Coordinating unit: 220 - ETSEIAT - Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering Teaching unit: 732 - OE - Department of Management Academic year: Degree: 2015 MASTER'S DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2011). (Teaching unit Compulsory) ECTS credits: 5 Teaching languages: Catalan, Spanish Teaching staff Coordinator: ALBERT SUÑE TORRENTS Degree competences to which the subject contributes Specific: 1. Apply concepts and techniques of descriptive and statistical inference under uncertainty. 2. Apply quantitative and experimental methods for making decisions in situations where intangibles appear 3. Apply theories and inherent principles in the production and logistics area in order to analyze uncertainty complex situations and make decisions using engineering tools. Generical: 4. Ability to apply knowledge to solve problems in new environments or unfamiliar environments within broader contexts (or multidisciplinary) related to engineering. 7. Ability to integrate knowledge and formulate judgments with the aim of making decisions based on information that, with incomplete or limited include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments. 6. Ability to effectively communicate their findings, knowledge and concluding reasons to skilled and unskilled audiences, clearly and unambiguously. 9. Ability to operate and lead multidisciplinary and multicultural groups, with negotiation skills, group work, relationships in an international setting, and conflict resolution. 5. Self-learning capacity to independent continuous training. 8. Ability to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and social context. 1 / 6
Teaching methodology The course is developed by the use of three types of methodology: - Lecture sessions. - Case study debates and problem-solving sessions (case studies and exercises). - Self-study for doing exercises and activities. In the lecture sessions, lecturers will introduce the theoretical basis of the concepts, methods and results and illustrate them with examples appropriate to facilitate their understanding. In the case study debates and problem solving sessions, lecturers guide students in applying theoretical concepts to solve problems and cases, always using critical reasoning. We propose that students solve exercises in and outside the classroom, to promote contact and use the basic tools needed to solve problems. Students, independently, need to work on the materials provided by lecturers and the outcomes of the sessions of exercises/problems, in order to fix and assimilate the concepts. Lecturers provide the curriculum and monitoring of activities (by ATENEA). Learning objectives of the subject The course Supply Chain Management introduces students to the concepts, principles and techniques related to the order fulfilment process, the planning process, the design of the logistics chain process, the purchasing and procurement process, and the supplier's selection and development process. Study load Total learning time: 170h Hours large group: 31h 18.24% Hours medium group: 14h 8.24% Hours small group: 0h 0.00% Guided activities: 0h 0.00% Self study: 125h 73.53% 2 / 6
Content Module 1: Logistic system design Learning time: 63h Theory classes: 16h Practical classes: 7h Self study : 40h Introduction to integral logistic Localization Transportation Storage Outsourcing of logistic activities Logistics management Related activities: Activity 1: Large/Theory group sessions Activity 2: Exercises/Medium groups sessions Activity 3: Mid-Semester Exam Activity 4: Final Exam Activity 5: Course final project Module 2: Managing the supply chain Learning time: 62h Theory classes: 15h Practical classes: 7h Self study : 40h Push flow supply chains Pull flow supply chains Stocks optimization Demand planning Material and resources requirement planning Purchasing Management Selecting and developing suppliers Related activities: Activity 1: Large/Theory group sessions Activity 2: Exercises/Medium groups sessions Activity 4: Final Exam Activity 5: Course final project 3 / 6
Planning of activities ACTIVITY 1: THEORY/LARGE GROUPS SESSIONS Hours: 48h Theory classes: 28h Self study: 20h Preparation before and after the theory sessions and attendance. Notes posted to the Atenea platform. General literature of the course. During some sessions, exercises will be conducted in the class, individually or in small groups. Transfer the necessary knowledge for a correct interpretation of the contents in the large group sessions, resolving doubts about the content of the course and specific skills development. ACTIVITY 2: EXERCISES/MEDIUM GROUPS SESSIONS Hours: 34h Practical classes: 14h Self study: 20h Preparation before and after the theory sessions and attendance. Notes posted to the Atenea platform. General literature of the course. Cases and exercises posted to the Atenea platform. During these sessions the faculty will direct case discussions or will guide students on problem solving. In the sessions we will work in small groups, giving the result at the end of each session. It does not have any link with the assessment. Acquire skills for a correct interpretation of the subject problems' and cases, and a satisfactory resolution of them. Development of generic skills. ACTIVITY 3: MID-SEMESTER EXAM Hours: 11h Theory classes: 1h Self study: 10h Individual and writing assessment about the contents of module 1. Instructions and terms for the mid-semester exam. The hand-in will be the result of the exam. It represents 40% of the final course grade. 4 / 6
The exam must demonstrate that the student has acquired and assimilated the concepts, principles and fundamentals related to module 1. ACTIVITY 4: FINAL EXAM Hours: 12h Theory classes: 2h Self study: 10h Individual and writing assessment about the contents of modules 1 and 2. Instructions and terms for the final exam. The hand-in will be the result of the exam. It represents 50% of the final course grade. The exam must demonstrate that the student has acquired and assimilated the concepts, principles and fundamentals related to modules 1 and 2. ACTIVITY 5: COURSE FINAL PROJECT Hours: 20h Self study: 20h Team project to develop one of the themes of the course in greater depth and propose its implementation. It takes place outside the classroom sessions. Further literature of the course. Journal and conference electronic databases. The hand-in will be the report of the project. It represents 10% of the final course grade. The project must demonstrate that the student has acquired and assimilated the concepts, principles and fundamentals related to the modules 1 and 2. 5 / 6
Qualification system The final grade depends on the following assessment criteria: - Activity 3 (mid-semester exam), weight: 40% - Activity 4 (final exam), weight: 50% - Activity 5, weight: 10% All students unable to attend the third activity (mid-semester exam), or failing it, will have the option of repeating it with the fourth activity (final exam). Regulations for carrying out activities Activities 3 and 4 will take place individually and will be written. Activity 5 will take place in work teams. Bibliography Basic: Baudin, Michael. Logística lean: desarrollo de la logística lean en diversos tipos de industria. Madrid: TGP Hoshin, 2008. ISBN 9788495605139. Chopra, S.; Meindl P. Administración de la cadena de suministro: estrategia, planeación y operación. 3a ed. México: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008. ISBN 9789702611929. Heizer, Jay H. Dirección de la producción y de operaciones: decisiones tácticas. 8a ed. Madrid: Prentice Hall, 2007. ISBN 9788483223611. Slone, R.E.; Dittmann, J.P.; Mentzer, J.T. Transformando la cadena de suministro: innovando para la creación de valor en todos los procesos crítico. Barcelona: Profit, 2011. ISBN 9788492956524. Womack, J.P.; Jones, D.T. Soluciones lean: cómo pueden las empresas y los consumidores crear valor y riqueza conjuntamente. Barcelona: Gestión 2000, 2007. ISBN 9788496612327. Complementary: Ballou, Ronald H. Logística administración de la cadena de suministro. 5a ed. México: Pearson Educación, 2004. ISBN 9702605407. Womack, James P. Lean thinking: cómo utilizar el pensamiento Lean para eliminar los despilfarros y crear valor en la empresa. Madrid: Gestión 2000, 2005. ISBN 8480886897. 6 / 6