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Semester 2

Supply Chain Management 4 (MAEE10002)

Subject

Engineering Management

College

SCE

Credits

10

Normal Year Taken

4

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Course Summary

This course focuses mainly on supply chain management topics of operations management. Its goal is to help students become effective managers in today's competitive, global environment. This is because many of the students who take this course will progress to become managers in manufacturing (and service) organisations in a variety of functional areas. Students should gain an understanding of what supply chain managers do and realise that supply chain management is a highly complex activity and involves many business functions.

Course Description

1. INTRODUCTION2. OPERATIONS AS A PROCESS:What is a process?How can operations be represented as a process?In designing the operations process what does the triangle of conflicts reveal? 3. OPERATIONS AS A STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY:How does an operations strategy differ from A business strategy? Operations management?How can operations be a competitive weapon4. A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE & THE TOOLS (MRP, MRPII, ERP)What are the different elements that need to be considered in planning for production and how do they relate to each other?What is the difference between MRP, MRPII, ERP?How should an ERP system be selected and implemented and why? 5. DEMAND MANAGEMENTHow can demand be represented?What issues need to be considered when examining demand?6. AGGREGATE PLANNING (SOP / RCCP)What are the different manufacturing strategies and how do they differ?What is the purpose of aggregate planning?Who needs to be involved and why?Demonstrate how different scenarios can be modelled.7. MASTER PRODUCTION SCHEDULING (MPS):What is MPS?How is MPS calculated?Demonstrate how different scenarios can be modelled using MPS.8. CAPACITY PLANNING:What is capacity planning? What issues should be considered for capacity planning?What is a routing and work centre and what are their significance for capacity planning?9. MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS PLAN (MRP):What is MRP?What issues should be considered for component managementWhat is a Bill of Materials (BOM) and why is it important?How is MRP calculated? Demonstrate how different scenarios can be modelled using MRP.10. INVENTORYWhy is inventory important, but what are its drawbacks?What issues are involved in the handling and management of inventory?Why is inventory record accuracy important and how is this achieved?How can order quantities and delivery dates be calculated and what are the implications?11. JIT / LEAN:What is the problem with traditional operational approaches?What has been learnt from Japan?What are the implications of Japanese approaches for materials?What is lean and how does this relate to Japanese approaches?How does JIT [kanban] function?12. SCM:What is the traditional approach to SCM?What are the implications of the lean / JIT approach for SCM?What is a sourcing strategy and how should it be established?What is involved in supplier selection?What are the benefits / challenges of sourcing globally?What logistical issues can be considered?What is global-out-sourcing and how does this relation to SCM?

Assessment Information

Written Exam 100%, Coursework 0%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Assessment Information

Final Examination (100%) - 3 questions from 4 (2 hours)

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