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[ Back test ] [Final 10AM] [Final Noon] [Group Member Appraisal]
BA 457 Supply Chain Strategies
Spring 2005
Instructor: Mark Pagell,
Ph.D.
Office: 400E Bexell Hall
Office Phone: 737-6036
Home Phone: 541-431-3950
(this is a
E-mail: pagellm@bus.oregonstate.edu
Office hours:
Tuesday:
9-10
Thursday:
2-3
If these
times are not convenient I will gladly schedule an appointment at another time
with appropriate notice. Please do not just “drop in” outside of regular office
hours without an appointment.
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE:
This course serves
two main purposes. The first is to expand your knowledge of supply chain
management. Topics will be covered in a manner such that the information should
be applicable to managing and improving the operations of all organizations,
and supply chains.
The second
function of the course is to get you to use skills that employers have
identified as important. Chief among these will be communication skills, both
oral and written. In addition, you will be expected to work in teams. Finally, where applicable, you should make
use of the appropriate computer technologies to perform your work.
REQUIRED
Course Pac: On reserve in library – reserve number VR308
EXPECTATIONS:
No course
teaches itself. And no professor can make up for lack of effort on the
student’s part. If you want to get the most out of this class you must: 1) have
the required prerequisites, 2) be prepared for class, 3) participate in class,
4) be a useful member of your group, 5) display mastery of the subject matter,
and 6) act professionally.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
All students are
expected to abide by the university’s rules on academic honesty. Failure to do
so will result in failing the class. Students should be aware of what
constitutes cheating as well as plagiarism.
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
If you have any
special needs that will need to be addressed please contact me during the first
week of the term.
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL:
Tests:
You will take 2
tests this term. Format (and possibility of making the tests take-home) will be
discussed at the appropriate time. One thing you can be assured of is that
these will not be multiple-choice tests.
If we decide to make
the tests take home they are to be done individually. Tests are individual
assessments not group assessments.
Test
content will potentially include anything we have covered in class.
Presentations, guest speakers, exercises, lecture and anything else that is
covered in class can become a test question.
Participation in class:
You are expected
to participate in class. Participation is the way that you disseminate
information to other members of the class, as well as to me. Participation is a
way to show me that you understand a topic, as well as a way to inform me that
a topic has not been fully explained. Participation is not just
attending class, although attendance is a necessary condition to participate.
All students will be
expected to attend class, to engage in class conversation, answer questions,
and work in informal groups. Students who do not meet these expectations can
expect their grades to suffer, significantly.
Because judging
participation is so subjective I will not try and make fine distinctions.
Instead participation, will be worth 10% of your final grade and will effect
grades in the following ways:
·
Students who are
almost always present and who are engaged when present will receive full credit
for participation. (10 points)
·
Students who are
almost always present, but usually not engaged or students, who are frequently
absent but engaged when present, will get half credit for participation. (5
points)
·
Students who are
frequently absent and not engaged when present will receive no credit for
participation.
Team Work
You will be
randomly assigned to a team the first day of class. This team will do many
informal activities throughout the term. In addition, the team will do one
formal Commodity Sourcing Strategy Project.
Commodity
Sourcing Strategy Project:
As a team you will
be required to perform a 3-part Commodity Sourcing Strategy Project. The first
two parts of the project are in a sense milestones, while the third part is the
complete project. Each milestone will be graded on a pass / fail basis. It is
assumed that you will use the information provided during the milestone grading
to improve upon the final paper. The final paper will include the first two
milestones (improved as needed) as well as a final section. The final paper
will be graded on a traditional 100 point scale.
The project will
require you to gather information on both a company and the suppliers of a
commodity the company purchases. We will discuss this project in detail on
March 31.
Team Process:
One of
students’ persistent complaints about working in teams is that regardless of
the professor’s intentions one or two team members end up doing the vast
majority of the work, while the remainder of the team is guilty of “social
loafing”. In order to try and control social loafing this class will have 2
control mechanisms.
First, all
students will receive a grade from their team based on their individual
contribution to the team- as assessed (anonymously) by the rest of the team. As
part of participation all students will turn in a written evaluation of their
team and the team process (on the last day of class) using a form I will post
on the web. Students who do not perform this task will harm their own grades.
The assessment will be used to adjust each team member’s grade for the project. Your team’s score will be multiplied by your
individual evaluation (the average from your team members) to give you an
adjusted grade for the project. For example if your team received an 80% for
the project and your average participation score was a 75%- you would get 60% (80%
* 75%) for the project. So it is
possible for a very poor performer to receive no credit from the team- and
hence no credit for the project.
Second, it
is your responsibility to make every attempt to work with your team. However,
there are occasionally team members who will not pull their own weight. If your
team has such a member you can fire the offending person (they will fail the
class) if you follow the procedure below.
1. Have a team meeting to discuss the problem. Inform me
of the meeting as well as the results. I would suggest that at this stage you
set formal expectations of all members of the team. I will not attend this
first meeting.
2. If the problem persists set up a time to meet with me.
I will meet with the members individually and collectively, as I see fit. The
end result of these meetings will be a formal contract for all of the
group members that will specify what each person will do, as well as when and
how; for the remainder of the term.
If a member
of the team breaks the contract, the team must send me a memo that they intend
to fire the person. I will once more meet with the offending team member.
Unless they can prove serious extenuating circumstances they will be fired.
Note: in
special circumstances the process to fire a team member can / will be expedited
GRADES:
Group Project – 35%
Test 1 – 25%
Test 2 – 30%
In class participation 10%
Grades are assigned as follows: unless
class votes for plus minus system
A: 90% or
above
B: 80-89.5%
C: 70-79.5%
D: 60-69.5%
F: less than 60%
NOTE: This syllabus as well
as the attached schedule are subject to change. Every effort will be made to
adhere to these documents. However, things can change. When change occurs you
will be notified in class. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of
these changes.
Tentative Schedule
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Date |
Topic – links are to
PowerPoint slides. |
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March 29 |
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March 31 |
What is SCM? Discussion of project |
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April 5 |
Strategy
Turn in firm and commodity
choice |
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April 7 |
2 keys to SCM – Trust
and information sharing |
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April 12 |
Information flows and new
technology |
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April 14 |
Information flows and new
technology / guest speaker - Intel |
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April 19 |
Trust and negotiation |
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April 21 |
No class – library day |
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April 26 |
Key SCM processes – Purchasing |
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April 28 |
Key SCM processes –
Purchasing / guest speaker – Knight Transportation Part 1 of project due |
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May 3 |
Test 1 |
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May 5 |
Key SCM processes – Logistics |
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May 10 |
Key SCM processes –
Logistics / guest speaker DEQ |
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May 12 |
Key SCM processes –
Logistics / guest speaker – Percipio Consulting |
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May 17 |
Building the chain – make verses buy |
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May 19 |
Make / buy Part 2 of project due |
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May 24 |
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May 26 |
Optimization and selection
of team members |
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May 31 |
Retention and measurement |
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June 2 |
Slack day Commodity Sourcing project
due |
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