City University of Hong Kong. Information on a Course offered by Department of Management Sciences with effect from Semester A in 2012 / 2013

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1 Form 2B City University of Hong Kong Information on a Course offered by Department of Management Sciences with effect from Semester A in 2012 / 2013 Part I Course Title: Workshops on Logistics & Supply Chain Management Course Code: MS5315 Course Duration: One Semester No. of Credit Units: 3 Level: P5 Medium of Instruction: English Prerequisites: Nil Precursors: Nil Equivalent Courses: Nil Exclusive Courses: Nil Part II Course Aims This workshop aims to provide students with both an overview and in-depth knowledge about the implementation issues, major challenges, and the best and the local practices of logistics and supply chain management. Logistics and supply chain management has emerged as a fast moving global trend in response to increasingly demanding consumers, shifting competitive environments and rapidly changing technologies. Facing with today's highly competitive, more global and highly dynamic business environment, it is no longer sufficient to create efficiency and responsiveness within just one company, or within just one country. Based on knowledge gained from the previous course, MS5313 Analytical Methods for Operations & SCM or equivalent, this course is designed to look at the logistics management of resources and assets across organizational boundaries throughout the supply chain.

2 Current and important topics related to logistics and supply chain management practice will be addressed via guest talks, group discussions, game playing and case studies. The applications of MS/OR approaches and other enabling technologies for supporting logistics and supply chain decision-making will be emphasized. Provide students the information about local developments and opportunities in logistics and supply chain management. Prepare students to take up positions in the logistics and supply chain management profession by educating them with practices of logistics and supply chain management, enabling technologies and practical training in the workshop Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs) Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: No. CILOs Weighting (if applicable) 1. Acquire a framework of tools with which to 20% analyze business cases and problems. Further, students will understand the interrelationship among the managerial functions of a company, such as marketing, finance & logistics and will have improved business communications skills. (Attitude) 2. Understand the impact of logistics and supply chain management on the success and profitability of the modern organization. (Ability) 3. Understand the influence of integrated supply chain management on major functional activities, including product design, information systems, production planning & control, inventory management, human resource management, financial planning, forecasting, sales, quality management & many other areas (Ability) 4. Understanding of the major challenges faced in implementing an integrated supply chain management strategy and approaches for meeting these challenges; (Ability) 5. Understanding analytical and problem-solving skills necessary to develop solutions for a variety of logistics and supply chain problems (Ability) 6 Know about the application and the 20% development of logistics and supply chain technology in Hong Kong industries (Accomplishment) 7 Know about the professional opportunities in 20% the field of logistics and supply chain management (Accomplishment)

3 Teaching and learning Activities (TLAs) (Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to facilitate students achievement of the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course) Including: TLAI-1 TLAI-2 Company Visits: Students will be taken to visit various companies in Shenzhen and Hong Kong to learn the best practices on logistics and supply chain management. Case Discussion: Students will be asked to work individually and also in group of two or three peers to analysis and report what they learned in the companies they visited. Lectures: Concepts and general knowledge operations management are explained. Constructive Alignment of ILOs and Teaching and Learning Activities CILO No. TLA1 TLA2 CILO CILO CILO CILO CILO CILO CILO (1: Minor focus on the ILO; 2: Main focus on the ILO) Assessment Tasks/Activities (Indicative of likely activities and tasks designed to assess how well the students achieve the CILOs. Final details will be provided to students in their first week of attendance in this course) AT1 AT2 CILO Group Case Study Individual Case Study Total 50% 50%

4 Grading of Student Achievement: Refer to Grading of Courses in the Academic Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Degrees. AT1: Group Case Study Letter Grade Grade Point Grade Definitions A+ A A Excellent: B+ B B Good: Strong evidence of knowing how to apply the key concepts of managing services into real life service operations scenarios. Evidence of knowing how to apply the key concepts of managing services into real life service operations scenarios. C+ C C Adequate: Some evidence of knowing how to apply the key concepts of managing services into real life service operations scenarios. D 1.0 Marginal: Sufficient familiarity with the subject matter to enable the student to progress without repeating the assignment. F 0.0 Failure: Little or no evidence of familiarity with the subject matter. AT2: Individual Case Study Letter Grade A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- Grade Point Grade Definitions Excellent: Good: Adequate: Strong evidence of original thinking; good organization, capacity to analyse and synthesize; superior grasp of subject matter; evidence of extensive knowledge base. Evidence of grasp of subject, some evidence of critical capacity and analytic ability; reasonable understanding of issues; evidence of familiarity with literature. Some evidence of grasp of subject, little evidence of critical capacity and analytic ability; reasonable understanding of issues. D 1.0 Marginal: Sufficient familiarity with the subject matter to enable the student to progress without repeating the case report. F 0.0 Failure: Little evidence of familiarity with the subject matter; weakness in critical and analytic skills; limited or irrelevant use of literature. Part III Keyword Syllabus: 1 Logistics Strategy Pull versus Push; Product packaging; Product pricing. Logistics customer service: Modelling sales-service relationship; Determining optimum service levels.

5 2 International Issues in Supply Chain Management Risk and advantages of international supply chains. Regional differences in logistics. Global versus Local products. Local Autonomy versus Central Control. Development of global logistics network. Product sourcing alternatives. 3 Supply Chain Integration Supplier integration into new product development. Buyer-supplier relationship: co-operative versus confrontational, short-term versus longterm, one-off deal versus repetitive deals, etc. 4 Logistics & SCM Challenges for the future Strategic planning for logistics and supply chain management. Hong Kong s role in global supply chain management. Market readiness. Characteristics of PRC market. 5 Inventory Management Push-Pull boundary, variation of Push-Pull based on product/customer needs 6 Facility Location Decisions Cross-Docking. Network location decisions in the Asian context. Consideration of HK and PRC infrastructure issues in the logistics network design. Three approaches to logistics network design. 7. Contemporary Logistics Strategies/Outsourcing Strategic Alliances. Channel power, upstream and downstream. The intersection of Marketing and Logistics; branding and price elasticity of demand. 8. Order Processing and Information Systems Elements of ordering processing. Factors affecting ordering processing. Logistics information systems and SAP adoption issues. Recommended Reading: Essential Reading Coyle J J, Bardi E J and Langley C J, The Management of Business Logistics, 7/e, West Publishing Company, 2003 Supplementary Readings

6 Simchi-Levi D, Kamisky P, and Simchi-Levi E, Designing and Managing the Supply Chain-Concepts, Strategies & Case Studies, McGraw Hill Co., Inc Ballou R H, Business Logistics Management, 4/e, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1998 Johnson J C et al., Contemporary Logistics, 7/e, Prentice Hall, Inc., 1999 Electronic Logistics News and Resources Logistics Management & Distribution Report: Logistics/Supply Chain website: Logistics industry electronic market-place: Local Supply Chain Mgmt. site: