Syllabus

SCM 416: Procurement, Logistics & Supply Chain Integration

Fall 2009, Tue & Thur, 1:40-2:55 pm, (71957), Room B204, College of Business Building

Professor Tom Gattiker, PhD, CFPIM

Contacting the Instructor

Office: Business Building (COBE) suite 213 room O, 208-426-4998

Office Hours: Walk in or by appointment. Walk-ins are generally welcome; however, the 20 minute window before class is usually not a good time for walk-ins. I am usually in the office during business hours (8:00 am-5:00 pm M-F). I encourage you to stop by. I am also generally available via my office phone, and I check email regularly during business hours.

Objectives

Master some of the "nuts and bolts" content knowledge that the supply management professional (and those in allied fields) must have.
Think strategically about supply management. This involves honing critical thinking skills and apply them to the field. These skills include identifying important issues, making decisions about the value of different data, analyzing information, and assessing risks.
Hone oral and written communication skills.

Students in this class will learn or practice the following COBE Core Curriculum concepts, methods, and skills:
1. Understand and apply analytical and disciplinary concepts and methods related to business and economics:
þ	1.11. Supply Chain Management

þ	2.1. Communicate effectively: Write messages and documents that are clear, concise, and compelling
þ	2.2. Communicate effectively: Give oral presentations that use effective content, organization, and delivery
þ	3. Solve problems, including unstructured problems, related to business and economics
þ	4. Use effective teamwork and collaboration skills
þ	5. Resolve ethical issues related to business and economics

Materials

Text: Burt, D., D. Dobler and S. Starling. World Class Supply Management, 7^th ed. McGraw-Hill-Irwin, Boston, 2003. ISBN 0-07-229070-6.
Case studies available for purchase as sealed downoads from Harvard Business School Publishing, ECCH and Darden Publishing.
Other readings distributed in class
Readings made available electronically via blackboard or via the web.
Online Simulation. Purchase access from Harvard Business School Publishing. Instructions TBA.

The daily schedule indicates the source for each reading. It also contains instructions for accessing them.

Note: Most readings are in Adobe Acrobat format. It is your responsibility to have access to a computer that can read these files (All COBE lab computers are capable).

Course Web Page

The course home page will be used for distribution of some information and assignments. It also contains a day-by-day schedule with links to readings and so on.

URL:

http://deptwebs.bsunt.net/om/tgattiker or (equivalently) http://itscm.boisestate.edu/tomgattiker

Grading

ITEM	WEIGHT (basis 1.00)
Exam 1	.15
Exam 2	.15
Final Exam	.16
Case memos	.20
Supply chain buddy presentations & reports	.07
Speaker reaction assignments	.04
Global Supply Chain Simulation	.05
Participation and engagement	.18
Total	1.00

Note: See the daily schedule on the web for key dates, etc.

Scale

93.0 and up	A
90.0-92.9	A-
87.0-89.9	B+
83.0-86.9	B
80.0-82.9	B-
77.0-79.9	C+
73.0-76.9	C
70.0-72.9	C-
60.0-69.9	D
Below 60.0	F

Make-ups, Late assignments

Make-up exams and quizzes will not normally be given. At the instructor’s discretion, appointments can be made to take exams in cases of excused absences provided that arrangements are made in advance when possible. Generally these are limited to debilitating longer term illness and family tragedy. Absences due to routine illnesses and job interviews generally are not excused. Since the exam dates are announced on the first day of class, the instructor expects that students will schedule interviews and other personal business around exams.

Reports and other assignments will be docked one letter grade (10 points on a 100 point scale) for each day late. The instructor reserves and generally exercises the right to not accept late case memos.

Grading Issues

From time to time issues arise regarding the grading of an exam question or other item. Questions or other issues regarding the grading of an exam or other written work should be addressed to the instructor within 3 business days of the day that the work in question is returned to the student. When such issues arise the instructor typically asks students to make their case in writing.

Academic Honesty

High standards of student conduct and academic honesty will be expected and enforced. In addition to avoiding conduct prohibited by the Academic Dishonesty section of the BSU Student Handbook, students should make sure to perform individual assignments without unauthorized assistance and take care to cite references and outside sources as appropriate. In particular, students should be aware that copying ideas or material from the Internet and representing them as their own constitutes plagiarism. Failure to reference sources in written work will result in a failing grade. The Student Code of Conduct, which includes information on academic dishonesty and describes the reporting and the Conduct hearing processes, can be found at: http://www2.boisestate.edu/studentconduct.

Writing Standards: All prepared work should be typed, spell and grammar-checked. The COBE Writing Styles Guide will be the writing standard we use in this class. The guide lays out a set of basic writing standards that will be used across all courses in the College of Business and Economics. These standards are a subset of rules about good writing taught in English and Communications courses and emphasize professional communications in the workplace.
In our class, a component of your grade for any writing assignment will be based on meeting the standards in the GUIDE and the norms of standard written English. You are responsible for downloading your own copy of the the at http://cobe.boisestate.edu/COBEwritingguide.

Note on schedule changes

This syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary. Changes will be announced in class. If you are absent from class, it is your responsibility to learn about any schedule revisions. Every effort will be made to keep the exam dates firm. However, students should expect some changes in the anticipated schedule for other items. A hardcopy of the daily schedule is being provided; however, students should check the daily schedule regularly. When changes to the online daily schedule occur, students will be notified in class and/or via email.

Attendance

Attendance is not optional. It is required. In cases of excessive absences, the instructor reserves the right to (1) drop a student from the class and/or (2) lower the students course grade. You are responsible for all of the information presented, ideas discussed and general business conducted in each class.

Preparation

Plan on spending at least 2 hours of out of class time for every hour of class time. "Assignments" are posted on the web for each day (on the daily schedule). You should do these before class.

Case expectations will be discussed in more detail the first week of class and they are provided on the website.

Class Participation

Participating in class is not optional. Everyone is expected to answer and ask questions, to challenge the instructor as needed, and to otherwise participate in class. Simply attending class is not the same as actively engaging in it.

Blackboard

All students must be registered blackboard users (you must have a username and password). Be sure you are registered for the course in blackboard: When you log on to blackboard, you should see this course listed under your courses. If you are not registered for the course in blackboard, email the instructor during the first week of class. Make sure your preferred email address is linked to blackboard. To do so, log in to blackboard, click my boise state, click personal information under tools.