Van Weele, Arjan J. (2010): Purchasing and supply chain management: ... Liker J
. and Choi T. - Building deeper supplier relationships, HBR December 2004.
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PROCUREMENT, SOURCING AND SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES (Dott. Andrea Appolloni –
[email protected] )
TEACHING STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COURSE: Corrado Cerruti, Andrea Appolloni, Emanuela Delbufalo, Adriano Di Domenicantonio and Mario Risso
PRE-REQUISITES FOR THE COURSE: The exam of “Enterprise Management and Evolution”
LEARNING OBJECTIVES The course aims to provide a conceptual understanding of what a supply chain is and the various issues that need to be considered when designing, planning, or operating a supply chain, with a specific focus on procurement. More specifically, the objectives of the course are: - to develop an understanding of key drivers of supply chain performance and their inter-relationships with strategy and other functions of the company (e.g., marketing, manufacturing and accounting); - to impart analytical and problem solving skills necessary to develop solutions for a variety of supply chain management and design problems and develop an understanding for use of information technology in supply chain optimization; - to understand the dynamics of collaboration and partnerships in supply networks; - to understand which information should be exchanged in a supply chain and how Information technologies can support it; - to identify improvement opportunities that exist within supply chains in different industries and to quantify the improvements that various supply chain strategies offer; - to deepen the opportunities in the area of procurement (including some emerging themes such as green procurement); - To understand what purchasing involves in terms of roles, functions and processes Students participating in this course will gain an understanding of the role of purchasing and supply in a company. Emphasis will be on purchasing as a boundary spanning function, and the students will learn to handle the challenges related to organising and operating a competitive supplier base and utilising network effects for efficiency and development.
TEACHING METHODS Classes with case studies, testimonials and simulations. Development of a small “course moodle” with discussions on the different course issues. ______________________________________________________________________ 1
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MAIN REFERENCES The required references are: As textbook: Van Weele, Arjan J. (2010): Purchasing and supply chain management: Analysis, strategy, planning and practice, 5th ed., Florence, KY: Cengage Learning Services (ISBN: 1408018969).
As additional required course readings: Choi T. and Linton T – Don't let your supply chain control your business, HBR December 2011
Fisher M.L. – What is the right supply chain for your product?, HBR March-April 1997 Kraljic P. – Purchasing must become supply management, HBR Sept.-Oct. 1983 Lee H.L – The Triple-A supply chain, HBR October 2004 Liker J. and Choi T. - Building deeper supplier relationships, HBR December 2004 McAfee A. and Brynjolfsson E. – Investing in IT that makes the difference, HBR JulyAugust 2008 Stalk G. Jr – Time: The next source of competitive advantage, HBR June-July 1988
Cases and additional articles will be handed out throughout the course, During the course there may be hand-outs and other material on additional topics relevant for the course and the examination.
CASE DISCUSSIONS The teaching cases will be discussed in class while the assigned group cases
OTHER LEARNING SOURCES Websites of SCM It solution providers (namely Bravo Solution, JAD, Oracle, Reply, SAP) Reference to: SCOR – Supply Chain Operational Reference model by the Supply Chain Council Cranfield Handbook on “Creating resilient supply chains: A practical guide”
ATTENDANCE The students who will be attending not less than 80% of the classes will be eligible to be considered as regularly attending the classes
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EXAM The exam is based on a written test plus an option oral test. The written test is made of 8 open questions, on the different parts of the course. Namely: Two questions on Supply chain overview Two questions on Procurement & sourcing Two questions on Specific supply chain issues Two questions on any of the assigned readings (for students non attending the classes). Overall there will be: 4 “General” questions (G) have to be answered in a comprehensive way – I suggest to allow a 15 minutes for each question 4 “Specific” questions (S) have to be answered in a focused way, with short answers – I suggest to allow roughly 5 minutes for each question. The written test will last 1 hour and 45 minutes. The maximum mark that can be obtained at the written test is 28 (out of 30). There is the possibility of an oral exam, based on two questions. Each questions can allow the student to improve its mark (or decrease its mark) by 1 point. So a student making a good written test and a good oral test can reach the maximum of 30 (out of 30). The students who regularly following the course and who will be actively participated in the course wiki (as tracked in the wiki itself) based will have a bonus up to 2 points.
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