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1. Course DescriptionThis course covers the major issues in operations and supply chain management, including their individual components and their interrelationships. It is mainly focused on Capacity Planning, Procurement, Forecasting Demand, Production Planning, Inventory Controls, Lean Philosophy and techniques, and Transportation and Distribution in different types of organizations. It also covers the role of advances in technologies and electronic commerce in coordinating the supply chain of a product from the point of origin to the point of consumption. The course helps students develop the quantitative and analytical skills to analyze, model and solve supply chain problems. The course is based on a mixture of lectures and case discussions.2. Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:1. Apply concepts of operations and supply chain management2. Analyze the impact of advances in Internet Technologies and Electronic Commerce on coordinating the supply chain of a product3. Identify the individual components of operations and supply chain and analyze their interrelationships4. Explain the role of operations, and their interaction with the other activities of a firm: inventory, forecasting, transportation, and distribution5. Use quantitative and analytical skills to analyze, model and solve supply chain problems6. Analyze the role of IT in the supply chain and the importance of information exchange in managing supply chains3. MEM Program Learning Outcomes:1 Demonstrate competency in managing and leading large-scale engineering projects.2 Demonstrate understanding of the principles and concepts of strategic management.3 Evaluate and control the quality of an engineering system using different quality standards and techniques.4 Apply concepts of engineering economics to make sound decisions on engineering alternatives.5 Apply a decision support system to design and manage operations and supply chains.6 Apply computer simulation concepts and operations research modeling techniques to a wide variety of real-world problems.7 Identify and evaluate techniques and procedures for information management within and among organizations.8 Identify, analyze, evaluate and use accounting information for planning and control of organizations from the senior management perspective.5. Introduction to Operations & Supply Chain ManagementUnderstanding the Supply ChainOperations and Supply Chain strategy Supply Chain Drivers and MetricsSupply Management: sourcing DecisionsLogistics & Supply Chain ManagementDemand Forecasting for Supply Chain ManagementSales Operations & Aggregate PlanningInventory and Supply Chain ManagementManaging Production across the Supply ChainSupply Chain Management Information SystemsJIT/Lean Production5. Textbooks and Learning Materiala. Text Books Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management, Global Edition, 5/E, Cecil C. Bozarth and Robert B. Handfield, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2020, ISBN-13: 9781292291659b. Reference Material Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation by S. Chopra and P. Meindl, Prentice Hall, 2016 (6th Edition)Mohamed Sayed Elsayed Elashhab

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