Chain Operations: Sourcing
/ Chapter 2
2 /
  • Supply Chain Operations: Making
/ Chapter 3
2 /
  • Supply Chain Operations: Delivering
/ Chapter 3
2 /
  • SCM and Technology
/ Chapter 4
1 / Midterm Exam
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  • Defining Supply Chain Opportunities
  • Developing Supply Chain Systems
  • Design and architecture of SCM software
/ Chapter 6,7
2 /
  • Supply Chain Metrics
/ Chapter 5
2 /
  • Real-time Supply Chain Systems
/ Chapter 8
1 /
  • Reinforcement

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  • Project Presentations

Please note: This is a proposed schedule only and may be varied at the discretion of the Course Convenor to give a greater or lesser degree of emphasis to particular topics.

PROPOSED ASSESSMENT PLAN

Item / Assessment Task / Number / Weightage / Due Day and Time
Quizzes / 3 – 4 / 10% / Notified in due course
Class Participation / - / 5% / Ongoing
Mid Term / 1 x 60 mins / 20% / Arranged
Assignments / 3 – 4 / 10% / Notified in due course
Project / 1 / 20% / Notified in due course
Final Examination / 3 hours / 35% / During formal examination period

Please note:

  1. Retake of any quiz is not permissible.
  2. Assignments must be submitted in due time. Late submissions will be penalized. Further information will be notified in the subsequent assignments.
  3. There will be ONE midterm examination.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

As per the university policy, students must maintain 80% attendance in order to be eligible for appearing in the final examination. There are no exceptions to this rule.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

Students are encouraged to discuss material presented in lectures and the textbook and discussion of concepts involved in assignments. However, every student will submit his/her own assignment/quiz/exam. Copying someone else’s solutions to any of the testing instrument will be considered as plagiarism and the case will be sent to the disciplinary committee.

Also, if the assignment solution involved collaboration with a friend or referencing a website, you must give references and acknowledge the sources.

TEACHING TEAM

Convenor Details / GIFT University
Course Convenor / Muhammad Zeyad Amin
Email /
Office Location / Faculty 1stfloor
Phone / Ext.87-250on GIFT no.
Consultation times / TBD

COURSE COMMUNICATIONS

The lecturer will communicate with students through announcements in lectures and via emails only to the respective student’s university email accounts. Students requiring an appointment should email the lecturer.

TEXTS AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS

TEXTBOOK

  • Essentials of Supply Chain Management by Michael Hugo

Handouts will be given to supplement the text.