Principles of Supply Chain Management

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Develop an understanding of the strategic role of SCM in the attainment of company goals to achieve competitive advantage and long-term sustainability
• Develop an understanding of issues related to the design, operation, and analysis of a supply chain system
• Develop knowledge of theories and quantitative methods to analyze practical data to support decision-making for supply chain management
• Develop a basic understanding of the nature of the supply chain manager’s job

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Exams (2 exams, 30% each)	60%
Module Review Quizzes	20%
Discussion Questions	20%
Total	100%

The resulting letter grades for the course are detailed below. Note that final grade averages are not rounded off to the next higher integer. For example, a 92.99 is an A-, not an A.

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92.99%	A-
87-89.99%	B+
83-86.99%	B
80-82.99%	B-
77-79.99%	C+
73-76.99%	C
Below 73%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Late or missed work without a university-approved excuse will receive a zero. Assignments are not accepted late for partial credit.

If a student anticipates missing a deadline due to a university-approved absence, they must notify the Professor before the due date — or, if advance notice is not possible, as soon as reasonably possible and no later than 24 hours after the due date, except in cases of documented emergency. Students must provide documentation supporting the excused absence, consistent with university policy.

Make-up work for approved absences is offered at the Professor's discretion and may consist of the original assignment or an alternative assignment the Professor deems appropriate to support student learning. The Professor will set the make-up deadline at the time the make-up is approved. Students should be aware that not all work can be made up: make-up work may be denied if (i) an alternative assignment would place an unreasonable demand on the Professor, or (ii) the nature of the original assignment is such that completing it after the assigned time would not serve its learning purpose. In such cases, the Professor may instead reweight the remaining coursework.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

The custom text, “Principles of Supply Chain Management. SCM650” (Print version: ISBN 9780137184620; Digital version: ISBN 9780137184736). The custom text is primarily based on two references: (i) Chopra, S., Supply Chain Management- Strategy, Planning and Operation; 7th Edition; Pearson; (ii) Arnold, J., Gatewood, A., Clive, M., & Chapman, S. Introduction to Materials Management; 8th Edition; Pearson